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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the status of the 2024 election after the Super Tuesday primary/caucus results. 

Research/Resources:
“A brief history of the Super Tuesday primaries” by NCC staff. Published on the National Constitution Center website February 29, 2016 and available on https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-super-tuesday-primaries “Presidential election, 2024”. Published on Ballotpedia and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024 “2024 presidential primary season was one of the shortest in the modern political era” by Drew Desilver. Published on Pew Research Center website March 7 2024 and available eon https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/2024-presidential-primary-season-was-one-of-the-shortest-in-the-modern-political-era/ “State of the Union 2024: Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration, and other key issues” by Anna Jackson. Published on Pew Research Center March 7, 2024 and available on https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/state-of-the-union-2024-where-americans-stand-on-the-economy-immigration-and-other-key-issues/ “Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term” by Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim. Published on AP News website March 8, 2024  and available on https://apnews.com/article/state-of-union-biden-gaza-ukraine-israel-1a42ff9d4ef3e0f2753e43ac8d39fc18 “Niki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate” by Steve Peoples and Meg Kinnard. Published in AP News website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-republican-trump-super-tuesday-losses-95ab56b68a8eefbbf04ef90f2f00ef29 “Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can’t be slowed as Haley suspends her campaign” by Nicholas Riccardi and Brian Slodysko website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/primary-biden-trump-democratic-republican-9b61e8faf14e471ca4f7ea2d004221f4“Super Tuesday primaries, 2024” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Super_Tuesday_primaries,_2024 Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

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In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss the latest Federal Reserve meeting that just happened as well as a big change in the structure used for relator commission fees from the National Association of REALTORS® . 

Research/Resources: 
“March Fed Meeting: Stocks Reach Record Highs on News of Future Rate Cuts” by Wayne Duggan and reviewed by Michael Adams. Published in Forbes website March 20, 2024 and available on https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/fomc-meeting-federal-reserve/ “5 Takeaways From the Federal Reserve Meeting” by Tim Smart. Published in U.S. News website March 21, 2024 and available on https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2024-03-21/5-takeaways-from-the-federal-reserve-meeting“The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement” by David Goldman and Anna Bahney. Published in CNN  website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissions-settlement/index.html“National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Seller” by Suzanne Bouhia. Published in National Associate of REALTORS® website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-reaches-agreement-to-resolve-nationwide-claims-brought-by-home-sellers Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

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In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss what BRICS is, the group's goal and what nations are included in BRICS.

Research/Resources:
“Brics: What is the group and which countries have joined?” by BBC. Published in BBC website February 1, 2024 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66525474 “BRICS: Acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa” by James Chen, reviewed by Gordon Scott, and fact checked by Ryan Eichler. Published in Investopedia December 4, 2023 and available on https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brics.asp#:~:text=2-,The%20Bottom%20Line,counterbalance%20to%20traditional%20Western%20influence. “Dreaming of BRICS: The Path to 2050” by Dominic Wilson and Roopa Purushothaman. Published on Goldman Sachs website October 1, 2003 and available on https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/archive/archive-pdfs/brics-dream.pdf “The Path to 2075 – Slower Global Growth, But Convergence Remains Intact” by Kevin Daley, and Tadas Gedminas. Published on Goldman Sachs website December 6, 2022 and available on https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gs-research/the-path-to-2075-slower-global-growth-but-convergence-remains-intact/report.pdf “Ron Insana cautions against falling for the latest version of the BRICs” by Ron Insan. Published in CNBC website September 1, 2023 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/01/ron-insana-cautions-against-falling-for-the-latest-version-of-the-brics.html Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

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In continuing our lite byte episodes, Ben and Kate welcome past guest, Chester, back to discuss this years' Super Bowl commercials. How did the rate compared to last year's commercials? Let your hosts know your thoughts about these ads by leaving a comment or emailing them at info@artofdiscussing.com.
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In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss Celebrity in America. What makes people like Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolly Parton or Kelly Clarkson (to name a few examples) famous? Is there any difference between celebrity versus being famous? Join your hosts in this episode discussing the influence of celebrity and fame on our current society and culture.

Research/Resources:
Henderson, Amy E. 2008. "From Barnum to Bling: The Changing Face of Celebrity Culture." In Celebrity Culture in the United States. Fitzgerald, Terence J., editor. 5–11. New York, Dublin: The H.W. Wilson Co. Published in the Smithsonian Repository Archival website and available on https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16810/npg_BarnumToBling.pdf?sequence=1
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In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the cases that the Supreme Court is hearing in the first half of 2024.

Research:
“Supreme Court of the United States Granted and Noted List October Term 2023 Cases for Argument.” Published in the Supreme Court website Jan 22, 2024 and available on  https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/23grantednotedlist.pdf“Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.”  Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/loper-bright-enterprises-v-raimondo/“Moody v. NetChoice, LLC.”  Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/moody-v-netchoice-llc/ “NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton.” Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/netchoice-llc-v-paxton/“Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 16, 2024 and available on  https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/supreme-court-to-hear-major-case-on-power-of-federal-agencies/“Court schedules February argument session” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 5, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/court-schedules-february-argument-session/“Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session” by Ellena Erskine. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 8, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/government-power-from-federal-agencies-to-counties-highlights-january-session/“North Dakota truck stop objects to federal allowance for debit-card processing fees” by Kalvis Golde. Published in the SCOTUSblog website May 13, 2023 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/05/north-dakota-truck-stop-objects-to-federal-allowance-for-debit-card-processing-fees/“February oral argument scheduled for ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule challenges” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Dec 20, 2023 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/february-oral-argument-scheduled-for-stay-applications-in-good-neighbor-pollution-rule-challenges/“Trump v. Anderson.” Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/trump-v-anderson/Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

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