Episode 109: Stream Me Some Coin

Wall Street jumps on the news of a Covid-19 vaccine, Joe Biden wants everyone to wear a mask the moment they exit their homes, Adam Curry and the folks over at Podcast Index have figured out a way to get podcasters paid where they can’t be deplatformed, first impressions of the Winston Privacy device, and more on this episode of Grumpy Old Bens. Thank you for listening, please consider supporting us!

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NOTES / LINKS:

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
https://apnews.com/article/pfizer-vaccine-effective-early-data-4f4ae2e3bad122d17742be22a2240ae8

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine proves 90% effective in first results from Phase 3 clinical trial
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-proves-90-effective-in-first-results-from-phase-3-clinical-trial/

Dow, S&P hit records on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine progress, oil soars
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-stocks-november-9-2020

Positive vaccine news punishes pandemic-boosted companies like Zoom, Peloton, Etsy
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/positive-vaccine-news-punishes-pandemic-boosted-companies-like-zoom-peloton-etsy/

The Biden Mask Mandate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-first-move-as-president-elect-mask-mandate-for-all-heres-how-he-plans-on-doing-it

Father of Podcasting Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Into His App
https://u.today/father-of-podcasting-integrates-bitcoin-lightning-into-his-app

Podcast Index
https://podcastindex.org

Winston Privacy
https://winstonprivacy.com/

Origin of the phrase “Dude named Ben”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4505015/user-clip-a-dude-named-ben