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Brutally Informed

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  • Episode 51: From Stocks to Blocks

    Episode 51: From Stocks to Blocks
    Apr 30 2024

    Over the past 15 years, large investment firms and private equity groups have been buying up a significant number of single-family homes. A new bill called the ‘End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act,' aims to force Wall Street firms to sell their single-family homes within a decade and prevent them from future ownership.

    Co-Host Jared Marcelle speaks to an economist and the Private Equity Stakeholders Project about the significant increase in large investment firms and private equity groups buying up single-family homes, apartments, and condos to turn them into rentals.
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    11 mins
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  • Episode 50: Non-Alcoholic Beer Sales Boom in U.S.

    Episode 50: Non-Alcoholic Beer Sales Boom in U.S.
    Apr 23 2024

    The worldwide non-alcoholic beer market is expected to reach $23 billion by 2025 and research shows American consumers deserve some credit for the growth. Co-Host Noah Jones speaks to Will Fisher, co-founder of Kit NA, a non-alcoholic beer company in Portland, Maine, about the boom in NA beer.
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    12 mins
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  • Episode 49: Texas "Show Your Papers" Law Debated in Court

    Episode 49: Texas "Show Your Papers" Law Debated in Court
    Apr 16 2024

    A federal appeals court will decide the fate of a new law in Texas that allows state police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally. Co-host Jared Marcelle talks with Kristin Etter, director of Policy and Law at the Texas Immigration Law Council, about what makes the bill controversial.
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    18 mins
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Jared Marcelle
Rheya Spigner
Noah Jones

About the Host

Jared Marcelle is an award-winning reporter and podcast producer from Brooklyn, NY, with a skill for creating engaging long-form narratives on a variety of subjects, from social issues to sports, art, and entertainment. As a key member of WNYC's narrative unit, Jared contributed to the impactful series Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice. His work has been featured on shows like This American Life and All Things Considered.

About the Host

Rheya Spigner is a former Emmy-winning TV news anchor and reporter dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and change. After more than 10 years in the news industry, she realized her deep passion to help make hands-on change in communities, businesses, and people, which is why she started her own strategy and consulting company. In 2020, Rheya went back to school to obtain her master’s degree in Legal Studies to deepen her understanding of how law and its history impact socioeconomic disparities and unconscious biases.

About the Host

Noah Jones has been podcasting since 2018 and has hosted several shows as a local reporter in Ohio. He has a journalism degree from Bowling Green State University and he’s the founder of the podcasting services company NoJo Creative Communications.

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Brutally Informed and its engaging hosts provide audiences with a compelling, relevant set of topics always worth the listen. Tackling hot subjects that are often dense and layered is not an easy feat, yet Noah, Rheya, and Jared do it with such ease that listeners are guaranteed to discover new insights/takeaways with every episode.

While Brutally Informed certainly lives up to its title, the passion and intention embedded by the hosts sets it apart from other podcasts making each listen a value-added experience. As a new super fan of the show, I’m stoked to see what’s next for this team knowing they’ll continue delivering nothing short of greatness!

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Insightful

The podcast is insightful, making it so it is relatable and easily comprehended. Real life examples were used, people were interviewed. It was lighthearted but informative. The narrator's voice was engaging causing the audience to want to learn more about the topic. I particularly enjoyed the tik-tok episode. Worth a listen if you want to be informed, without being depressed or overwhelmed.

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Great news show!

Love the lively, casual tone. Well-reported and informative. The hosts do a great job!

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The real deal

This sounds like the future and I appreciate the depth of thought here. Noah Jones is a refreshing voice and I appreciate his Ohio point of view. Keep it up!

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very very good interesting topics. very informative learned a lot. I highly recommend you definitely learn something

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  • 06-17-23

Fantastic

Very entertaining and informative! Great way to keep up with current events and thought provoking topics!

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Bite sized, fun, informative

This was such a quick, informative listen! A really interesting topic with personable hosts and great interviews

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Much needed perspective

Thank you for this story. I really hope this kind of scapegoating and targeting will end, but as was pointed out, what is needed is more people actually knowing someone who performs drag. And with laws against drag being passed, that is less likely. A dispiriting loop.

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