Ep.270 - Legalising Weed & Rejection Letters

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

In a week where:

1. Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud.
2. Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87.
3. Google Podcasts is getting shut down.
4. GMail turns 20.
5. Scotland implements new "Hate Crime Law".

In Work: (5:07) Something that I and a ton of my peers are going through is a new way of finding work, and it's a bitch to get a grapple on. (Article By Margaret Heffernan)

In the first of two Society segments: (20:08) Germany is legalising Cannabis, so you know I want to know more. (Article By Steve Rolles)

In the 2nd Society segment: (30:30) France is not far behind, looking to potentially bring in Medicinal Cannabis after an 'unprecedented trial'. (Article By Lara Bullens)

Lastly, in Literature: (49:39) Rejection is universal, nobody goes through life without taking an L at some point. But helpful rejections can really change career trajectories for the better. Case in point: legendary author Toni Morrison's rejection letters. (Article By Melina Moe)

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Intro Music - "Too Much" By Vanilla
Interlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHigh
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