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Stream Test: Buying More Bandwidth Might Not Be Worth It
FromThe Daily Dive
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20 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2019
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Americans are spending more money on faster internet speeds on the promise of faster load times and higher quality streaming, but is it really worth it? Recent tests by the WSJ show that a typical household doesn’t use most of their bandwidth while streaming and only get marginal gains from upgrading your speed. Shalini Ramachandran, reporter for the WSJ joins us for why upgrading your bandwidth might not be the best choice.
Next, as the impeachment inquiry got underway this year, it all started with a whistleblower complaint against the president. And as President Trump continues to cast doubt on all the allegations, we are awaiting a Senate trial in the new year. Whistleblowing has been around since the beginning of the country and has always been a tool to prevent the abuse of power by those who hold it. Allison Stanger, author of Whistleblowers: Honesty in American from Washington to Trump, joins us to discuss what prompted the first whistleblower protection law to be enacted and how protecting them is more important than ever.
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Next, as the impeachment inquiry got underway this year, it all started with a whistleblower complaint against the president. And as President Trump continues to cast doubt on all the allegations, we are awaiting a Senate trial in the new year. Whistleblowing has been around since the beginning of the country and has always been a tool to prevent the abuse of power by those who hold it. Allison Stanger, author of Whistleblowers: Honesty in American from Washington to Trump, joins us to discuss what prompted the first whistleblower protection law to be enacted and how protecting them is more important than ever.
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Dec 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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