# merger (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover merger. Page: Feed: --- ## [#391 Have States Found the Answer to Subscription Traps? Click-to-Cancel and Beyond](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/391-states-subscription-click-to-cancel) _2026-08-17 · Our Curious Amalgam_ State legislatures across the country are taking aim at subscription traps and deceptive cancellation practices — but what does effective consumer protection actually look like at the state level? Erin Witte, Senior Counsel to the New Jersey Attorney General and former Director of Consumer Protection at the Consumer Federation of America, speaks with Anna Olson and Anora Wang about the growing… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA391_states-subscription-click-to-cancel.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [ALA-HAL: Grievance and Contract Enforcement](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-grievance-and-contract-enforcement/) _2026-08-13 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ One of the core functions of a labor organization is ensuring the contract is appropriately enforced. In this episode, ALA Grievance Chair Larry Freer and HAL Grievance Chair Iam Bouret discuss how our Grievance Committees operate behind the scenes to defend our contracts. The two Chairs and their respective committees monitor contract violations, engage with the Company to enforce the contract,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jza8nbjywhmi9bpa/ALA-HAL_Grievance_Podcast_-_HA_FINALa6vc4.mp3) ## [#390 Circuits, Cargos, and Cures: How Does Singapore Run Competition and Consumer Protection?](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/390-singapore-competition-consumer-protection) _2026-08-10 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission — CCS — has been enforcing competition law for roughly two decades and more recently consumer protection laws as well. How does a small, open, trade-dependent city-state design and enforce a competition regime that punches above its weight — and what does that mean for global practitioners? Mr. Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive of the CCS… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA390_singapore-competition-consumer-protection.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [We Need To Talk About Tucker](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-tucker) _2026-08-07 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ Last weekend, seven people ate dinner in Maine and announced a political movement. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210155599/01010294cc11411fcb48e4156ec99ac0.mp3) ## [#389 What Should Directors Be Asking? Antitrust in the Boardroom](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/389-directors-antitrust-boardroom) _2026-08-03 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Competition law isn't just for antitrust lawyers anymore—it's increasingly a boardroom issue. What questions should directors be asking to ensure their companies are identifying and managing competition risk before it becomes a crisis? Julie Goshorn, whose career spans the DOJ, FTC, private practice at Arnold & Porter, and global in-house leadership at Visa, speaks with Jeny Maier and Anora Wang… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA389_directors-antitrust-boardroom.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [Project Spotlight: CNN Is Missing From Its Own Merger](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/project-spotlight-cnn-is-missing) _2026-08-02 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ Last July, on a stage owned by Paramount, in front of a camera owned by Paramount, a man employed by Paramount told several million people that his employer had just handed the President of the United States sixteen million dollars, and that the technical term for the transaction was a big fat bribe. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209466145/eee9a714e2099d179d59a28baabbd9f4.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: JCBA Update and Fleet Announcements](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-jcba-update-and-fleet-announcements/) _2026-07-31 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ Negotiations with Alaska Management for a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) continue, with limited progress since the start of the year for the Alaska and Hawaiian pilot groups. At the same time, Alaska Airlines recently announced major fleet changes, including the addition of five new freight aircraft (one A330, four 737s) and the future transition from the Boeing 717 to the 737-800… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kbiykn3ev8zetti8/HAL_FINAL_-_ALA-HAL_Joint_Podcast_-_July_2026btcij.mp3) ## [#388 Who's Minding the Money? The Role of Competition Authorities in Digital Finance](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/388-competition-authorities-digital-finance) _2026-07-27 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Digital financial services are transforming the way we bank, borrow, save, invest, and make payments. But are these innovations creating more competitive markets, or are they simply fostering new forms of market power? On this episode of Our Curious Amalgam, we speak with Beatriz Marques of the OECD Competition Division about the evolving competitive landscape in digital finance. We explore the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA388_competition-authorities-digital-finance.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [#387 Can Potential Vertical Integration Harm Be (Silver) Screened Horizontally?](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/387-vertical-integration-harm-screened-horizontally) _2026-07-20 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Vertical merger review has long rested on the principle that competitive harm is most likely when a merged firm has both the ability and incentive to foreclose rivals, yet courts and enforcers often struggle to establish that harm empirically. But can potentially anticompetitive vertical integrations be screened in advance using observable market characteristics? Charles Hodgson, Assistant… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA387_vertical-integration-harm-screened-horizontally.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [Trump Addresses the Nation: Fact-Checks + Breakdown - LIVE](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-addresses-the-nation-fact-checks) _2026-07-18 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ Trump gave a primetime address Thursday night announcing the declassification of a pile of documents he says prove American elections are broken beyond defending, and we watched the whole thing together in real time. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207523659/6d3ceacec7862b88a5a78097e15af2a9.mp3) ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DpN26RNrmBAY) _2026-07-18 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [The True Cost of Trump Accounts](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/the-true-cost-of-trump-accounts) _2026-07-15 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ This is part of my ongoing investigation into the National Design Studio. Please see parts one and two . [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207158334/a02856d736db4a8c5e83122ccab0f9fe.mp3) ## [#386 How Is AI Changing the Practice of Antitrust Law? A Discussion With Daniel Schwarz of CompetitionAI](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/386-ai-changing-antitrust) _2026-07-13 · Our Curious Amalgam_ AI is transforming all areas of legal practice. But what are the special issues in antitrust? Daniel Schwarz, CEO and Founder of CompetitionAI and a former antitrust attorney at Clifford Chance and the IMF, joins Matthew Hall and Alysha Pannu to discuss the use of AI in antitrust now and in the future and its impact on lawyers and competition authorities. Listen to this episode to learn more about… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA386_ai-changing-antitrust.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [#385 How Do We Level the AI Fluency Playing Field? The 21 Days of AI Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/385-21-days-ai-grit-growth-mindset-challenge) _2026-07-06 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Are you as AI fluent as you should be? The American Bar Association's "21 Days of AI: A Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge" is a free online resource that offers a path toward becoming adept in the use of AI to enhance legal practice and professional development. In this episode, hosts Alicia Downey and James Hunsberger speak with legal innovation strategist and "21 Days of AI" co-author Gabrielle… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA385_21-days-ai-grit-growth-mindset-challenge.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [Trump is lying about the Reflecting Pool](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-is-lying-about-the-reflecting) _2026-07-03 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ There is a baseline hum of Trump pageantry that most of us have learned to tune out like a screensaver, where everything is the greatest and the most beautiful and it adds up to nothing. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204987483/f686d18a04e01588223aee691d2104a7.mp3) ## [#384 What's Up? Enforcement Updates From the Middle East and Africa](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/384-updates-middle-east-africa) _2026-06-29 · Our Curious Amalgam_ What have been the latest competition law developments across the Middle East and Africa in the last year? Nicolas Bremer and John Oxenham join Matthew Hall and Jeny Maier to discuss new filing regimes, agency priorities and hot topics for competition law compliance in jurisdictions across the Middle East, COMESA, and South Africa. Listen to this episode to get up to speed on what to know about… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA384_updates-middle-east-africa.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [Elon Musk's Secret Surgery Center](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/elon-musks-secret-surgery-center) _2026-06-24 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ Think of something you have never said out loud. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203464727/665894a08b6e1358a6e4bc11780855f5.mp3) ## [#383 What's the Role of Communications Strategy in M&A? How Public Affairs Impacts Antitrust](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/383-communications-strategy-ma-public-affairs) _2026-06-22 · Our Curious Amalgam_ Recently, the role of lobbying in M&A has become the talk of the antitrust bar in current administrations in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions. But what about the related discipline of public affairs? Nat Wood, Managing Director of Rational 360, a strategic communications, public affairs, and crisis management firm, joins Jeny Maier and Puja Patel to discuss what's involved in crafting a public… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA383_communications-strategy-ma-public-affairs.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [A Letter From Drey](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/a-letter-from-drey) _2026-06-18 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ I spend a great deal of my life reading other people’s mergers, contracts, ownership charts, and corporate filings, which means I should probably be numb by now to the way power rearranges itself on paper before the rest of us feel it in public. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202633944/886a631ded4fc3b9fc543e41d662dcc6.mp3) ## [#382 What's Up? Enforcement Updates From Austria and Switzerland](https://ourcuriousamalgam.com/episode/382-austria-switzerland) _2026-06-15 · Our Curious Amalgam_ What is happening in competition enforcement in Austria and Switzerland? Lukas Cavada, Executive Director for International Affairs at Austria's Federal Competition Authority (BWB), joins Anora Wang to discuss the BWB's most significant accomplishments over the past year, key competition enforcement developments in Austria, and the evolving challenges facing competition authorities in an… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ourcuriousamalgam/OCA382_austria-switzerland.mp3?dest-id=1456700) ## [Trump Built A New Passport.gov Website](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-built-a-new-passport-website) _2026-06-10 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ A continuation of my reporting on the National Design Studio and the proliferation of .gov sites it has registered to the executive branch. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201417688/50c1ebf2fed32d8e1be9f58d46d2353a.mp3) ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ln74cwRzUcOq) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [How Trump and Billionaires Are Running a Parallel Government](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/how-trump-and-billionaires-are-running) _2026-06-01 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ A recording from The Drey Dossier and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200170929/dce57bb6664cfbed0b24f15b992d121e.mp3) ## [I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House](https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-second-votegov-and-its) _2026-05-27 · The Drey Dossier · The Drey Dossier_ There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199415881/f5f91a77f284c3408151f0b5c6d9cf05.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Crew Hotels](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-crew-hotels/) _2026-03-03 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ Life on the road is part of a pilot's career. To ensure those nights away from home are spent in safe, hospitable hotel rooms, the Hawaiian pilots' contract sets appropriate standards of quality. To ensure that contract language is enforced, HAL pilots rely on their Hotel Committee. In this episode, Hotel Committee Chair Ryan Williams breaks down the important work his committee does, and how… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/abfcqpbpk387gycm/FINAL_-_Talk_Story_-_Hotels8k7xz.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: State of the Merger After SOC](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-state-of-the-merger-after-soc/) _2025-11-07 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ With Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines attaining Single Operating Certificate (SOC) status at the end of October, the two airlines are now a single carrier from the FAA’s perspective. To discuss how this marks an important transition for our pilot groups, Alaska MEC Chair Will McQuillen and Hawaiian MEC Chair Larry Payne sit down to offer their perspective on the state of the merger and what comes next… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m63ntdhbvwzyhv5x/FINAL_Nov_2025_Post-SOC_Joint_Podcast7kkh6.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Pilot Assistance - Pilots Supporting Pilots](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-pilot-assistance-pilots-helping-pilots/) _2025-10-27 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ With Hawaiian pilots facing an array of changes related to the Alaska merger, in this episode we’re putting a spotlight on one way the union can help pilots navigate times of stress: our Pilot Assistance Committees. These five committees - Aeromedical, CIRP, HIMS, Pilot Peer Support, and Professional Standards - are staffed by pilot volunteers providing confidential support and guidance to other… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gbui2vj8hb4b9pch/Pilot_Assistance_Podcast_-_Oct_2025_-_FINAL9x93z.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL: Aircraft Orders, New Base, and JCBA](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-aircraft-orders-new-base-and-jcba/) _2025-07-02 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode, our Alaska and Hawaiian MEC Chairs, Will McQuillen and Larry Payne, sat down to provide their thoughts on the recent announcements about the Seattle 787 base and the future aircraft orders. The discussion also touched on the status of JCBA negotiations and what pilots can expect moving forward. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hqeubjyyrfj4frmx/July_2025_Joint_Podcast_FINAL8h1n6.mp3) ## [ALA-HAL Merger Status Update (May 2025)](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/ala-hal-merger-status-update-may-2025/) _2025-05-06 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode, our Alaska and Hawaiian MEC Chairs, Will McQuillen and Larry Payne, as well as our Joint Negotiating Committee Co-Chairs, David Wilhelm and Doug Grant, all sat down to provide an update on the status of our Alaska-Hawaiian merger and the state of our Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations. Through the episode, we covered several topics, including the union’s… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cz4mpv5nf6xcckex/May_2025_ALA-HAL_Joint_Podcast_FINAL93bwn.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Meet Our HAL MEC Representatives](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-meet-our-hal-mec-representatives/) _2025-04-25 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In this episode of Talk Story, we’re putting the spotlight on our HAL MEC Representatives. We have three new HNL LEC 065 Representatives who took office at the beginning of March – Block 1 Rep. Dan Moore, Block 3 Rep. Justen Taafaki, and Block 4 Rep. Makoa Gaughen-Haili. In the first segment, we discuss their experiences as incoming Reps, what inspired them to serve, their interactions with the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c356bzyhpxn3tge7/April_2025_MEC_Rep_Podcast_FINAL_v3a2464.mp3) ## [Talk Story: Setting JCBA Goals; Bidding with ALV](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-setting-jcba-goals-bidding-with-alv/) _2025-01-31 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ In our latest episode of Talk Story, HAL MEC Chair Larry Payne and HAL MEC Block 3 Representative Sean Kimura explain what was achieved through the mid-January meetings between the Alaska and Hawaiian MECs, where Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) goals were established. They discuss how the bargaining priorities were determined, the pilot input and feedback that went into those… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/326vam2s3m76akae/Jan_2025_Podcast_Final_v28hy0a.mp3) ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Drypu07WGK7q) _2025-01-31 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Talk Story: The Merger Process and Pilot Participation](https://halpilots.podbean.com/e/talk-story-the-merger-process-and-pilot-participation/) _2024-11-24 · Talk Story - The Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Podcast_ We’re approaching one year since the initial Alaska-Hawaiian merger announcement. In this episode, Hawaiian MEC Chair Larry Payne and Merger Committee Chair Eric Thorstad give an overview of the potential changes that are coming as a result of the merger, what effects they might have, and the ways our pilots can make an impact on the process. Among the topics covered: Current JCBA Follow-Up Survey… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3tjqiinnee49k474/The_Merger_Process_and_Pilot_Participation8931e.mp3)