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Daily Compliance News

March 27, 2023 – The Most Thankless Job Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Belarus targeted in a new round of sanctions. (WSJ)
  • First Republic-nepotism runs rampant. (WSJ)
  • Most thankless job in banking. (WSJ)
  • Ex-Barclay’s whistleblower suit dismissed. (Reuters)
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Because That's What Heroes Do

Picard, Season 2, Episode 10

In this podcast series, two complete MCU fans, Tom Fox, founder of the Compliance Podcast Network, and Megan Dougherty, co-founder of One Stone Creative, indulge in a passion for all things in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by re-watching each movie and then podcasting on every movie in the MCU. However, we will go in a different direction over the final two episodes in this series on Picard, Season 2 by reviewing the final episode.

Join Tom Fox and Megan Dougherty for the podcast: Because That’s What Heroes Do and hear about the latest storylines in Picard Season 2, discussing Wesley Crusher’s character journey, Will Wheaton’s roles, the Picard and Talend farewell scene, and the importance of the Picard-Q scene. Learn about the impact of Queen Jurati’s leadership, the changes in Klingon and Borg villains, the conversations and experiences Raffi and Guinan shared, and the reunion between Raffi and Elnor. Join us as we explore the evolution of adventures and love between characters in the 25th century. 

Key Highlights

The Representation of Queer Couples in Television

The Power of Transformation in Star Trek: A Discussion of Wesley Crusher and Renee

The Power of Male Love in Q and Picard’s Farewell Scene

The Lessons Learned by Picard

The Transformative Power of Protection

The Impact of Queen Gerardi on the Timelines in Star Trek: Picard

Notable Quotes

“Q after years of kind of plugging Picard and other captains throughout and around the galaxy, gave Picard this really beautiful gift of self forgiveness and self expression and opening helping Picard open himself up to deeper affection and deeper relationships.”

“And of course, the field commission of 7 and just that center chair looks really good on her too. She looked right in the center of this chair. I was super into that. And I think it was a great way to end the series.”

“It actually gave me some hope that maybe the Borg’s future might be different, and maybe there is a way. There’s certainly a way for former enemies become friends.”

“Even gods have favorites. But he’s no god, just a guy with some really cool powers.”

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Sunday Book Review

March 26, 2023 – The Books on Corruption, Part 1 Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we begin a multipart blog post series considering some of the top books on corruption:

  • It’s Our Turn to Eat by Michela Wrong
  • Dark Money by Jane Mayer
  • A The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy by Michael Lewis
  • The Border by Don Winslow
  • Thieves of State by Sarah Chaves

Resource

Top 10 books about corruption by David Beckler in The Guardian