Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTalkin' turkey (inflation)
Are the food prices for dishes on your Thanksgiving table going up, down, or staying the same? Well, it all depends on what's on the menu this year. Today, we'll discuss holiday food prices and the d…
Published on 4 hours ago
Hamas victims sue Binance
From the BBC World Service: The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, are being sued by victims and family members of victims in the October 2023 attack i…
Published on 5 hours ago
The federal data and tools that "died" this year
In the Trump administration's efforts to shrink and realign the federal government, datasets on climate, health and demographics have disappeared. Some have been scrubbed from public view, others may…
Published on 6 hours ago
Are more Americans working multiple jobs?
The delayed-by-the-shutdown September jobs report showed a stronger-than-expected monthly gain of 119,000 jobs, seasonally adjusted. But dig into the data, and signs point to many of those jobs being…
Published on 18 hours ago
Can China spur consumer spending?
The U.S. economy is often buoyed by consumer spending. In China, however, consumer spending is a much smaller part of economic output. And while the government there tries to stimulate spending, youn…
Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago
What if you got to choose where your tax dollars went?
Americans don’t often have a direct say in how their tax dollars get spent; those decisions are generally left to elected officials. But some places have engaged in “participatory budgeting,” where r…
Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago
G20 conference wraps up in South Africa
From the BBC World Service: A gathering in South Africa of major economies has ended with a joint declaration committing to "multilateral cooperation." We'll hear more. Plus, India and Canada have ag…
Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago
AI-generated "letters to the editor" are flooding academic publications
Dr. Carlos Chaccour, physician scientist at the University of Navarra, noticed something fishy about a letter to the editor the New England Journal of Medicine received shortly after it published a p…
Published on 1 day, 6 hours ago
Feeding the Family (bonus episode)
For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel a little different. Maybe it’s the cost of ingredients that’s on your mind, or cuts to USDA funding that have left your foo…
Published on 3 days, 2 hours ago
Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season
The holidays are just around the corner. And for many, it might mean being a guest at, or hosting, a friendsgiving get-together or other holiday party. Regardless of which side of the gathering you’r…
Published on 3 days, 17 hours ago