Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSteep ACA enrollment declines
About 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act insurance plans in February compared to last year. Much of the drop is likely due to the end of …
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Why Boston Dynamics is deploying robot dogs at the World Cup
The resemblance to an actual dog is loose but the quadrupedal robot dogs known as “Spot” from Boston Dynamics do have four legs. They're often used t…
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The president's new power over independent agencies
The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday expanded presidential power over agencies that would traditionally be viewed as independent, with the Federal Reser…
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The good, the bad, and the complex of student loan caps
Major shifts to federal student aid kick in on July 1, including strict limits on how much graduate students can borrow from the federal government. …
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Slimmed down grocery sales
More Americans are using GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, for weight loss, and that’s impacting their grocery shopping habits. A new survey find…
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Hospitals pull back on robotic nursing assistants
There’s a longstanding nursing shortage in the U.S. that's only expected to get worse. Some hospitals have experimented with robotic nursing assistan…
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The AI inflation roller coaster
Economists are forecasting that AI is likely to cause prices to rise over the course of the next year. On Thursday, both Microsoft and Apple said the…
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What Congress' housing bill could mean for rural America
Congress’ historic housing bill still hasn’t been signed by President Donald Trump. There’s a lot in the bill, and changes may take years. Some of th…
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What it's like working as an animal talent agent
This morning, as part of our "What's that Like?" series, where we get firsthand accounts from people working unusual jobs, we hear from animal talent…
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Why SpaceX stock soared, then stumbled
SpaceX stock prices fell back to earth this week after they skyrocketed in the wake of the IPO a couple weeks ago. Plus, why a Google AI subsidiary i…
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