Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWanting full-time, only finding part-time
The jobs report comes out tomorrow. One of the stats in the report that's been rising is the number of people working “part-time for economic reasons…
4 days, 16 hours ago
Is it time for a new career?
Lots of us have dreamed about taking on a completely different career, but how do you actually make the leap? This week, Reema visits a cohort of peo…
4 days, 18 hours ago
Maryland's plan for the AI future
When a store offers different shoppers different prices depending on factors like the weather, the time of day, and what the store knows about each b…
4 days, 18 hours ago
Small businesses (finally) get to hiring
For a while now, we’ve talked to small business owners who say they want to hire more employees, but aren’t in a financial position to do it, can’t f…
5 days, 5 hours ago
Novel Solutions
Talk to enough experts about geoengineering and the conversation eventually turns to termination shock. That’s the idea that if we were to start cool…
5 days, 13 hours ago
Let's do the (trimmed) numbers
The Federal Reserve has long relied on the PCE as its preferred measure of inflation. But there's another inflation yardstick known as the trimmed me…
5 days, 13 hours ago
More tariff whiplash
A day after lowering tariffs on some agricultural and manufacturing machinery, the Trump administration is proposing new tariffs on 60 countries, inc…
5 days, 16 hours ago
AI bots are collecting debts — or at least trying to
If you have a debt, you may get a call, a letter or a text prodding you to pay it back. Now, that call could come from an AI agent.
The AI debt collec…
5 days, 18 hours ago
What happens when we lose healthcare coverage
Massive Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements, are rolling out across the country. Trouble filing paperwork will be one reason qualifying Am…
6 days, 5 hours ago
Inside a massive 24-hour braiding salon
At Nadine’s Hair Braiding, located in suburban Maryland, customers can walk in at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. and find a stylist. The 10,000-square-foot salon o…
6 days, 13 hours ago