Podcast Episodes

Can digital apps help solve Africa’s unemployment crisis?

Sub-Saharan Africa has a youth unemployment problem. The latest figures from the International Labour Organisation show more than one in five young p…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Predicting the Fed's every move

Yields on government bonds can tell us how investors think the Federal Reserve will act. In this episode, we break down what falling yields on short-…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

A tricky time to be a recent college grad

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland finds that earning a college degree can still help you keep a job and get higher wages, but i…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slimmed down Medicare prices for diabetes and obesity drugs

Medicare will get a 71% discount off the list price of Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. That will bring the monthly costs of those drugs down fro…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alibaba, cloud growth, and the AI frenzy

From the BBC World Service: Shares in Alibaba rose after the Chinese e-commerce company reported a 34% increase in revenue for its cloud computing di…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Feeding the Family (bonus episode)

We’re dropping into your feeds today to share this special bonus episode.

For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI-enabled ed tech vendors fail to disclose capabilities and safeguards, report finds

Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, senior technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, coauthored a recent report that recommends more transparenc…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Much ado about affordability

“Affordability” — it’s a hot-button issue across the political spectrum. But how does one define or quantify a subjective idea? We called up a lingui…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

How prediction markets are transforming sports betting

Business has been booming for the online sports betting industry. Prediction markets threw a curveball. On today’s show, sports betting industry writ…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Retiring just on Social Security

If not for Social Security, more than 37% of older adults would live below the official poverty line, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Pr…

1 month, 3 weeks ago