Podcast Episodes

What to know about changing COVID vaccine guidelines

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, and the federal guidelines for who should get vaccinated are in flux. We’ll unpack how it could impact what insurers are willing to cover this fall. And, as Pres…

Published on 5 days, 19 hours ago

Trump continues attacks on Fed leadership

President Donald Trump recently demanded that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook resign after she was accused of mortgage fraud. In a statement, Cook said she has no intention of being "bullied to st…

Published on 5 days, 22 hours ago

Rent inflation has made the Fed's job tricky

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak tomorrow in Jackson Hole, and we'll be watching for hints about the future of interest rates. But one tricky part of the inflation equation? Rent. …

Published on 6 days, 1 hour ago

American gamers to feel the effects of Trump's tariffs

From the BBC World Service: The impact of U.S. tariffs is already starting to hit consumers' pocketbooks. Imports from Japan to the United States have been subject to a 15% tariff for three weeks, an…

Published on 6 days, 2 hours ago

New tools make it harder for AI to train off copyrighted music

Last month, a band called The Velvet Sundown surged in popularity on Spotify with its 70s inflected rock. Yeah, it was all generated by AI.

Synthetic music is getting better and better, leaving a lot…

Published on 6 days, 3 hours ago

Consumers embrace their inner Maxxinista

A consumer vibes indicator, in the form of two Q2 earnings reports: TJX (which owns TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Marshalls) raised its outlook for the remainder of the year after beating expectations. Ove…

Published on 6 days, 15 hours ago

Trump turns up the heat on the Fed

Ahead of the central bank’s big meeting in Jackson Hole this week, President Trump is ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve, calling for Fed governor Lisa Cook to resign over accusations of frau…

Published on 6 days, 20 hours ago

The view of tariffs from the Santa Fe Indian Market

The prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market draws over 1,000 Indigenous artists from more than 200 tribal nations each year, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists from Canada. But this year, e…

Published on 6 days, 22 hours ago

More intel on that potential government Intel deal

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel. The arrangement would be unusual but not unpreceden…

Published on 1 week ago

It's game on in Cologne, Germany

From the BBC World Service: Hundreds of thousands of avid video gaming fans are gathering in Cologne for Gamescom 2025, the world’s largest annual video game event. It comes at a time when the indust…

Published on 1 week ago