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  • The nepo baby premium, frothing markets, and Apple vs. Apples

    The nepo baby premium, frothing markets, and Apple vs. Apples
    2025/08/15

    It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our rapid run through the numbers you need to know.

    On today’s episode: John Legend croons; CPI inflation soothes; Same job as mom? You’ll earn more, dude; Apple vs. Apple, a courtroom feud.

    Related episodes:
    Why every A-lister also has a side hustle
    The DOJ's case against Apple
    The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers

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  • Why every A-lister also has a side hustle

    Why every A-lister also has a side hustle
    2025/08/14

    Seemingly every celebrity has their own brand these days, whether it’s booze (Cameron Diaz, Matthew McConaughey) or cosmetics (Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga) or squeezy food pouches (Jennifer Garner). IToday on the show, what is fueling the celebrity business bonanza? We hear from two legendary singers, Lisa Loeb AND John Legend, who are pursuing ventures outside of show business

    Related episodes:
    The celebrity crypto nexus
    The Olympian to influencer pipeline (Apple / Spotify)

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  • Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store

    Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store
    2025/08/13
    Trump’s tax and spending law makes the largest cut in history to one of the nation’s biggest safety net programs. Today on the show, we explore how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, impacts families and grocery stores alike.

    Based on the digital story: Independent grocery stores have had a tough five years. SNAP cuts will make it harder

    Related episodes:
    Do work requirements help SNAP people out of government aid?
    When SNAP Gets Squeezed
    The trouble with water discounts

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  • The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza

    The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza
    2025/08/12

    Insulin needles. Sleeping bags. Nutella. These are items Arwa Damon’s charity — International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance — has tried to send to Gaza and Israel has rejected. It’s a glimpse into the harsh reality of a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. Today on the show, we talk to Damon about the economics of running a humanitarian nonprofit and what’s stopping more aid from reaching Gaza.

    Related episodes:
    Why Israel uses diaspora bonds
    Why the U.S. helps pay for Israel’s military
    What could convince Egypt to take Gaza’s refugees?

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  • What we're reading on the beach this summer

    What we're reading on the beach this summer
    2025/08/11
    It's time for our annual beach reading recs. Today we bring you three books, with a little economic learning to boot. Our recs:

    Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service edited by Michael Lewis
    El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
    Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic

    Related episodes:
    Beach reading with a side of economics
    How to beach on a budget

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  • More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc

    More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc
    2025/08/08
    It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

    On today's episode: Palantir crosses a billion dollars in quarterly revenue (what do they actually do again?); mRNA vaccine research gets a big cut in RFK Jr's health department; and a climate disaster database gets a new lease on life.

    Related episodes:
    How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era
    An indicator lost: big disaster costs
    Moonshot in the arm

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  • The legal case for — and against — Trump's tariffs

    The legal case for — and against — Trump's tariffs
    2025/08/07
    President Trump's new round of tariffs took effect today. It will bring in billions of dollars to the government, in part paid for by U.S. importers who can decide whether to pass that cost onto American families. But are these tariffs legal?

    Today on the show, the arguments for and against the president's tariffs and what happens to that tariff revenue if Trump loses.

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    Trump's tariff role model
    Dealmaker Don v. Tariff Man Trump
    Are Trump's tariffs legal?

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  • What you need to know about the jobs report revisions

    What you need to know about the jobs report revisions
    2025/08/06
    Why do revisions to the jobs report happen? Today on the show, we speak with a former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics about why revisions occur and how we should interpret the monthly report's actual message.

    Related episodes:
    Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update)
    What really goes on at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Update)
    ​​How you're using AI at work

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