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  • Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side

    Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side
    2026/07/03
    How do residents of the South Side of Chicago feel about their new neighbor: the Obama Presidential Center? A mixture of pride and excitement, tempered with some concerns about what it could do to housing affordability. On today’s show, we’re bringing you an episode from our friends at Code Switch on the new center and its relationship to the historically Black neighborhoods around it.

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    35 分
  • Why the US is losing the drone war

    Why the US is losing the drone war
    2026/07/06
    The US defense industry is struggling to keep up with the revolution in cheap drones vs. expensive reusable military equipment.

    Today on the show, we talk with Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security on the three big reasons the U.S. is falling behind.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — How Iran is wasting American resources

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    9 分
  • Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?

    Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?
    2026/07/02
    Last month, new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh presided over his first interest rate decision and press conference … but he didn't talk much about maximum employment.

    How much does Kevin Warsh care about the jobs side of the Fed’s dual mandate?

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

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    9 分
  • Cracking down on egg prices

    Cracking down on egg prices
    2026/07/08
    Too much news, there’s just too much news. Today on the show, we tackle three big stories we’re following: Venezuela’s ever-increasing debt problem, the real story behind high egg prices, and how gaming companies are paying the pied piper.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — What the cluck is happening with egg prices?

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    10 分
  • Why Google fell behind in the AI race

    Why Google fell behind in the AI race
    2026/07/09
    When it comes to AI, Google’s Gemini does not have the same household recognition that Claude and ChatGPT do. One big explanation: the innovator’s dilemma. We explain how Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is trying to fight a lumbering company’s constraints to build AI superintelligence.

    Sebastian Mallaby’s book is The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — The inventor’s dilemma

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    9 分
  • We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)

    We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)
    2026/07/07
    Depends on where you live, but renters have a lot of power right now in the United States. What’s behind this trend and how might you be able to take advantage of the renters’ market at your next lease renewal.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Corporate landlords aren't the real villain

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    9 分
  • Can the internet survive AI summaries?

    Can the internet survive AI summaries?
    2026/07/14
    AI summaries are gaining traction and making the potential for a “zero click web” increasingly real. What does that mean for the internet as we know it today?

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

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    10 分
  • SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms

    SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms
    2026/07/10
    It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!).

    On today’s episode: You could’ve septupled your money if you invested in this scalding-hot South Korean memory chip stock; nearly half of all adults under 30 are moving back in with the ‘rents; and a new democracy is born … in Connecticut.

    Fact checking by Julia Ritchey and Corey Bridges.

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    — Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore (Encore)

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    9 分