Inflation is coming in hot! Today’s consumer price index shows prices kept rising in March. Kai Ryssdal explains the one thing everybody should be doing right about now in addition to taking a deep breath! Plus, the rising cost of insurance — from homeowners coverage to life insurance — and what companies are doing to dump customers. Also, hear a whale talk to a scientist.
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The real story behind the red-blue hiring divide
YouTube’s 180 on misinformation
A tale of two debt dramas on Capitol Hill
Extraordinary measures for extraordinary times
Where’s the (lab-grown) beef?
Inflation is still here, folks
The U.S. Treasury is running out of cash
Investors are asking ChatGPT for stock market advice
The pandemic’s panic-neglect cycle isn’t over
The thing living in the back of Jay Powell’s mind
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