Today, we’re talking earthquakes! First, our East Coast-based hosts react to the shaking on their side of the country. Then, we’ll examine how earthquake preparedness in Taiwan saved lives and prevented a big problem for the global tech economy. Later, we’ll weigh in on restoring blue check marks on X, New York earthquake memes and solar eclipse tourism in a round of Half Full/Half Empty!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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What you need to know about tariffs
A new day for labor organizing in the South?
What we often get wrong about teens and screen time
The rise of the (tax) resistance
Why owning a car is getting so expensive
Bonds, Boeing and Beyoncé
The last mile of the inflation fight just got bumpy
The EV market’s growing pains
A new round of student debt relief
The economic ripple effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse
It’s the end of an era for giant GE
The water technology our future might depend on
How much does the stuff we buy actually cost?
A steel industry tug of war
How our feelings about the economy are shaping the election
Boeing and the “glass cliff”
The political and economic power of white evangelicals
The trickle-down effects of the Dobbs abortion decision
Immigration and U.S. economic growth
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