Why artificial intelligence isn’t waiting for consumer demand.
Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for The Washington Post.
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Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort.
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Yes, Shelves Will Be Empty
The consequences of Donald Trump’s new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.
Guest: Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.
Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy.
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Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther.
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The Arts of the Deal
How Donald Trump is attempting to shape the arts to his own liking, from installing himself as head of the Kennedy Center to canceling grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, throwing organizations and projects of all sizes into uncertainty and chaos.
Guests:
Alisa Solomon, director of the Arts & Culture concentration at the Columbia Journalism School
Katy Waldman, staff writer for the New Yorker.
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A Marco Rubio for All Seasons
Marco Rubio has been collecting titles. In addition to Secretary of State, he’s now also the acting administrator of USAID, the acting archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration—and he just became a National Security Advisor. It fits his career trajectory, wherein Rubio has proven time and time again to be whatever he needs to be.
Guest: Justin Peters, Slate correspondent and author of “What Happened to Marco Rubio?”
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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Ethan Oberman, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther.
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Trump v. the Judiciary
Is the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan the start of Trump’s open war on judges?
Guest: Jeremy Fogel, retired federal judge and executive director for the Berkeley Judicial Institute.
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