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Our listeners have QUESTIONS about the economy. And we have answers. Today on the show, we look at why horse breeding might be slowing down, why airlines charge baggage fees, and where campaign cash actually goes.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. 

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— Can the yield curve still predict recessions?

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Why one former senior advisor of the FTC thinks a libertarian myth of the internet has given Big Tech too much power.

Fact checking by Vito Emanuel.

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— Why infinite scroll's inventor wants to kill his creation

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There is a burgeoning effort across the U.S. to revive boardinghouses, aka single room occupancy units or SROs, as a solution to the housing crisis. But what happened to them in the first place? We track the disappearance of the first rung of the housing ladder.

Fact-checking by Vito Emanuel. 

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— How to build abundantly

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AI has made it infinitely easier for anyone who can’t afford a lawyer, can’t get one, or doesn't want one to file a lawsuit and pro se cases are skyrocketing. But the wins haven’t followed and courts are starting to get overwhelmed with new AI filings. Today on the show, what happens when AI gets its day in court.

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 — Most People Can’t Afford Legal Help. 1 Reformer Wants To Change That

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It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: China’s baaaaad job market has led to an interest in becoming a shepherd, a young YouTuber strikes Hollywood gold, and the Trump administration's new green card policy is telling immigrants to 'go home.'

Fact checking by Vito Emanuel. 

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— We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers

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