In Kenya, generations of mostly Somalians have lived in one of the world's largest refugee camps for over thirty years. Many hoped to resettle in places such as the U.S., which has paused a key admissions program. And a visit to China's oldest trade fair, where traders are plotting their next move after U.S. tariffs and a darkened economic forecast.
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The Gist - Funny You Should Mention – T.J. Miller
Comedian T.J. Miller joins this episode of Funny You Should Mention. You might know him from Silicon Valley, Deadpool, or that time he had a choice between brain surgery with a 10% fatality rate vs. almost surely dying by 35. It is the funniest conversation ever had with the phrase "10% fatality rate" hanging in the air. Also why T.J. insists that comedy should feel like jazz played on a flaming trampoline, and how to let a crowd set the course while always steering the ship.
Produced by Corey Wara
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Marketplace All-in-One - Trump’s immigration crackdown is coming for legal workers
Undocumented workers aren’t the only immigrants being targeted by the Donald Trump administration. Green card holders are facing deportation threats as well. We’ll discuss the far-reaching implications of Trump’s immigration crackdown, from the labor market to higher education in the United States. Plus, what Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case could mean for due process. And, we’ll weigh in on crunchy foods and living underwater during a round of Half Full/Half Empty.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
"Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Expands to Green Card Holders" from The New York Times
Tweet from the White House
"Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment" from Inside Higher Ed
"A Young Generation Goes to Work for Mom and Dad Inc." from The Wall Street Journal
"How crunch took over our taste buds" from Fast Company
"The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean" from The New York Times
"Fox Nation Plans Game Show About Isolated People Guessing What Trump Did In His First 90 Days" from The Hollywood Reporter
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Planet Money - How much for that egg
Recently, one of our NPR colleagues wrote a message to all of NPR saying he had extra eggs to sell for cheap, but needed a fair way to distribute them during a shortage. What is Planet Money here for if not to get OVERLY involved in this kind of situation?
Our colleague didn't want to charge more than $5, so we couldn't just auction the eggs off. A lottery? Too boring, he said.
Okay! A very Planet Money puzzle to solve.
Today on the show, we go in search of novel systems to help our colleague decide who gets his scarce resource: cheap, farm-fresh eggs. We steal from the world of new product development to try and secretly test for egg love, and we discover a pricing method used in development economics that may be America's next great gameshow.
This episode of Planet Money was produced by Emma Peaslee and it was edited by Marianne McCune. It was fact checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Jimmy Keeley. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.
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Our colleague didn't want to charge more than $5, so we couldn't just auction the eggs off. A lottery? Too boring, he said.
Okay! A very Planet Money puzzle to solve.
Today on the show, we go in search of novel systems to help our colleague decide who gets his scarce resource: cheap, farm-fresh eggs. We steal from the world of new product development to try and secretly test for egg love, and we discover a pricing method used in development economics that may be America's next great gameshow.
This episode of Planet Money was produced by Emma Peaslee and it was edited by Marianne McCune. It was fact checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Jimmy Keeley. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.
Find more Planet Money: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.
Listen free at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.
Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.
Music: NPR Source Audio - "Punchy Punchline," "Game Face," "Feeling the Funk," and "The Host Most Wanted"
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, April 18, 2025
Alders ban January 6th Capitol riot participants from city jobs. Staff say the Chicago History Museum retaliated against them for unionizing. The University of Illinois sues the Department of Energy over funding cuts. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more in our Weekly News Recap with Heather Cherone, WTTW Chicago politics reporter; Ray Long, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter; and Lisa Kurian Philip, WBEZ higher education reporter.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Counterrevolution Strategy—Flood the Zone, Drain the Swamp
What exactly is Donald Trump trying to do as he spearheads a counterrevolution just months into his administration?
From dismantling the Iran deal and halting illegal immigration, to eliminating DEI mandates and recalibrating America’s domestic and foreign policy strategies—Trump is pushing reforms at an unprecedented pace.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks down Trump’s strategy of “flooding the zone,” and the Left’s response, on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“Now, what is Trump's counterstrategy? His counterstrategy is to actually get people on the other side of the aisle in Congress or in the country at large or in the popular culture and try to at least be friendly to them so then they can say, ‘I don't agree with Trump but what he's doing might be needed.’”
“ What is the strategy that the Left is using? They're flooding the zone, too. … They're just flooding it with hysteria, the Spartacus talk, late-night comedy trashing him, another person arrested saying that he wants to kill Donald Trump, keying Teslas, firebombing Tesla agencies, outrageous things from Hollywood stars, videos from Congress.
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Motley Fool Money - Management Weighs in on the Macro
As earnings season picks up, we’re starting to get a feel for the different ways company leadership teams are talking – or not talking – about tariffs.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- Everything that’s been going on over the past few weeks, and how tariff anticipation is playing into consumer behavior.
- Earnings results and macro commentary from United, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Prologis.
(19:11) We’re entering the age of sophisticated robotics. Daniela Rus – author of The Heart and The Chip and The Mind’s Mirror – talks through the nature of developing truly autonomous robots, and how most cutting edge robotics work gets funded.
(33:31) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Alphabet and Ryman Hospitality Properties
Stocks discussed: UAL, BAC, JPM, PLD, GOOG, GOOGL, RHP
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Daniela Rus
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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CrowdScience - Why am I always late?
CrowdScience listener Sid is running late, and he’s turning to science to find an excuse. He and his partner Steffi in Singapore have very different attitudes to timekeeping. They wonder if this is down to their different cultural upbringings, or if they just had very different brains to start with.
Presenter Chhavi Sachdev puts her own time perception skills to the test to try to understand how subjective our sense of time can be. And we discover how the language we grow up speaking can influence the way we think about punctuality.
Presenter: Chhavi Sachdev Producer: Emily Bird Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum
The Journal. - How the ‘Napa Valley of Cannabis’ Dried Up
When Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, a community called Pueblo stepped forward hoping to become the 'Napa Valley of Cannabis'. WSJ’s Julie Wernau visited the town to explore the cannabis boom that promised new jobs and tax revenue, and found an industry that had gone bust, with local residents struggling to find a way forward. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
-The Highs and Lows of Diversifying the Cannabis Industry
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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1024: Anne Applebaum: Everything Is a Game to Trump
Sen. Van Hollen showed that Congress actually does have agency, and a federal judge finally scorched the administration in crystal-clear language about how it's violating the essence of our constitutional republic. But the White House is just treating the whole Abrego Garcia affair like it's a joke. Meanwhile, Trump is elevating his own businesses over the nation's, and is quickly adopting the kleptocratic models of Russia and China—while overlooking the fact that the Chinese have maintained a functional and competent government. Plus, children all over the world are going to die because Elon wants our money to go to his companies, and Marco signaled that the big talker who promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours is ready to give up and walk away.
Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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