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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - 2025: The Music of the Year

2025 might not have been a great year —but the music sure was stellar.

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2025 might not have been a great year —but the music sure was stellar.

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Audio Mises Wire - Kalshi Culture: How Gambling, Speculation, and Degeneracy Went Mainstream

As government continues to engage in reckless actions from inflation to starting wars, people develop shorter time horizons, creating social vacuums. Increased gambling and other irresponsible behaviors then fill the void.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/kalshi-culture-how-gambling-speculation-and-degeneracy-went-mainstream

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More or Less - Numbers of the year 2025

From the number of women in space and transistors on a chip to social media usage -we’re taking a look back the key numerical moments of 2025. We explore the woes of a big infrastructure projects. Plus, just how can you make sure your New Year’s Resolutions are successful? We’ve got statistics to help.

Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Lizzy McNeil Producers: Charlotte McDonald and Katie Solleveld Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Why Americans don’t want to move for jobs anymore (Encore)

Americans are moving at record lows for work. What’s driving people to, well, not drive cross-country for jobs? On today’s episode, we explore the rising homebody economy. 

This episode originally aired Oct. 3, 2025. 

Related episodes: 
Why moms are leaving their paid jobs 
How the end of Roe is reshaping the medical workforce 

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - 2025: The Advice of the Year

With rising authoritarianism, terrifying speech crackdowns, and violence in the streets, this year we found ourselves turning to our friends over at How To for advice on  finding peace and excitement in our lives.


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Audio Mises Wire - “Free” Health Care Will Not Fix America’s Medical Crisis

Socialists and progressives demand that the US adopt a “single payer” healthcare system in which the government provides “free” healthcare. However, “free” healthcare is not free at all, as medical care consists of scarce goods which always come as a cost to someone.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/free-health-care-will-not-fix-americas-medical-crisis