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The Indicator from Planet Money - It’s hard out there for a Fed chair

President Trump has flirted with firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell since returning to office, but can he legally do that? Not without good cause. Today on the show, the danger of Trump's amped up attacks on Powell and the Fed's independence.

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Related listening:
A primer on the Federal Reserve's Independence (Apple / Spotify)
Arthur Burns: shorthand for Fed failure?

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ATXplained - Is it safe to live near an old East Austin ‘Tank Farm’?

Decades ago, there were dozens of huge fuel storage tanks in East Austin — in some cases right next to homes, schools and businesses. These days, the whole thing is seen as a case of textbook environmental racism. But one East Austin resident wanted to know: what still lurks in the soil long after the tanks have mostly gone?

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Battle of Tours (Encore)

In the year 732, one of the most important battles in world history took place between the cities of Tours and Portier in France. 

On one side was an unstoppable juggernaut that had amassed one of the largest empires in world history in less than a century. 

On the other side was a vastly outnumbered force that lacked the primary weapon of the era, heavy cavalry. 

The outcome of that battle can still be seen in the world today. 

Learn more about the Batte of Tours and the battle that shaped Europe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NPR's Book of the Day - The new novel ‘Fair Play’ is a self-aware take on the golden age of detective fiction

In the new novel Fair Play, Abigail is hosting a murder mystery party at an Irish country house on New Year's Eve. She's also in deep mourning for her brother. The story's opening reads as a typical setup for a crime novel. But Irish author Louise Hegarty's debut novel honors the golden age of detective fiction while simultaneously turning the genre on its head. In today's episode, Hegarty joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe for a conversation that touches on Fair Play's meta elements, as well as its atypical relationship to grief.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Why do shrimpers like tariffs?

Many businesses are scared of what President Trump's tariffs will mean for their industry. However, the shrimping industry is one that doesn't seem to be worried. In fact, shrimpers say they welcome them. On today's episode, why shrimpers are embracing the tariffs and whether economists agree that this tariff is good for Americans.

Related episodes:
Tariffied! We check in on businesses (Apple / Spotify)
Go ask ALICE about grocery prices (Apple / Spotify)
What the cluck is happening with egg prices? (Apple / Spotify)

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Everything Everywhere Daily - A Journey to the Center of the Earth

No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 miles of rock beneath your feet. 

All of that rock isn’t the same. There exist different layers below the surface that have different properties and different compositions. 

There is even a layer near the center of the Earth where the rock isn’t even a solid, but a liquid. 

The way we are able to know about what lies beneath the surface is one of the greatest accomplishments of science. 

Learn more about the composition of the interior of the Earth on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - What do farmers do in a trade war?

Two American farmers tell us how they're feeling about a trade war that targets the soybean industry's biggest customer: China.

Related episodes:
How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report? (Apple / Spotify)
Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious (Apple / Spotify)

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