On today’s show:
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Rachel Siegel, economics reporter covering the Federal Reserve for The Washington Post, talks about how the debt ceiling deal came together and how that is playing into the overall economy including the May jobs numbers, the Fed’s interest rate plans and more.
The number of Americans who are part of any organized religion has been dropping for decades, and over the past ten years, dropped by about 11 points. Ryan Burge, associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, research director for Faith Counts, and the author of The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going (Fortress Press, 2021), digs into the patterns around the country and explains how the trend might affect presidential politics in 2024 and beyond.
Some people taking the diabetes/weight-loss drug Ozempic say they now are not abusing alcohol, smoking or even compulsively biting their nails. Sarah Zhang, staff writer for The Atlantic, looks into the reports and data on this, and why researchers think this might be happening.
Much is expected of the WNBA’s New York Liberty this year after a historic off-season. Maitreyi Anantharaman, cofounder and staff writer at Defector, discusses the exciting start of the team’s campaign.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
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