- It has finally happened: Pam was mask shamed in public. We’re shook that this happened in liberal California!
- We’re joined this week by Kara, founder of Bravely Go, an award-winning financial education company. Kara is here to explain inflation like we’re 5, and dispel some common misinformation. Check Bravely Go out on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter!
- What is inflation, who is Grandpa Money Bags, and who is Grandma glass breaker?!
- Why does the federal government increase interest rates, and are there any silver linings to it for consumers?
- Corporations, just like people, love blaming the government for the increased cost of goods. But is it more complicated than that?
- Kara recommends checking out these episodes of Planet Money to learn more about inflation: Uncle Sam wants YOU to fight inflation and The Great Inflation.
- The push to ban books is on the rise across the country– but Texas really takes the cake here: community members across 100 school districts made 75 formal requests to ban books from libraries.
- Apparently any book that might make a student feel discomfort or exposes them to some hard historical truths about the USA needs to go.
- We have some tips on what you can do to speak out against book banning, starting with exercising your right to VOTE!
- This just in: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING WINE.
- Why do we think adults 21-34 are buying less wine than their predecessors? What can American wine companies do to meet millennials and gen z where they’re at?
- This week’s recommendations will keep you busy: “Murderville” on Netflix (Andrew), Ozark season 4 (part 1), also on Netflix (Laura), and supporting your local libraries to check out titles on the latest round of banned book lists (Pam).
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And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available on Patreon:
- What are some of the dumbest things we ever got in trouble for?
- Dress codes were obviously a dumb thing we got punished for – what about being stabbed with a mechanical pencil?
- We’ve learned our lesson about what gets posted in the show notes. ?
- Do we have higher engagement on Twitter than Ariana Huffington?