The headlines for this week include the investigation of the Gothamist into Mayor Adams' candidacy petitions and the winding down of the Corporation for Public Broadcast. We also have economic indicators and a new bill that aims at limiting stock trading by congresspeople.

Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams’ petition to run

Mayor Adams reacts to bogus signatures allegations

CPB announced that it will start winding down operations

Economy rebounds to 3% economic growth

Bureau of Labor Statistics July report

Job market barely budges in July

Trump fires Labor statistics chief

Senate committee moves trading bill forward

This week topics include: the data company Astronomer chose an interesting spokesperson. Followed by are leaning seats in airplanes close to becoming a reality? We end the podcast with the rise of glucose monitors.

Also, if you want to support local news stations affected by Trump's budget cuts, consider adopting a station that stands to loose over 50% of its funding.

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Company involved in Coldplay kiss cam hires spokesperson

No official requests for standing seats on airplanes

The rise in popularity of glucose trackers

Can sleep trackers make sleep worse?

As congress approved defunding the Public Broadcast Corporation, President Trump sued the Wall Street Journal, and a new Pew Research survey showed that most people are not getting behind the paywall of news content.

Trump sued the Wall Street Journal

Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters

Congress rolls back public media funding

Americans are not paying for the news

Prof. Matthew Facciani on Threads