Episodi

  • High risk, high rates — where's the reward?

    High risk, high rates — where's the reward?
    Oct 22 2026
    Everyday consumers aren’t the only ones contending with rising borrowing costs. Corporations are also subject to those fluctuations — but the rates don’t rise equally across the board. In this episode, why companies with the corporate equivalent of low credit scores are seeing extra-high borrowing costs right now. Also in this episode: Rising crude oil prices spell trouble for sustained inflation, P&G raises sales with “innovation-based pricing,” and independent mechanics struggle to repair newer tech-integrated cars.

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    Read the stories in today’s episode:
    • How rising crude oil prices could impact the U.S. and global economy
    • "Innovation-based pricing": new versions of old products at higher prices
    • Rising rates are stressing out the riskiest companies
    • This CPA quit, then did one fun thing every day of her job hunt
    • Has the recipe for Reese's changed? It depends on how you define 'change'
    • Independent garages juggle mechanic shortage and computerized autos
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    29 min
  • Interest rates come for everyone — even tech

    Interest rates come for everyone — even tech
    Oct 22 2026
    Meta reported earnings yesterday. Revenue was up 26% year over year, but costs rose 68%. This is the kind of thing that has some investors in the tech space a little nervous; while demand for AI and tech is doing just fine, the cost of investing in it has gone up. We discuss. Plus, as the weather turns colder, Northeast residents who use heating oil are facing much higher costs.
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    10 min
  • The hot new crop is diesel

    The hot new crop is diesel
    Oct 22 2026
    Farmers in the U.S. are looking for ways to save money and stay afloat. They have not been able to catch a break in the past few years — between tariff retaliation, still-climbing fertilizer prices, and record-high diesel prices. One option to boost revenue for struggling farmers: biofuel crops, which can be turned into diesel. But first, is your car underwater? If so, you're not alone.
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    9 min
  • What do we owe our families?

    What do we owe our families?
    Oct 22 2026
    For many adult children of immigrants, success comes with pressure to give back. This week, Reema asks, what do we owe our families, and how do we care for the people we love without losing ourselves in the process?
    She talks with fellow first-gen kids — financial educator Gigi Gonzalez and financial therapist Sahaj Kaur Kohli — about reframing responsibility, setting healthy boundaries without guilt and navigating the line between generosity and obligation.

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    30 min
  • Behind the screens: What it’s like to interview an AI news agent

    Behind the screens: What it’s like to interview an AI news agent
    Oct 22 2026
    At Alaska News, you can find stories about the new summer sales tax rate in Juneau, a man ticketed for killing a bull moose out of season and about 20 other hyperlocal items a day.
    Much of the coverage is generated by an AI agent called Walter, as in Cronkite, the famous newsman.
    Nathaniel Herz, a human executive editor at the local alt weekly the Anchorage Press, wanted to learn more. So, he asked for an interview.
    More on this:
    This AI agent has written thousands of Alaska news articles. We interviewed it. — Anchorage Press
    Entravision Introduces an AI Latina News Anchor—and Sparks Debate — HipLatina
    KSAT's new afternoon show won’t have traditional anchors. What we know — My San Antonio
    After 78 Years on Air, This Baltimore TV Station Cut Its Anchors. What Replaced Them Has Critics Worried — Inc
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    16 min