Scott and Jessica unpack the recent court rulings on the legality of Trump’s emergency tariff powers, and look ahead to the possible changes coming to the big, beautiful budget reconciliation bill in the Senate. Plus, they discuss the administration’s ongoing fight with elite universities, Elon Musk’s farewell to Washington, and whether or not we want to go ... Show More
Today
Raising Kids in a Divided America, The Silver Tsunami, and Scott’s Early Career Advice
Scott answers a listener question on how to talk to your kids about the country’s growing divides, explains why a “silver tsunami” of retiring Boomers could unlock huge opportunities, and offers advice for making the most of your early career. Want to be featured in a future epis ... Show More
20m 48s
Yesterday
How Long Can the American Economy Hold? — with Kai Ryssdal
Scott speaks with Kai Ryssdal, the host and senior editor of the public media program Marketplace, the nation’s most listened-to show on business and the economy. They discuss the state of the U.S. economy amid Trump’s tariffs, a government shutdown, and political dysfunction. Th ... Show More
58m 15s
Jan 2025
How Trump’s Federal-Aid Fiasco Is Testing the Separation of Power
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration sent out a memo attempting to put a blanket pause on most federal funding, sowing confusion about financing for student loans, SNAP benefits, nonprofits, and more. The next day, after a backlash, the Administration rescinded the memo, while m ... Show More
29m 34s
Apr 2025
Congress' tug-of-war for tariff authority
Today, we’re answering questions from our listeners about everything going on in this economy (we know, it’s a lot). Like, whatever happened to that bipartisan bill that would pass authority over tariffs back to Congress? We’ll get into the status of the legislation and how state ... Show More
10m 57s
Feb 2025
Trump's War on the U.S. Government
Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue their all-out assault on the federal government, shuttering USAID, rooting out and firing workers linked in any way to diversity initiatives, and breaking and ignoring laws as they go. Jon and Dan hash out all the latest, including Trump's plan ... Show More
1h 29m