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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 29 MIN

Inflation Numbers, Oil Prices, Social Security, and the World's First Trillionaire

from The Contrarian Pod · host The Contrarian, Jared Bernstein, and Jason Furman

On this week’s Let’s Do Lunch, economist and Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress Jared Bernstein chatted with Jason Furman, economist and former chair at the Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama administration. Jared and Jason answered all of your burning questions on the economy and went over inflation numbers, oil prices, social security, and the debut of the world’s first trillionaire.You can get your own questions answered about the economy every other Tuesday at 12pm ET by following us on Bluesky and Substack.The Contrarian is owned by nobody. Your paid subscription helps us bring you the brightest voices in politics & culture and fight every day against the Trump chaos machine. Join us on Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.contrariannews.org/subscribe

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