EPISODE · Sep 11, 2023 · 10 MIN

Worrying about Oil

from Notes on the Week Ahead · host Dr. David Kelly

My father worried out loud, broadcasting his concern about a wide range of issues, ranging from the suspicious surplus of toothbrushes in the upstairs bathroom and his children’s acquisition of strange accents to declining standards in public education and the ominous state of the government’s finances.  My mother fretted more quietly, sparing her vocal chords at the expense of her sleep.