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BONUS EPISODE: Revisionist History : A Very Terminator Christmas

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WEEKEND EDITION- Uber’s Possible Drug Mule Problem, The Deadliest Road in America

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WEEKEND EDITION- Advocates Try to Protect Recess for Kids, Difficult People to Work With, Alexa Replicates Dead Grandmother’s Voice

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WEEKEND EDITION- Fast Furniture Causing Waste, The Very Difficult EV Road Trip

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WEEKEND EDITION- America’s Love of the Jeep, Hot Sauce Wars

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WEEKEND EDITION- Fusion Energy Breakthrough and Deadly Consequences of Bodybuilding

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WEEKEND EDITION- FTX Founder Arrested and Charged, Don’t Expect a Good Raise Next Year, Gen Z Miscommunication at Work

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Workers May Be Disappointed With Their Next Raise as Employers Adjust Budgets

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Robots Are Coming for Your Blue Jeans as Automation Is Being Eyed for the Clothing Industry

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FTX Founder Arrested and Charged and Breakthrough in Fusion Energy

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To Speed up the Hiring Process, Some Companies Are Doing Away With the Job Interview

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Senate Shakeup for Democrats and How Extreme Bodybuilding Pushes Some to Death

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WEEKEND EDITION- Jan. 6 Geofence Dragnet and LA’s General Hospital Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

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WEEKEND EDITION- Brittney Griner Released, Chip Manufacturing in U.S., Wegovy Is Hard to Find

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Biden Administration Makes Deal for Brittney Griner’s Release

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Look Out for “Thaw and Eat” Foods, No Microwave Necessary

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Housing Costs Are the Biggest Contributor to Inflation, They Are Starting to Ease

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Why It’s So Hard to Find the Hot Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy

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A Look at How the FBI Has Used Geofence Warrants to Pinpoint Jan. 6 Suspects

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WEEKEND EDITION- U.S. Job Openings Fall to 10.3 Million, How President Biden Will Run For Reelection, Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2022

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WEEKEND EDITION- Fewer Jobs Require College Degrees, Restaurants Offer Chicken Deals as Poultry Prices Drop, How Elon Musk’s Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across U.S.

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2022

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As the labor market remains tight, employers have begun to rethink whether a college degree is needed to work for them. Google, Delta Air Lines, and IBM have all relaxed requirements so they can open up the pool of possible candidates. The shift helps employers focus more on skills and experience and is a pathway for some to higher-paying jobs. Austen Hufford, economics reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how a higher ed degree is no longer needed in some cases. Next, in a hopeful sign for the

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NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission Is Spurring a Coming Moon Economy

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Frustrations With China’s Covid Policy Is Boiling Over Leading to Protests

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Small Businesses Having a Hard Time Competing With Larger Companies for Top Talent

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WEEKEND EDITION- How to Find the Best Deals This Weekend, Beyond Meat Is Struggling

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WEEKEND EDITION- Respiratory Viruses Push Hospitals to Brink, EVs Entering in Car-Buying Mainstream, How Sports Betting Spread Across the Country

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Black Friday Tech Deals and Underground Butter Bargain Hunters

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Beyond Meat Is Struggling With Sagging Sales and Thanksgiving Food Rankings

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Americans Are Planning to Buy Fewer Gifts and Donate Less This Holiday Season Because of Inflation

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How Sports Betting Spread Across the Country Thanks to Lobbyists for the Gambling Industry

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President Biden Turns 80 as Questions Swirl Over Whether He Should Run Again

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Retailers Having Extra Inventory Leads to Sales and Promotions for Consumers

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WEEKEND EDITION- More Inventory Means More Sales for Consumers, Weight-Loss Drug Makes You Disgusted at Favorite Foods, Why Independents Voted Democrats

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WEEKEND EDITION- 8 Billion People on Earth, 411 Is Shutting Down, Fallout of FTX Crash

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Artemis Moon Mission Launched, Paving the Way for Astronauts to Return to the Moon

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A Milestone for Humans: Eight Billion People on Earth

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Republicans Didn’t Makes the Gains They Thought Because Independent Voters Broke for Democrats

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How Polarization Is Keeping America Divided 50-50

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WEEKEND EDITION- Inflation Cools in October, Meta Lays Off More than 11,000 Employees, Fast Furniture Could Clog Landfills

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WEEKEND EDITION- Red Wave That Wasn’t, How Marijuana Fared in the Midterms, Why Moving in Together Is Not Financially the Same as Being Married

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CPI Report Shows Easing of Inflation in October

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Midterm Takeaways: The Red Wave That Never Came and a Georgia Senate Runoff

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Economy Is the Top Issue for the Midterms to Republicans’ Benefit

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Battered by Inflation, More Workers Are Getting Second Jobs

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Introducing: Some of My Best Friends Are

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Midterm Preview: Republicans Poised to Take the House and the Senate Is Still a Tossup

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WEEKEND EDITION- Ballot Tracking, Difficulty Returning Clothes and Electronics, Commercial Satellites Is Next Front for Space War

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How the Federal Reserve Interest Rates Affect You

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WEEKEND EDITION- RSV Vaccines Hitting Hospitals, Twitter Plans to Charge for Verification, Great Resignation Cooling

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RSV Is Battering Hospitals With Sick Kids, but Vaccines Could Soon Be On Their Way to Help

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It Could Soon Cost You Monthly to Get Verified on Twitter

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The Great Resignation May Be Over as Job Demand Slows Down

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Concerns Deepen Over a Rise in Political Violence and the Horror Movie Century

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WEEKEND EDITION- John Fetterman and Dr. Oz Debate and Why the U.S. Never Banned Asbestos

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WEEKEND EDITION- Tripledemic, Math and Reading Scores Drop, the Allure of Disgust

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Why It’s a Problem That the World Is Running Low on Helium

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John Fetterman Struggled in the Pennsylvania Senate Debate Against Mehmet Oz

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Parties Are Shifting Strategies as Midterms Approach and a Look at Why the U.S. Never Banned Asbestos

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Pandemic Impact: Nationwide Exams Show Record Drops in Math and Reading Scores

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Xi Claims a Third Term in China and the Rescue of the Envigo Beagles

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WEEKEND EDITION- Could an Algorithm Be Behind a Rise in Rents and the Future of AI Art Generators

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WEEKEND EDITION- Boston University Research Under Scrutiny, OTC Hearing Aids, Immigration Smugglers Recruiting on Social Media

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Why Labs Keep Making Dangerous Viruses

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Immigrant Smugglers Are Recruiting Drivers Stateside by Advertising on Social Media Apps

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On Monday, hearing aids became available for people to purchase over the counter without the need to see a doctor first. The FDA cleared the sale of these and is seen as a win for those with hearing loss, but before you go out and buy one, make sure to do your research. There will be a lot of different models at different price points, and you’ll need to choose the best option for you. Nina Keck, senior reporter at Vermont Public, joins us for what to know. Next, this year we have seen close

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Could an Algorithm That Helps Landlords Set Prices Be Responsible for Rising Rents?

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WEEKEND EDITION- LA City Council President Resigns, American Universities Fall in World Rankings, Ticket to the Metaverse

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The Hot Hollywood Drug Right Now Is a Diabetes Drug Used as a Quick Fix for Weight Loss

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WEEKEND EDITION- American Rescue Plan at Fault for Some of Inflation, Quantum Internet Research, More First-Time Marriages in 40s and 50s

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Nury Martinez Resigns From LA City Council

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American Universities Falter in World Rankings as China Is on the Rise

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The Future of the Quantum Internet Is Being Tested in the Basement of Chicago Scientists

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L.A. City Council Members Caught Making Racist Remarks in Leaked Audio

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How the Politics of President Biden’s Pardon of Simple Marijuana Possession Is Playing Out

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WEEKEND EDITION- Parents Who Get Stoned, Sticky High Prices, Uber Drug Mules

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WEEKEND EDITION- Rise in Gun Confiscations at Schools, Police Departments Offering Huge Signing Bonuses, Difficult to Forecast Hurricane Ian

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Schools Beef up Security in Light of Increased Gun Confiscations

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Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter After All, We’ll Tell You What Could Change at the Company

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Hurricane Ian Was One of the Most Complex to Forecast, We’ll Tell You Why It Caught So Many off Guard

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Hurricane Ian Death Toll Rises as Residents Shift Into Rescue Damage Assessment Mode

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Struggling to Retain and Recruit New Officers, Police Departments Are Offering Big Bonuses

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WEEKEND EDITION- Homeowners Listing for Rent Rather Than Selling, Low Flow Showers, Look To TikTok for Holiday Toys

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WEEKEND EDITION- Hurricane Ian, NASA DART Mission, Robots Making French Fries

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Some Residents Choose to Stay Put During Hurricane Ian Despite Evacuation Orders

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Late-Stage Clinical Trial Show New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Down Cognitive Decline

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Another Election, Another Influence Campaign. Meta Shuts Down Operations From China and Russia

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Here’s Where a Robot Is Manning the Fryer to Bring You Fries

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Six Weeks Out From Midterm Elections, Voter Still Divided on Who Should Control Congress

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WEEKEND EDITION- How Many Ants There Are in the World, Experts Recommend Anxiety Screenings for Adults, The Myopia Generation

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WEEKEND EDITION- Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction Vacated, Controversy Over Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard, Lapsus$ Hackers Seek Fame

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The Inside Job to Get Some of the Most Expensive Whiskey

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Lawsuits and Investigations Following Gov. DeSantis Sending Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

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Judge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed, Prosecutors to Decide on Dropping Charges or Trying Him Again

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How to Stop Intensive Parenting

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The New Sober-ish

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WEEKEND EDITION- Buy Now Pay Later Model Explodes in Popularity, The Case for Fewer Friends, The Carpet Cleaner Who Knows 37 Languages

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WEEKEND EDITION- New Hires Cause Slow Service, the Movement to Protect Recess for Kids, How to Manage Your Information Online

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How to Manage Information About You Online