It all comes down to the (hush) money
Make Me Smart
English - March 31, 2023 00:33 - 19 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Donald Trump has become the first former president to be charged with a crime. A Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump after hearing evidence about payments given to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 election run. We’ll discuss the significance of the case and what may follow in the days and week’s ahead. Plus, an age-defying story that made us smile.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
“Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime” from The Washington Post
“Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime” from AP News
“U.S. Considers Asking Black Americans on Census if They Are Slave Descendants” from The Wall Street Journal
“High egg prices send profits at largest US producer soaring more than 700%” from CNN
“Egg Producers Accused of Price Gouging After 718% Profit Revealed” from Newsweek
“Eggflation rate lower, milk prices decrease, in February 2023” from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
“Coloring eggs, eating fesikh: how Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nessim?” from Egypt Today
“How low unemployment lifts workers at the bottom” from Marketplace
“Lamborghini’s plug-in hybrid supercar runs for a cool six miles in electric-only mode” from Engadget
“Japanese Surfer, 89, Still Plans To Be Catching Waves At 100” from Huffpost
Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap and the cherry blossom festival! The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time/6:30 p.m. Eastern. We’ll have news, drinks, a game and more.