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Jan 17, 2019

Cardi B speaks the truth

The rap superstar took to Instagram yesterday to make sure her followers were paying attention to the government shutdown: “this s**t is really f**king serious, bro.” She’s right! We’ll start the show by looking at the newly “essential” employees President Donald Trump sent back to work, and whether other federal workers might file for unemployment. Then: The USDA is trying to bring Big Dairy back to school lunches. Plus, about that 10-Year Challenge.

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Segments From This Episode

Definition of an essential worker does a shutdown shift
by Kimberly Adams
Scott Olson/Getty Images
Thousands of government employees are furloughed during this government shutdown.
Money may matter more than age when it comes to teen drivers
by Erika Beras
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
As the cost of cars, insurance and drivers ed has climbed, the number of teen drivers has fallen.
Big tech companies have an affordable housing problem
by Ben Bradford
Microsoft is the latest tech giant to fund affordable housing projects in the white-hot real estate market where they are based. As part of a community building initiative in Seattle, Microsoft is pledging $475 million in low-interest loans to support housing construction projects over three years, with another $25 million marked for homelessness. There has […]
Could a meme be helping facial recognition software?
by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Marketplace
Why the 10-Year Challenge could be a goldmine of data.

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The Team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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Cardi B speaks the truth

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Segments From This Episode

Definition of an essential worker does a shutdown shift

Money may matter more than age when it comes to teen drivers

Big tech companies have an affordable housing problem

Could a meme be helping facial recognition software?

Music from the episode

The Team