Ep 124 | TikTok, Right to be Rude, College Degree Requirements
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start by stitching in their opinions on TikTok, as the social media app’s CEO Shou Chew prepares to testify in front of Congress. Then we turn to Southborough, Massachusetts, wher...
23 Mar 202353min
Ep 123 | Trump Indictment?, Banks, Arkansas Youth Labor Laws
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe jump into the fray on the rumored indictment of former President Donald Trump over his reported involvement with a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Then the trio turn...
21 Mar 202354min
Ep 122 | Psychedelics, 4-Day School Week, CA Church vs. Health Dept
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start by looking at the merits and consequences of school districts increasingly moving towards a 4-day school week. Then we turn to a newly reintroduced bill aiming to open up re...
16 Mar 202352min
Ep 121 | Classroom AI, Arkansas’ LEARNS Act, Gentrifying Economy?
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start by revisiting the wave of ChatGPT discourse and looking at some new data on how it’s affecting America’s classrooms. Then we turn to classrooms in Arkansas, where new Govern...
14 Mar 202358min
How Silicon Valley Bank Failed
We’ve got a special episode today to cover a wild weekend in financial news, as Silicon Valley Bank fails and regulators and investors alike brace for the aftershocks. Ravi sits down with Brad Hargrea...
13 Mar 202339min
Ep 120 | SAT/ACT Requirements, Men’s Preventive Health Care, Equity Language
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start with two trends in education: universities moving away from SAT/ACT requirements, and a growing defection from the U.S. News college rankings. Then we turn to the doctor’s o...
9 Mar 20231h 4min
Ep 119 | Insulin Prices, College Cancellation Fear, Stock Buybacks
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start with a major announcement from drugmaker Eli Lilly on coming price caps for its insulin products before turning to the complex web of regulatory loopholes that defines Ameri...
7 Mar 202354min
Ep 118 | DOE Leans Lab Leak, Florida vs. AP African American Studies
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe kick things off with the latest chapter in a long-simmering debate around the origins of COVID-19, now that the Department of Energy is endorsing the once-derided “lab leak theory...
2 Mar 202356min
