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Amid all the funding freeze/unfreeze confusion, Lauren Lowenstein Bauer realized there was a way to track what money was actually coming out of Treasury. Bc there's kinda one giant money pipe through which most federal funding flows. We went with her to peer into it: https://lnkd.in/eH5NYHrk

Last week, I took my daughter to her 5th-grade winter formal. It was a special moment, but it also brought back memories of a conversation I had with my wife about missing her last winter formal—an event we had attended together every year. That memory served as a reminder of everything my family and I have been through, and the incredible support we received along the way. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this moment possible, especially those in the press who kept my story alive. I don’t want to turn this into another emotional, Facebook-style LinkedIn post, but for those who have known me throughout my career, you know that duty has always been my guiding principle. When I was called to serve, I answered—because I believed in the mission and in the people I stood beside. However, what followed was nothing short of a miscarriage of justice, a betrayal of the very laws and values that I and many others dedicated ourselves to upholding. What I once thought was an unshakable bond of brotherhood quickly revealed the darker side of power—how greed and corruption can drive people to do unthinkable things to others. Despite it all, my family and I are moving forward. And as we do, I want to express my deepest gratitude to those who stood by my side—friends, colleagues, and the dedicated individuals in the U.S. government who worked tirelessly to make things right. As part of this closure, I especially want to thank Dina Temple-Raston and Andy Greenberg for ensuring that those involved had the opportunity to set the record straight and correct the injustices that were done to me, my family, and my friends. This ordeal affected many lives, not just mine. But today, I choose to focus on gratitude—gratitude for those who fought for what was right, who stood with me when it mattered most, and who helped bring my family back together for moments like this. Thank you. https://lnkd.in/eNsXRiTg https://lnkd.in/eg56BX4B

Trading on the stock market can feel like an intellectual exercise, but to many it can become a gambling addiction. Thanks Chris Gawor for talking to me on The Indicator from Planet Money.

We couldn't finish the script on this one until the very last minute - the news on immigration and deportations has been moving so quickly. https://lnkd.in/evSMw6XV

Hi, Journalist looking for hiring stories! More specifically: have you been in a situation where you're applying for jobs but your old employer's policy is not to give references? This is for NPR's Indicator Podcast - for today. Please message me or [email protected].

Fun to break format with a live podcast performance at the HRInnovators Inc. conference!

We are hiring. Dream job for the right person. To co-lead the Planet Money podcast edit team. Must be interested in business and economics, audio storytelling and being a kind manager. https://lnkd.in/etwq7gUf

Everywhere I turn in Berlin, I see signs for d?ner kebabs. This dish/sandwich is originally from Turkey, but they're super popular in Germany. People spend 2.4 billion euros on them annually here; it's reported to be Germany's most-popular snack food. But soon, it's possible the term "d?ner kebab" can only be used if this dish is made in a certain way. Like: Serrano ham. Neapolitan Pizza. Gueuze beer. The list goes on. On the latest episode of NPR's The Indicator podcast, a spicy feud over style and substance. And a little-known regulation with potentially huge economic consequences. Many thanks to the stellar eyes and ears of Sierra Juarez, Julia Ritchey, Kate Concannon, and Darian Woods for their help making it sparkle. und ein ganz besonderer Dank geht an S?nke Matschurek und Sidney Gennies vom Der Tagesspiegel!

It’s an age-old question: How is money connected to happiness? Here’s what the research says ?? In 2010, Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton found that more money correlates with more happiness, but only up to an annual household income of around $75,000 per year. This was a feel-good finding. People took it to mean that maybe you didn’t need to chase money, because the richest person in the world might not necessarily be happier than a solid middle class earner. Then in 2021, happiness researcher Matt Killingsworth found nearly the opposite: More money DOES correlate with more happiness, and there’s no plateau. This threw Kahneman and Deaton’s earlier research into question ?? On this episode of Planet Money, we tell the story of how researchers with different findings worked together to get closer to the truth about how money is related to happiness. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eEnFZjpe How have you thought about money and happiness in your own life? Tell us here or at [email protected].

Are we just a product of the people around us? Malcolm Gladwell told me about the case of Medicare fraud by Phillip Esformes. He made the case that Esformes' move to Miami enabled this massive fraud. Listen to the latest episode, on the fascinating history of Miami's underworld: https://lnkd.in/eiAyk-uV