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Today’s episode is a quick tour through the modern American mood.
First, a warning that summer airfare could keep climbing, because apparently, even vacation now comes with financial trauma.
Then there’s the rise of the Death Cafe, where people gather over tea and cake to talk openly about dying. Which is either healthy emotional processing or the saddest bakery concept ever created.
And finally, colleges are bringing back oral exams as a way to deal with ChatGPT-written assignments, which means students may once again have to know things and explain them out loud to another human being. Grim.
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Sources:AP: “Colleges bringing back oral exams to fight ChatGPT”Axios: “What is a Death Cafe?”Good Morning America: “Travel expert suggests booking airfare now as airline CEO warns fares may rise”
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