This week, the crew dives into another wild mix of headlines — from the government pausing SNAP benefits to massive AI-driven layoffs, influencer degrees in China, and a cop stopping for pizza before responding to a shooting.
Timestamps
• 03:19 | Fun Facts
• 18:27 | SNAP Benefits On Hold
• 37:09 | AI Job Layoffs
• 69:41 | China Wants Influencers to Have Degrees
• 84:33 | “67” Named Word of the Year
• 90:48 | Cop Stops for Pizza During Shooting Response
• 103:32 | If You Could Delete One Human Emotion
This Week’s Topics
SNAP coverage paused for millions → NPR
Companies announce 157,000 AI-related job cuts
China now requires influencers to have degrees → Economic Times
“67” chosen as Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year → NPR
Cop stops for pizza and ATM before responding to shooting → NBC News
Chipotle CEO says Gen Z and Millennials are “too broke and burdened” to eat out → Yahoo Finance
Thought Experiment: If you could delete one human emotion to make the world better, what would it be?
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