What's the Fed going to do on Wednesday? For The Indicator, I spoke with former Fed vice chair Lael Brainard. She'd cut rates 25 basis points with a pause after.

Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler @rthaler.bsky.social on whether AI might suffer from the winner's curse: "It certainly could be that way." The winner's curse: the tendency of auction winners to overpay. Poaching AI talent, bidding for compute may have the same dynamics. www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...

Lily Allen's West End Girl might be the first album more people have read the lyrics to than have actually listened to

"If the world is going to split into the techno kings and the techno peasants, I better prove that I'm gonna stay on top" - @jasmine.bsky.social describing veiled AI anxiety in San Francisco for The Indicator

Why is every brand trying to be my BFF? Marketing expert Joe Burns calls this Your Cool Friend™ voice. He says while it once stood out, it's the new generic. More on The indicator podcast: www.npr.org/2025/03/31/1...