The Recession That Wasn't; A Legal Attack on NY's Gas Stove Ban; Busting Immigration Myths; Same-Sex Blessings for Catholics

On today's show: 

• The Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve won't say they're taking a victory lap yet, but the recession that many economists predicted seemed inevitable has so far failed to materialize. Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the steps the White House and the Fed took to stave it off, and what might come next for the economy.

• Earlier this year, New York State became the first state in the country to ban the use of fossil fuels in new construction, essentially banning gas stoves in future homes. Mariana Simões, climate / environment reporter for City Limits, shares how the fossil fuel industry is fighting back against this ban through legal strategies that have worked in other areas of the United States.

• Hein de Haas, professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam and founding member of the International Migration Institute at the University of Oxford and the author of How Migration Really Works: The Facts About the Most Divisive Issue in Politics (Basic Books, 2023), offers corrections to our mistaken beliefs about human migration and immigration policies that backfire.

• Pope Francis has authorized priests to bless same-sex couples, stopping short of allowing full marriage rites. Father James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit priest, editor of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic resource, and the author of Come Forth (HarperOne, 2023) and Learning to Pray (HarperOne, 2021), talks about the significance of this step and listeners share their reactions.