Child Tax Credit Day; NYC's Congested Roads; Biden & Deportations; Reactions to Rachel Nichols' Comments

On today's show:

• If all goes well, the IRS will start depositing monthly payments this week into the bank accounts of millions of American families with children. Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post and author of the new book What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits (Mariner Books, 2021), breaks down what you need to know about the new monthly child tax credit payments and takes your questions.
• Sam Schwartz, aka Gridlock Sam at the Daily News, former NYC Traffic Commissioner, and president and CEO of Sam Schwartz Engineering, a transportation planning and engineering firm, discusses a new report which shows that New York City had the worst traffic in the country this past year and discusses the future of gridlock in the City and of congestion pricing.
• Julia Preston, contributing writer for The Marshall Project, joins to discuss the latest in immigration news, including if and when President Biden might put a reversal to President Trump's deportation orders.
• In a recently released leaked audio, ESPN broadcaster Rachel Nichols implied that Maria Taylor was chosen for the job because she is Black and the network was “feeling pressure” about its “crappy longtime record on diversity.” Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor, breaks down the situation and provide insight on what it's like to be a BIPOC woman covering sports. Plus, listeners call in to tell us their similar workplace experiences and why diversity in the workplace is important. 

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.