Hegseth's Department of War; Albany Updates; Planet Money's New Book; Secular Community-Building
On today's show:
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Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer at The Atlantic covering national security and the Department of Justice, discusses the latest news from the U.S. military, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recent firing of the Army’s top officer and more.
- Nick Reisman, Albany bureau chief covering New York state government and politics and co-author of the New York Playbook, discusses the latest in state budget negotiations and the major sticking points, including early pension access for public school teachers and the buffer zones for protestors around religious institutions.
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Alex Mayyasi, a longtime contributor to Planet Money and the author of Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life (W. W. Norton & Company, 2026), and Mary Childs, co-host for NPR's Planet Money podcast and the author of the bestselling book, The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All (Flatiron Books, 2022) offer insight into making decisions about earning and spending money and why markets work the way they do.
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Listeners talk about the ways they find community, love, and deeper meaning outside of the context of religion.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
