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  • GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?

    GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?
    2026/06/26
    It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!).

    On today’s episode: The effect of GLP-1s on women and the workplace; NYC’s once flailing office space is BACK; your boss asking you to come back to the office miiiight be a narcissist.

    Fact checking by Emma Ferrara and Corey Bridges.

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    —Why GLP-1s aren't lowering employers' costs

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  • AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

    AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?
    2026/06/25
    Are all these AI books any good? And by good, we mean are people willing to buy them — not whether the prose is singing. We talk to two researchers who’ve got some answers and a travel guide expert on why AI can’t replace first-hand experience.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Human certification in the age of AI slop

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  • How stock options made him an overnight millionaire

    How stock options made him an overnight millionaire
    2026/06/24
    In 2019, Juan Hernandez was laid off from SpaceX. Luckily, he still had the opportunity to buy $50K - $60K of the company’s stock and, years later, it’s safe to say the risk was worth it. Today on the show, how stock options built California as a tech hub.

    Fact-checking by Emma Ferrara.

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    — Do traders who make big bets make big money?

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  • Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!

    Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!
    2026/06/23
    A plan to create a new $250—with President Donald Trump’s face on it—has created a lot of pushback. Who probably won’t be pushing back, though? Criminals. On today’s show, we explain why.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Trump crypto, Trump ballroom and Trump drones

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  • An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?

    An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?
    2026/06/22
    It’s time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics that we’ve covered on The Indicator. For today's quiz show, we are putting an urban planner from Nevada to the test. Play along with us and see how you do!

    Are you interested in being a contestant on our next Indicator Quiz? Email us your name and phone number at indicator@npr.org and put "Indicator Quiz" in the subject line.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — A trap-loving DJ takes on economics

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  • How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop

    How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop
    2026/06/19
    You pick up your phone to do one quick task, and suddenly 20 minutes have flown by without you even noticing. How do apps do that to you? Today on the show, we bring you an episode of Short Wave that explains how your phone is designed specifically to hold your attention.

    Fact checking by Tyler Jones.

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  • Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

    Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?
    2026/06/18
    Inflation is at a three-year high. That’s a problem for the Fed. Yet, under the leadership of new chair Kevin Warsh, it opted yesterday not to hike interest rates. So today on the show, who are the winners and who are the losers amidst higher inflation?

    Mark Blyth’s book, co-authored with Nicolò Fraccaroli is Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Why big banks aren’t interested in your savings account

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  • Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?

    Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?
    2026/06/17
    To hear author David Bockino tell it, gambling has always been a key ingredient of pro sports in the U.S.—it’s as American as apple pie. Bockino is the author of the new book Over/Under: An Unexpected History of Sports Betting. So what gave rise to this new wave of sports gambling? And what are we risking placing so many bets on games?

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Prediction markets are threatening national security. Who’s gonna fix it?

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    9 分