Andrew Yang: Politics is Broken, the Job Market is Crashing, & Octopus Arm Secrets

In this episode, the Newsgirls sit down with former presidential candidate and Forward Party Founder Andrew Yang! He shares his hot takes on Trump’s latest actions, teaming up with Elon Musk, and whether or not he’ll run in 2028.  Then, Wren & Mabel answer the question: why is the job market so bleak right now? Hear from an unemployment expert on how the economy and AI are taking away jobs and the STAGGERING latest labor statistics. Finally, the Newsgirls take you under the sea to learn more about everyone’s favorite eight-armed cephalopod, octopuses! Marine biologists are here to unpack groundbreaking findings about the secret ways octopuses use their arms. SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pzI6AcSkPZjnDYppJPFXN95_NN6MvTjTY8NCHvq1Qio/edit?tab=t.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Welcome to NEWSGIRLS! Every Thursday, award-winning journalists Wren & Mabel bring you colorful conversations, immersive deep-dives, and riveting stories you might have missed but need to know. They’re investigating everything from a juicy Olympic doping scandal, to NASA x Prada’s spacesuit collab, to Russia secretly funding American influencers. Because who says being informed about the world can’t be cool and exciting? Previously at 60 Minutes and Jeopardy!, Wren & Mabel reimagine news-storytelling to help you cut through the misinformation and find the truth. NEWSGIRLS is named after the original Newsgirls of the 1800s, some of the first women to work in journalism. Full video episodes available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newsgirlspodcast