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The Gist

Does the Minimum Wage Create or Kill Jobs?

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2014

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today on the Gist, political writer Harry Enten from Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight handicaps Democratic and Republican chances in November's key Senate races. Plus, Adam Davidson from Planet Money explains why economic theory says a higher minimum wage is a terrible, terrible idea, but economic reality may differ. In today's Spiel, Mike teaches us his special song hack with help from "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot and "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team. Get The Gist by email as soon as it's available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.4

It's Thursday, June 19, 2014 from Slate.

0:47.8

It's the GIST, and Mike Pasca, here of the Henry Hub.

0:51.3

Henry Hub Spot Gas Prices $5.

0:53.9

It's one of those financial things like the DAX or the FTSE.

0:57.4

If you watch CNBC or Bloomberg, you'll hear all these references to the Henry Hub.

1:03.4

I was talking about Ukrainian gas prices yesterday, actually on the show and in real life.

1:08.4

Someone said something about the Henry Hub.

1:09.4

I'm like, who is this Henry Hub?

1:10.4

I always hear about Henry Hub.

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Henry Hub is not a who.

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