Interest Rate, Mark Zuckerberg & Tennis Ball Debate (+ 3QTh on Uber Crash with Shawn DuBravac) - Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2018
⏱️ 13 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
All the news you need to know for Thursday, March 22nd, 2018!
Today, we're talking about new tariffs that could be announced, another government shutdown is looming and Mark Zuckerberg responds to the Facebook fallout.
Plus: YouTube's new weapons rule, LinkedIn's list of top U.S. companies and the tennis ball color debate.
All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Then, hang out after the news for the bonus Three Question Thursday interview. This week we have past guest Dr. Shawn DuBravac back on the show to discuss the deadly crash involving Uber's self-driving car.
DuBravac served as chief economist for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). He also wrote the New York Times Best Seller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate. He is president and founder of Astra Insights.
For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. Thank you so much for listening. Today new tariffs expected. Will there be another |
| 0:14.8 | government shutdown and Mark Zuckerberg responds? Plus YouTube's new rule, |
| 0:19.2 | LinkedIn's list of top companies and the tennis ball debate. |
| 0:22.8 | All that and much more in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.4 | And hang out today after the news for three question Thursday, |
| 0:28.4 | we're talking about the impact of the self-driving Uber crash. |
| 0:31.8 | I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Thursday, March 22nd. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:40.6 | As soon as today, President Trump could have a big announcement about China. |
| 0:44.3 | We're talking about more tariffs. Reuters reports, this one could mean tariffs on Chinese imports |
| 0:49.8 | and restrictions on China's ability to invest in U.S. companies. |
| 0:53.6 | Why? Well, the White House has apparently said it's because of unfair trade practices. |
| 0:57.7 | Reports say the idea might also be to stop China from stealing or using U.S. |
| 1:01.9 | tech to get ahead. |
| 1:03.8 | Some worry, it will lead to a trade war |
| 1:06.0 | and that retaliation could be bad for US workers. |
| 1:09.1 | China has already put out some threats. |
| 1:11.4 | More details expected today, stay tuned. Oh and remember |
| 1:15.1 | tomorrow Friday is when those new steel and aluminum tariffs that have already |
| 1:19.2 | been announced go into effect. More on that tomorrow. Well, there's another spending bill to talk about, and Congress needs to pass it by midnight |
| 1:28.6 | Friday to keep the government open. Yes, this again. Last month, Congress did pass a bill to end a government |
| 1:34.7 | shutdown then and it set budget numbers and got some funding going but it also |
| 1:38.9 | set another deadline for tomorrow to hash out a bunch of the details. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Erica Mandy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Erica Mandy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.