Hey there, it's Michaela. Thanks for joining us during the holidays. While our team's taking a break,

I want to share a podcast with you that I think you could be interested in. The show is called Slate Money,

and it's a podcast from Slate. Every week, hosts and reporters Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and

Elizabeth Spires discuss important stories from the worlds of business and finance.

The episode that I have to share with you today is called The Week of Minor Apocalypse.

It was originally published on December 7th and reports on a few things that have been in the news.

One, the public conversation around the failures of the U.S. healthcare system,

sparked by the shocking murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

And two, how South Korea and France followed Germany and having a governmental meltdown

and what's going on with all this political chaos.

There's also a discussion on a piece that's in the ringer

about why headlights are just way too bright, and what, if anything, is being done about it.

So if you like what you hear, I encourage you to follow sleep money wherever you get your podcasts.

Now, here's Felix.

Hello, and welcome to Slate Money, your guide to the business and finance news of the week.

I'm Felix Salmon of Axios with Emily Pack of Axios.

Hello, hello.

With Elizabeth Spires of Slate, New York Times, places like that.

Hello.

We are going to talk about the craziness that is happening in democracies around the world. We've had various crazy in France.

We've had various crazy in South Korea.

And whether things are just going off the rails generally in the world.

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