Make Me Smart: A very cherry blossomy edition

Make Me Smart

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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today’s News Fix comes with a side of cherry blossom-themed cocktails: New survey data shows that while most workers in the United States value paid time off, nearly half aren’t using all their vacation time. We’ll get into what the new research says about norms in the American workforce. And, it’s Trans Day of Visibility. We’ll explore how the LGBTQ+ community experiences the economy differently and how language shapes discussions of LGBTQ+ issues. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

- “A guide to words related to gender identity and sexual orientation” from The Washington Post

- “The LGBTQI+ Economic and Financial Survey” from the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research

- “Nearly half of American workers don’t take all of their PTO” from Business Insider

- “How Americans View Their Jobs” from Pew Research

- “How 3D printing could revolutionize auto manufacturing” from Marketplace

- “Why CDs are music to banks’ ears right now” from Marketplace

- “Could return-free tax filing actually be on the horizon?” from Marketplace

- “Ramen for breakfast? Cup Noodles’ new flavor tastes like egg, sausage and maple syrup pancakes” from CNBC

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0:00.0	This is Flea for this little light a podcast about falling in love with music
0:04.5	I started a nonprofit music school about 20 years ago called the Silver Lake Conservatory of music
0:10.6	The reason that I started doing this podcast was music education. I'll be speaking with Rick Rubin
0:17.1	Thundercat Stuart Copeland Margot Price
0:19.7	Cory Henry Cynthia Arrivo Shealy E and Patty Smith
0:24.0	Please listen and follow this little light a presentation of cadence 13 on the Odyssey app or wherever you get your
0:29.7	podcast
0:32.8	May I ask when's the last time you took an economics class? I'm David Brunkaccio host of the Marketplace Morning Report for me
0:40.1	It had been a while
0:42.1	So that's why I love our new email crash course e-con 101
0:46.9	I've been relearning the basics with marketplace listeners and now it's time for office hours join me live on zoom
0:54.8	April the 25th when I'll ask actual
0:57.7	Economists Wendy Carlin and Samuel Bowles your e-con questions register and get the details at marketplace.org
1:05.7	slash crash course
1:10.9	All right cool then let us get going
1:21.1	Hey everybody, I'm Amy Scott welcome back to make me smart where we make today make sense
1:26.7	It is Friday March 31st
1:30.5	Yes, and I'm Kimberly Adams. Thank you everyone for joining us for our annual cherry blossom edition of economics on tap
1:38.3	We're going to have very special cherry blossom themed drinks. We're gonna have news fixes
1:43.5	We're going to take a brief break and then we're going to end with our very fun game half full half empty and Amy
1:50.4	I know you have an epic drink to share with us go for it
1:55.3	What did you get? I love your decorations?
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