This is Scott from St. Simon's Island, Georgia. I'm in the office this week after a

great vacation to the coast of Maine with my wife of 38 years. We were supposed

to go there in 2020 but had to reschedule because of the pandemic. This

podcast was recorded at. It is one 47 Eastern on Thursday August 5th. Things may

have changed by the time you hear this but I'll still be thinking about the

beautiful scenery, the tasty lobsters and the wonderful memories I made

last week with my BFF. Okay, here's the show.

Asma, this strikes a chord because I am about 48 hours from going on a vacation

that was canceled last year and I've been thinking a lot of the same thoughts.

So good for him. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. I'm Scott

Detro. I cover the White House and I must my colleague. I also cover the White House.

And actually that's like a really good way to get into today's episode

because this is all about the economy springing back to life after the

worst of the pandemic, the you know the economic worst of the pandemic that is

and just like the recession that began at the beginning of the pandemic was

pretty strange. The recovery has been pretty strange too and you know and one

big part of that is a big rise in prices. Everything from groceries to use

cars prices are going up. It is the highest rate of inflation in a decade and

President Biden addressed this a couple of weeks ago. We've seen some price

increases. Some folks have raised worries that this could be a sign of

persistent inflation but that's not our view. But but Asma, you first of all you

went back out into the real world and did what you do best and that is talk to

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