meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Engagement Party

Putting the 'Giving' Back in Thanksgiving

Engagement Party

CNN

Arts, Entertainment News, News, Society & Culture

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Will an uncertain economy lead to less charitable giving this holiday season? And what if you want to give back but don’t have a lot of money? Audie talks with Sara Herschander, who covers philanthropy for Vox’s Future Perfect, about all the ways you can help. Producer: Madeleine Thompson Senior Producer: Matt Martinez Technical Director: Dan Dzula Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hey everybody. I'm Audie Cornish and this is the assignment and starting this week we're going to

0:04.9

basically enter that time of year that's about gathering with loved ones, eating good food,

0:10.6

being grateful for all of it and like honestly buying stuff. It seems like Black Friday starts

0:16.5

earlier, last longer than ever. But you know it's still just one day giving Tuesday, which says something about whether we're

0:25.6

really making an effort to be charitable.

0:28.6

At the same time, everybody seems to be stretched thin.

0:31.6

So nearly a quarter of American households are living paycheck to paycheck.

0:35.6

Many of them are asking for help on social media.

0:39.3

I hate having to come up here and ask for money or anything like that,

0:43.3

but if y'all can just like the video, comments, if y'all could share it,

0:47.3

I mean, even if you would like to send me something, anything would count.

0:52.3

I just need some help right now.

0:56.6

So with so much need, obviously it can feel overwhelming to figure out how best to help. So today

1:02.6

I'm talking with Sarah Hirshander, who covers philanthropy for Vox's Future Perfect, about how

1:08.9

and why to put the giving back in Thanksgiving.

1:12.5

Stay with us.

1:17.3

300 sensors.

1:22.4

Over a million data points per second.

1:25.8

How does F1 update their fans with every stat in real time?

1:29.3

AWS is how.

1:31.3

From fastest laps to strategy calls,

1:34.3

AWS puts fans in the pit.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.