I think what we're all realizing, either through price increases or empty shelves or delivery delays is that we really didn't understand the size and scope.

I think we're all coming to realize how dependent we were on a global supply chain that we just didn't understand.

It just feels like the ultimate metaphor for what COVID is teaching us on so many levels.

This is Sarah and Beth, you're listening to Pantsy Politics, the home of Graceville Political Conversations.

Hello and thank you so much for joining us for a new episode of Pantsy Politics. Today we're going to talk about the economy and I know that can sound a little dry and academic, but that is not where we're going to be today.

We are going to talk about what is Congress working on that could impact our real lives right away.

And then we're going to talk about the supply chain. So what can you buy at the grocery store? What can you order from your favorite retailer?

How much will it cost? Will there be turkeys to roast this Thanksgiving? And outside of politics, a listener asks us to talk about America's fascination with the Gabby Petito case, which we are going to attempt to do with great respect for the fact that this is a real person.

We'll get into all of that today, but before we do, we have a fun announcement closely related to our supply chain conversations. Sarah, would you like to do the honors?

Yes, I'm so excited. Several weeks ago, we told you we were coming out with a holiday gift guide because we felt like the biggest gift we could give to you is not necessarily just the recommendations, but getting it to you early in acknowledgement that the supply chain is jacked up.

We've got it ready for you. Y'all don't delay. Do not delay. Fire up this gift guide. Buy your stuff. Get it done.

Beth, I want to shout out a particular part of the gift guide that I'm proud of. Listen, it actually doesn't have to do with the global supply chain at all.

I put a little section in my part of the gift guide for husbands or partners looking for presents for their wives and spouses.

And let me just me say it's not it's not a physical present that you will need to order off the internet or depend on.

I just said it's plainly as I could hire a house cleaner. This is what your partner wants. They want a house cleaner. That's it. Nobody wants an appliance.

Nobody wants jewelry. If you do not already have a house cleaner. Higher one. And if you already have a house cleaner. Take your children out of the house and let your partner enjoy that clean house by themselves. That's it. That is my holiday gift guidance for that particular subset of the population. What do you think?

Well, I think that's correct. That's all I want. Help really just help is all I want for the holidays.

And look, I think that that is a good peak at the fact that this is a very, you know, Pantsuit politics holiday. It's got a wide range of suggestions and ideas. It is all over the place.

We wrote separate sections so that our personalities could just do what they do and we could give you our best advice from where we are. And let me say this. There are very inexpensive gifts on here all the way to pretty expensive gifts.

There are things there are experiences. There are recommendations for you to buy certain types of things locally. There are some links to products on Amazon because as much as I know everybody has feelings about how we shop. We have listeners in places that do not have a cute local downtown.

So we have tried to think about everyone's different life experiences and we hope that we've given you something helpful so that you can have the best holiday available to you.

So it's going to be in the show notes. It's going to be in our newsletter. It's going to be on social media. You're going to be able to find it. Don't worry. So check out our 2021 holiday gift guide.

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