It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC.

I'm Matt Katz, former reporter here at WNYC.

I'm now running a news and culture podcast in Philadelphia called CityCast Philly, and I'm filling

in for Brian today. Coming up on today's show, for the first hour or so, we're going to talk about

President Trump's tariffs and their effect on the economy so far, both nationally and locally.

For the local angle, WNYC and Gothamist reporter Arun Venigapal will share his reporting

on how a drop in tourists visiting the city is affecting businesses. The experts he talked to

blame tariffs, but also President Trump's insults to Canada and the ramped-up deportation operation.

We'll get into that and we'll want to hear from any of you listening

who work in the tourism industry here. Plus, we'll talk about the quest for immortality. This

has become a growing obsession for a certain class of extremely wealthy people. The New Yorker

writer Tad Friend looks into it and the industry forming around the longevity obsession.

And we'll wrap up today's show with the wordsmith Martha Barnett, who co-hosts the public

radio show Away With Words. She'll talk to us about the regional roots of words and where

some of her favorite words come from. But first, we turn to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

After many delays, many negotiations, most of Trump's reciprocal tariffs, quote-unquote,

reciprocal tariffs went to effect last Thursday, August 7th. The tariffs set a 15% rate

on most countries, though countries like Brazil, Myanmar, and India

are subject to higher rates. According to the Budget Lab at Yale, the tariffs are at their

highest level since 1933. So far, the U.S. government has collected over $150 billion,

billion with a B, in revenue on those foreign imports.

But the broader economic picture is more mixed.

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