What's next for the Class of 2024

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🗓️ 12 August 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley joins us in Paris to discuss how the city is recovering from the Olympics and the lasting impact of hosting the world's biggest sports event. Then, Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth is presiding over two major lawsuits Elon Musk has filed. Financial records show the judge appears to be an investor in Tesla. NPR's Bobby Allyn reports. And, the Class of 2024 started their high school years in the thick of the pandemic, with lockdowns and online classes. We catch up with the graduates to hear what's guiding their decisions for the future.

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0:36.5	Oh, they are basking in the glory.
0:39.4	You know, it made their city shine and was more spectacular than anyone could have imagined.
0:43.4	The very French Paris Olympic Games are going into the history books now. It is Monday, August 12th from NPR and W-B-U-R Boston.
1:07.0	Welcome to here and now any time.
1:10.0	I'm Shirley Jahad.
1:18.0	Today on the show, can a billionaire shop for his own judge? Elon Musk is bringing some lawsuits to one of his stockholders, a judge in Texas. And then teenagers
1:27.0	who graduated high school this year have been battle tested beyond their years.
1:31.7	They entered high school isolated in a global
1:35.0	pandemic. Just a weird set of circumstances to put a high schooler in. I know that it
1:40.7	threw a lot of people off the rails and some of them just haven't recovered from it.
1:44.0	We check in with members of the class of 2024 as they enter the next phase of life's journey.
1:51.0	Several look forward to starting their college years now.
1:55.0	First, get your tickets now for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
2:06.5	Tinseltown has a big torch to carry after those glorious games in the City of
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