Segments From This Episode

• Content creator economy is everywhere, but labor data and protections are sparse

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  The government has virtually no data on this mostly unregulated, $250 billion global industry, says Drew Harwell of The Washington Post.

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• Higher subsidies drive record ACA enrollment

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The government has extended pandemic-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplace until 2025 — and even higher-income families are eligible.

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• "The biggest challenge that I didn't anticipate was not having people know you"

  by Sean McHenry

  Zoe Bennett, who graduated from the University of Alabama earlier this year, describes what it was like to move to Rome, Georgia, for a new job. For Bennett, meeting people has been one of the biggest challenges. “Especially in a new job where I’m trying really hard to establish myself and earn people’s respect,” she said.

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• Should public transit be a free service? One city just said yes.

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes its free-bus-fare experiment permanent. In many cities, though, riders value quality of service over cost.

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• In a world of hybrid work, hot desking is becoming more prevalent

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  It’s a cost-saving measure that’s more common now than it was pre-pandemic, but not all workers like it.

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• Low tech and high touch: Folk schools boom as people crave working with their hands

  by Dan Kraker

  

  In an increasingly digital world, folk schools are sprouting in Minnesota and beyond, teaching traditional crafts and other lifelong skills.

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