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Episode 1379Apr 25, 2025

Inflation's self-fulfilling prophecy

Plus, is the new horror film “Sinners” scaredy cat approved?

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Inflation's self-fulfilling prophecy
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Americans expect inflation to rise to 6.5% this year according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment survey. That’s the highest outlook since 1981. We’ll explain why those high inflation expectations could be keeping Federal Reserve Chair Powell up at night. And, the deal filmmaker Ryan Coogler made with Warner Bros. to make his latest horror movie “Sinners” is anything but ordinary. Could it shake up the Hollywood studio system?

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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