The governor of the U.K. central bank, Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England, gave a cautiously optimistic view of the country’s economic prospects for the year ahead, thanks to the vaccine rollout. Also, the Netherlands and Ireland raise concerns about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and Italy heads back to lockdown.  

The streaming platform is starting to warn people about sharing their passwords with others. It’s not a security thing but a revenue thing. Plus, venue owners that put on concerts and other events are hopeful for recovery with federal aid on the way. And, what a Grammy nomination (or lack thereof) does for a musician’s career.

Grab, based in Singapore, started out as a ride-hailing app. It’s grown to become one of Southeast Asia’s best-known tech businesses. Plus, what makes people truly happy at work, and what can we learn from them?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. joins the show to discuss the wealth tax she introduced last week, which would impose a 2% tax on individual net worth above $50 million and an additional 1% surtax on net worth above $1 billion. Plus, COVID relief payments could hit bank accounts as soon as this weekend. And, China’s antitrust regulator fines some of the country’s largest tech giants.

Weekly jobless claims numbers are moving in the right direction after a decline in initial unemployment benefits applications last week. Does this foreshadow more hiring in the weeks and months to come? Plus, what’s in the COVID relief package schools. Also, inequities in Black representation in film and TV. And, high school basketball through the frame of wealth and poverty. We revisit the 1994 documentary “Hoop Dreams.”

Our Econ Extra Credit documentary selection for March is about wealth, poverty and basketball. Plus, what the COVID relief package provides in terms of making health care more affordable. And, Mexico makes progress on legalizing recreational marijuana.

If lawmakers in Mexico pass a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, thousands of small farmers could be brought into the formal economy. Also, European central bankers are set to discuss whether mounting levels of debt could push up inflation. And, the race among central banks to mint new digital currencies.

There’s about $14 billion to speed up the distribution and administration of vaccines across the country, and $46 billion to expand COVID testing and to enhance contact tracing capabilities. Plus, the Nasdaq’s correction this week and wider trends about where investors are putting their money and why.

We break down where funding in the COVID relief package is directed, including aid for child care and money for restaurants. Plus, Black-owned businesses in Nashville, Tennessee, hope to capitalize on tourist foot traffic in one of ​the city’s most iconic business districts.