Also on today’s program: Aluminum prices soar, the Labor Department hopes to modernize unemployment benefits and why one woman quit her lab job to become a “mosquito hunter.”

Later in the show: a working mom’s experience with the hot rental market, how the labor shortage impacts school lunches and a look at two dueling lobster shacks.

Leisure and hospitality took a big hit. Also on today’s show: how to improve the New York subway system’s bouncebackability and the geopolitics of rare minerals in Afghanistan.

Also on today’s show: First-time unemployment claims hit a pandemic low; how OnlyFans sparked protest by sex workers and their allies; and while the British government has committed to going green, not all Brits are in agreement.

Walmart is seeking 20,000 new distribution and supply chain workers. Will it find them? Also on today’s show: life after the eviction moratorium and what might be in store for the Afghan economy under the Taliban.

Also on today’s show: challenging weeks ahead for many Louisiana households and what went wrong for a small but significant subset of Paycheck Protection Program borrowers.

Also on today’s show: CVS joins Walmart and Walgreens in experimenting with in-store, in-person counseling and an elementary school teacher on changing careers in a pandemic.

Also on today’s show: The Weekly Wrap, the toll of wildfires on health care and plot twists in the China-Hollywood cinematic saga.

Also: a dip in food insecurity for families of color, how a disaster declaration could help those hit by drought and an educator goes back to school — as a student and teacher.