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TIL the unemployment rate when Paul Volcker took office in Aug. 1979 was 6%, and it didn’t come back down to that level again — excepting the 5.9% readings in Sept. and Nov. 1979 — until the month he left office, in Aug. 1987

Just watched my 8 year-old daughter perusing the front page of The NY Times and saw the moment modern media destroyed her innocence:

Tomorrow is #JobsDay, my favorite day of the month! Except that tomorrow's report is going to be so, so, SO annoying. Quick, nerdy thread on why:

.Emily Kinslow is superstar. She was instrumental for the Planet Money Record Label — she's the CEO, CFO, and CTO of the label. She was a huge part of the success for our live event. She made stray ideas come true. 💔 for our team. some lucky place will get to work w/ her next.

HARK WEEKEND: This week's best podcast moments in one playlist, hosted by Avery Trufelman, featuring: - Inside the Silicon Valley run Kenny Malone - Putting on a play in wartime Kyiv This is Love - Brewing an Iranian beer Dan Pashman isn't on here anymore share.harkaudio.com/L1C7tBNUqN6tnP…

Imagine a summer camp (complete with gourmet food and bonfires) where you get to talk about audio stories all day. Come up to mountains of Maine this summer and become a better editor.

It's been a minute since I reported a story for audio. Here's my latest NPR's Planet Money. About when and how someone can legally take the land you can own from you. Also: Goats. npr.org/2023/05/03/117…

SCOOP: For years, Dan Ariely has suggested that the fabricated data in one of his most famous studies was doctored before he got it. This week, the insurance company he collaborated with came back swinging -- with lots of details: npr.org/2023/07/27/119…

Curious about the legal implications of tech companies using oodles of copyrighted material to train their AIs? We try to figure out how it all might play out in the latest NPR's Planet Money: npr.org/2023/11/10/119…

Headed to #ASSA2024 tomorrow! Let me know what NPR's Planet Money should be paying attention to there, and reach out with story ideas (or tips for how to spend the time when I'm NOT at paper talks.)

At the Freakonomics Radio Network, we are looking for an editorial assistant and a producer. Please let me know if you're interested -- or know someone else who might be. Thanks! Editorial assistant details: freak.ws/47xMmub Producer details:  freak.ws/49DMVEu

Just over a year ago I stumbled across a lawsuit involving OpenAI that nobody was paying attention to. The chain of events at the heart of it was... not the one I expected to find. The story of OpenAI vs Open AI (gift link): bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Also at the other place: at keithromer.bsky.social

Do you work in compliance at the IRS (or did you until recently)? I'd like to talk with you for an upcoming story for NPR's Planet Money. Hit me up here or on signal: keithromer.79