Amanda Aronchik

Right after Donald Trump was reelected, we turned to you, our listeners, and asked, what do you want to know? What do you want us to cover? Do you have questions about tariffs or immigration or presidential control of the Federal Reserve or tax cuts or, I don't know, any number of things? And we got a really, like, large number of questions.

But what we realized as we started to sift through this giant metaphoric pile was that our inbox was filled with, yes, with letters, but also with uncertainty and excitement and shock. This was not an ordinary bunch of questions. Like, take this one from an academic historian.

But what we realized as we started to sift through this giant metaphoric pile was that our inbox was filled with, yes, with letters, but also with uncertainty and excitement and shock. This was not an ordinary bunch of questions. Like, take this one from an academic historian.

But what we realized as we started to sift through this giant metaphoric pile was that our inbox was filled with, yes, with letters, but also with uncertainty and excitement and shock. This was not an ordinary bunch of questions. Like, take this one from an academic historian.

Decades. Even Aaron, who wrote in with a question, acknowledges we just can't know yet. We have no crystal ball. There's no way to know exactly what will happen. And yeah, a lot of your questions, it's just impossible to answer now. But what we can do is look at how much power the president really has to shape the economy. Where does that power come from?

Decades. Even Aaron, who wrote in with a question, acknowledges we just can't know yet. We have no crystal ball. There's no way to know exactly what will happen. And yeah, a lot of your questions, it's just impossible to answer now. But what we can do is look at how much power the president really has to shape the economy. Where does that power come from?

Decades. Even Aaron, who wrote in with a question, acknowledges we just can't know yet. We have no crystal ball. There's no way to know exactly what will happen. And yeah, a lot of your questions, it's just impossible to answer now. But what we can do is look at how much power the president really has to shape the economy. Where does that power come from?

And can Trump use it to do the things he has promised to do? Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Amanda Aronchik. Today on the show, your questions about the next four years with answers. Questions about tariffs, oil, grocery prices, and the future of NPR. That's all coming up.

And can Trump use it to do the things he has promised to do? Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Amanda Aronchik. Today on the show, your questions about the next four years with answers. Questions about tariffs, oil, grocery prices, and the future of NPR. That's all coming up.

And can Trump use it to do the things he has promised to do? Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Amanda Aronchik. Today on the show, your questions about the next four years with answers. Questions about tariffs, oil, grocery prices, and the future of NPR. That's all coming up.

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yes, right. There have been, I remember, it's all coming back to me, a lot of political fights over this, right? Whether the president was going to allow for drilling in the Arctic or drilling in the Gulf Coast.