Amanda Aronchik

It's always a good call.

It's always a good call.

We have more questions and answers coming up. Questions about the potential impact of Trump's tariffs on our purchases, like, for example, when we buy an iPhone. And will President-elect Donald Trump find a way to cut NPR's funding? That's all after the break. Oh, whoa. I want to hear that segment.

We have more questions and answers coming up. Questions about the potential impact of Trump's tariffs on our purchases, like, for example, when we buy an iPhone. And will President-elect Donald Trump find a way to cut NPR's funding? That's all after the break. Oh, whoa. I want to hear that segment.

We have more questions and answers coming up. Questions about the potential impact of Trump's tariffs on our purchases, like, for example, when we buy an iPhone. And will President-elect Donald Trump find a way to cut NPR's funding? That's all after the break. Oh, whoa. I want to hear that segment.

Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. Exactly.

So our next question is from a listener named Jane Gray. This one is about the media. It impacts us. We get this question a lot. And I decided to bring it to Brooke Gladstone. She is the co-host of the public radio show On the Media. And she's just finished reporting an episode about public broadcasting funding. I read her the listener question.

So our next question is from a listener named Jane Gray. This one is about the media. It impacts us. We get this question a lot. And I decided to bring it to Brooke Gladstone. She is the co-host of the public radio show On the Media. And she's just finished reporting an episode about public broadcasting funding. I read her the listener question.

So our next question is from a listener named Jane Gray. This one is about the media. It impacts us. We get this question a lot. And I decided to bring it to Brooke Gladstone. She is the co-host of the public radio show On the Media. And she's just finished reporting an episode about public broadcasting funding. I read her the listener question.

What is the likelihood that Trump's administration will cut funding for NPR?

What is the likelihood that Trump's administration will cut funding for NPR?

What is the likelihood that Trump's administration will cut funding for NPR?

One of Brooke's first media gigs back in the 1980s was writing for Current, which is like this industry trade magazine. So since the very beginning of her media career, Brooke has seen many attempts to cut funding to public broadcasting.

One of Brooke's first media gigs back in the 1980s was writing for Current, which is like this industry trade magazine. So since the very beginning of her media career, Brooke has seen many attempts to cut funding to public broadcasting.

One of Brooke's first media gigs back in the 1980s was writing for Current, which is like this industry trade magazine. So since the very beginning of her media career, Brooke has seen many attempts to cut funding to public broadcasting.

So first a little context. NPR and PBS get some of their funding from the government through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, which was established by President Lyndon Johnson back in 1967 as part of his Great Society programs. A couple of years later, PBS was founded, then NPR.

So first a little context. NPR and PBS get some of their funding from the government through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, which was established by President Lyndon Johnson back in 1967 as part of his Great Society programs. A couple of years later, PBS was founded, then NPR.

So first a little context. NPR and PBS get some of their funding from the government through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, which was established by President Lyndon Johnson back in 1967 as part of his Great Society programs. A couple of years later, PBS was founded, then NPR.