Kai Ryssdal

It's the worst.

And I said, you are absolutely not playing that before I go out in front of 800 people.

So there's that.

Thank you so much for coming.

I am so grateful that you have decided to spend a little bit of time with us today.

We have not done a big live show like this in a very long time.

And I am probably more pleased than anybody because I spend a whole lot of time locked in a soundproof room talking to a microphone.

So the idea that I get to get out and see actual people truly makes it all worthwhile.

The show today is going to come in three parts.

We're going to talk about the economy, obviously, and we're going to do it with a woman who has become one of my go-tos as I try to figure out what is happening.

Your questions for her are also welcome.

You guys have to let me know if my mic dies, and I'll just grab another one.

Second, we're going to talk about marketplace and how we do what we do.

And we're going to do that with the guy who I truly believe is more responsible for the way the program sounds and how we do what we do than anybody else.

Your questions for him as well are welcome.

And then finally at the end, for just a couple of minutes, we're going to talk about everything else that's happening, what I make of it, and maybe what it means.

So on to part one of our program.

A couple of years ago, I was at work scrolling through my Instagram.

Yes, I was at work scrolling Instagram.

Don't tell my bosses.