Mary Childs

Hey, it's Mary Childs.

Before we start the show today, we want to shout out some Planet Money listeners and, importantly, recent NPR donors.

Like Brad from Virginia, who says, NPR is the final frontier of unbiased, real journalism.

Thank you, Brad.

Represent Virginia.

And then there's E. Katarina from New York, who writes, quote, I love Planet Money podcasts and I learn so much from it because hard concepts are explained in the simplest way possible.

Thank you, Ekaterina.

That is exactly what we're trying to do.

And finally, Gary from Utah, who says, Planet Money is the greatest podcast of all time.

Okay.

Thank you, Gary.

Wow.

That's an honor.

We sincerely appreciate all of the kind words and support, especially this year.

As you may have heard as of October 1st, NPR is now operating without federal funding.

That is the first time in our more than 50-year history.

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