Noel King

Thank you both for taking the time to do this. You both articulated your point of view really well. And I'm very happy for both of you that you've met nice people out in the world. It's very hard out there. So good for you. Thank you very much.

Thank you both for taking the time to do this. You both articulated your point of view really well. And I'm very happy for both of you that you've met nice people out in the world. It's very hard out there. So good for you. Thank you very much.

Thank you both for taking the time to do this. You both articulated your point of view really well. And I'm very happy for both of you that you've met nice people out in the world. It's very hard out there. So good for you. Thank you very much.

Danny Bowman and James B. Jones. Love on the Spectrum is on Netflix. Gabrielle Berbet and Avishai Artsy made today's show. Amina El-Sadi edited. Laura Bullard fact-checked. Patrick Boyd and Andrea Christen's daughter are our engineers. I'm Noelle King. It's Today Explained.

Danny Bowman and James B. Jones. Love on the Spectrum is on Netflix. Gabrielle Berbet and Avishai Artsy made today's show. Amina El-Sadi edited. Laura Bullard fact-checked. Patrick Boyd and Andrea Christen's daughter are our engineers. I'm Noelle King. It's Today Explained.

Danny Bowman and James B. Jones. Love on the Spectrum is on Netflix. Gabrielle Berbet and Avishai Artsy made today's show. Amina El-Sadi edited. Laura Bullard fact-checked. Patrick Boyd and Andrea Christen's daughter are our engineers. I'm Noelle King. It's Today Explained.

The American economy is starting to shake under the weight of President Trump's tariff chaos.

The American economy is starting to shake under the weight of President Trump's tariff chaos.

The American economy is starting to shake under the weight of President Trump's tariff chaos.

And it's not just the stock market anymore. The national economy, we learned today, shrank in the first quarter of this year. Down three-tenths of a percent.

And it's not just the stock market anymore. The national economy, we learned today, shrank in the first quarter of this year. Down three-tenths of a percent.

And it's not just the stock market anymore. The national economy, we learned today, shrank in the first quarter of this year. Down three-tenths of a percent.

If it shrinks in the second, that's the dictionary definition of a recession, folks. Chinese exports to the U.S. are plunging. Keep your third eye open for shortages. And around the country, tariff layoffs are underway.

If it shrinks in the second, that's the dictionary definition of a recession, folks. Chinese exports to the U.S. are plunging. Keep your third eye open for shortages. And around the country, tariff layoffs are underway.

If it shrinks in the second, that's the dictionary definition of a recession, folks. Chinese exports to the U.S. are plunging. Keep your third eye open for shortages. And around the country, tariff layoffs are underway.

All of this, says the press, to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., except, as we're going to hear, the tariff layoffs are hitting manufacturing now, too. Coming up on Today Explained, we take a trip.

All of this, says the press, to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., except, as we're going to hear, the tariff layoffs are hitting manufacturing now, too. Coming up on Today Explained, we take a trip.

All of this, says the press, to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., except, as we're going to hear, the tariff layoffs are hitting manufacturing now, too. Coming up on Today Explained, we take a trip.

It's Today Explained. Miles Bryan is a senior producer and reporter on the show. And Miles, you live in Pennsylvania.

It's Today Explained. Miles Bryan is a senior producer and reporter on the show. And Miles, you live in Pennsylvania.