On today’s show, we’re digging into the mailbag to hear our listeners’ thoughts on the economy in 2025. Spoiler: tariffs came up a lot. And, we’ll hear from some of the reporters who helped us make sense of the news this year about what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026. Plus, we’ll celebrate a win!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Trump shook up global trade this year; some uncertainty may persist in 2026" from Reuters
"Trump tests his 'affordability' message in a midterm battleground district" from NBC News
"This K-shaped economy is reliant on high-income spenders" from Marketplace
"Jerome Powell’s era of consensus at the Fed is over" from CNN Business
"Missouri House advances proposal that could curtail ballot initiatives passing" from STLPR

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