New Census figures are showing that big cities have been in a decline.  The largest cities lost a greater share of people than small and mid-sized ones.  New York, San Jose, and Chicago saw the greatest numbers of people leaving, while Texas and Arizona had seven of the ten fastest growing cities.  All of these migrations were accelerated by the pandemic and work-from-home capabilities.  Paul Overberg, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for why people are leaving.

 

Next, the market for NFTs has always been a volatile one, but lately investors have been questioning if some of these purchases have been worth it. In 2021 the NFT market blew up with people spending about $40 billion and now that some of the hype has died down, investors are looking at values that are only worth a fraction of what they initially paid.  There are still some that are holding their value, and the art world is also banking on an NFT future.  Pranshu Verma, reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for what to know.

 

Finally, we’ll tell you how PornHub changed the world.  It wasn’t the first tube site, but 15 years after it launched it still remains on top.  The site became a good partner for studios and creators as it was a big promotional tool for them.  It changed how people could enter and work in the industry and also influenced the content itself.  Anna Iovine, reporter at Mashable, joins us for more

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