Find out more information about RaiseUS here: raiseus.ai

I sat down with Gina Raimondo, the 75th governor of Rhode Island and 40th Secretary of Commerce, now the founder and CEO of a new organization called RaiseUS. We talked about how her new project helps workers transition through the AI economy by using a holistic approach across employers, educational institutions, and the government.

Transcript here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/is-ai-going-to-destroy-our-lives

Transcript:https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-ozempicization-of-the-economy

And the shows!! Come hang out!!

March 29th, Los Angeles: with Kai Ryssdal and David Brancaccio at the Aratani Theater https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/laistofficial/Marketplace-LIVE-with-Kai-Ryssdal

April 19th, Boulder CO: with Planet Money team at Boulder Theater https://www.axs.com/events/1290779/nprs-planet-money-tickets?skin=bouldertheater

April 20th: with Planet Money again in Albuequerque, New Mexico https://artsandculture.cabq.gov/13522/13523 

Full transcript: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-great-entertainment

I sat down with President Mary C. Daly, President and CEO of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, and President Tom Barkin, President and CEO of the Richmond Federal Reserve to talk about the current state of the US economy as we go into 2026. We look back to the past, particularly the 1970s and the 1990s, to understand what those periods can teach us about inflation and policy decisions today. We also talk about the persistent uncertainty we are facing in geopolitics and technology, and the growing gap between the economic data and how people feel. We talk about the headwinds we are facing and the tailwinds to be excited about. And finally, we spend time on what’s often missed in these conversations - the sources of resilience and the reasons that there is still room for optimism.

Full transcript at kyla.substack.com

Transcript here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/everyone-is-gambling-and-no-one-is

Full transcript on Substack.

How concentrated ownership and automated manipulation reshape democracy

The importance of Fed independence, sticky inflation, AI’s impact on entry-level work, and why she still leans modestly restrictive

Sports betting in the United States of America. Read the full piece here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/gamblemerica-how-sports-betting-apps

00:00 - Intro
00:36 - An Excerpt
02:42 - The United States of Gamblemerica
06:09 - In Dialogue with Jon
08:12 - The History of Sports Betting
13:55 - The State, The Platform, the Hen House
17:17 - The Dopamine Business Model
22:11 - The Language of Individual Responsibility
27:03 - The Human Cost
28:41 - What Comes After Sports Betting?
31:38 - How Do We Fix This?

Jon's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Big-Americas-Reckless-Gambling/dp/B0DGS6G35H