Today, Dee and Anand discuss International Women’s Day, the global market effects of the war in Ukraine, Apple’s new “affordable” phone, McDonald’s move to close all stores in Russia, Lululemon’s move into female footwear, Better.com’s latest round of layoffs, and Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Happy International Women’s Day! (0:57) 
• Dee’s “heavy” gambling on Facebook. (6:03) 
• McDonald’s temporarily closes stores in Russia. (9:34) 
• The latest on the oil crisis in Russia. (12:44) 
• Apple’s latest product updates. (16:33) 
• BIG news out of the NFL! (25:09) 
• Lululemon is FINALLY entering the footwear industry. (28:42) 
• New company alert! (35:06) 
• What the heck Better.com?! (38:07) 
• We have to educate the educators! (45:31) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs. (54:46) 

Related Links/Products Mentioned 

• What to know about International Women's Day 2022: Theme, history and more 
• McDonald's temporarily closes 850 restaurants in Russia, nearly 2 weeks after Putin's forces invaded Ukraine 
• Biden says America will ban Russian oil; U.S. says up to 4,000 of Putin's soldiers have been killed 
• Here's everything Apple just announced: A new iPhone, iPad Air, Mac Studio computer and more 
• NFL news updates: Russell Wilson traded to Broncos; Aaron Rodgers returning to Packers 
• Lululemon launches into footwear as it seeks to take on industry giants like Nike, Adidas 
• Reid Hoffman has co-founded his first new company since LinkedIn sale 
• Better.com is set to lay off HALF of its staff of 8,000 this week 
• Student voices are loud, but Florida Republicans are clear. ‘Don’t say gay’ bill passes — Miami Herald 

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