New York Mag columnist and KCRW podcast host Josh Barro joins the show to discuss the state of the economy heading into an election year.  We talk about why fears of a recession have lessened over the past year, the performance of the Powell Fed, the impact of Trump's trade war and public perception of the economy.

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