The partial government shutdown is now in its third week and still no end in sight. The only concession coming from the White House is that the president would be willing to ditch the concrete wall for a steel fence. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for the politics of the shutdown and the real test, when federal workers start seeing zeroes on their paycheck this week. Next, as we continue with the tightest labor market in decades, companies are looking for ways to attract and retain new workers and are willing to pay for your college degree. This is not necessarily a new thing, the change up now is that companies are paying for it upfront and in full. Kelsey Gee, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for how to take advantage of these programs and get a free college education. Finally, as the ride sharing economy continues to grow, new sectors are growing out of the industry and it is focusing on kids. A growing crop of ride services is offering rigorously vetted drivers who can transport your kids where they need to go as well as babysit. Rebecca Heilweil, covering this story for Wired, tells us about companies like Kango and HopSkipDrive that are trying to be the “Uber for kids.”

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