The Working Experience

The Working Experience

By John Brancaccio | Matt KerrBusiness
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  • 372. The Affordable Care Act a Decade In

    Against many odds, the ACA has survived for 10 years. It has brought health insurance to millions of people who didn't have it before. However, it is not without its problems. Many are still "underinsured" and still face hardships. Hopefully, we will make more progress in the future.

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    43 min
  • 370. Educational Pods and Homeschooling

    Due to concerns over Coronavirus, many parents are very reluctant to send their children back to the classroom and they are not satisfied with the online learning model. Zoom classes and Google Classroom are just not cutting it. So they are paying big money to form small "pods" with other parents and hiring a private teacher to educate their children. How effective is this? Matty K and John discuss and expertly dissect the pro's and cons..

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    44 min
  • 369. Smart People Do Stupid Things

    Even people with Master's Degrees and security clearances do very stupid things at work. They say offensive things and, even when told not to, do it again! Intelligence does mean that a person has good judgement, a fact seen repeatedly in our government.

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    42 min
  • 368. Bankruptcies Thanks to Covid

    More than 3,600 companies have filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2020 and this number will most certainly increase. While bankruptcy is not a death sentence for a company, it is not a good sign. Stock prices fall, people lose jobs etc. Many companies will have to restructure to survive; it is a culling of the herd.

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    37 min
  • 368. Covid Bankruptcies

    More than 3,600 companies have filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2020 and this number will most certainly increase. While bankruptcy is not a death sentence for a company, it is not a good sign. Stock prices fall, people lose jobs etc. Many companies will have to restructure to survive; it is a culling of the herd.

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    38 min
  • 367. Jeffery Epstein

    Jeffery Epstein was a terrible human being.  Was he also a spy?  Why did he receive such a light sentence for trafficking underage girls in 2007? Anyone else would have spent decades in prison for those offenses.  Where did all his money come from?  And who is this Ghislaine Maxwell person? Lots of twists and turns to this sordid tale.  Of course, Epstein will never be able to tell it. He "committed suicide".

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    41 min
  • 366. New Rules for Working

    In the 17th century people would regularly work more than 40 hours a week; at one point it was upwards of 60. But that doesn't mean we need to keep plodding ahead with the old 9 to 5 routine. Many of us are still making the adjustment to working from home and some people report actually working more. However, it might be time for a change. Perhaps the focus should be on productivity rather than time. If you can get your job done in 4 hours, why be on the clock for for 8? If we cut down on the BS we actually get something done!

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    43 min
  • 365. Free Speech on Facebook

    Facebook is a social media platform but many view it as a news source. Is Mark Zuckerberg responsible for vetting and censoring people’s opinions? Some people think so and are calling for advertisers to boycott the company. Some are, but what effect will it have?  Matty K and John debate and giggle to resolve this important issue.  Freedom!!!

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    46 min

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A weekly podcast, that dives deep into the love/hate relationship with Work! Hosted by Matt Kerr, an educator, writer and filmmaker and John Brancaccio, a Producer, Director, and Creator. This star…