Let's Appreciate

Hosted by Kyla Scanlon

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Aug 2026

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August 13, 2026Episode 1238 min

How to Get Rich in America

Full piece is located here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rich-in-america Thank you!

July 10, 2026Episode 1113 min

Why You Can't Cancel Anything and What to Do About It with Commissioner Sam Levine

New York City just proposed the first municipal click-to-cancel rule in the country, a direct answer to the subscription traps that keep you paying for gyms you don't go to and apps you forgot you had. I sat down with Sam Levine, Commissioner of NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (and former head of the FTC's consumer protection bureau, where the federal version of this rule was written before a court struck it down), to talk about what the rule actually requires, why the city stopped waiting on Washington, and what it's like when even the consumer protection commissioner can't cancel a subscription. We get into what a compliant cancellation actually looks like, how enforcement works (it runs on your complaints: nyc.gov/consumers or 311), the Roosevelt Institute's estimate that this could save New Yorkers up to $162 million and 600,000 hours a year, and why Levine thinks the deeper stakes are about whether people believe government can work at all.

June 25, 2026Episode 1015 min

Gina Raimondo on the Future for Workers in the AI Economy

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.

May 28, 2026Episode 929 min

Is AI Going to Destroy our Lives or Not?

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

March 26, 2026Episode 822 min

The Ozempicization of the Economy

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

January 22, 2026Episode 724 min

The Great Entertainment

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

January 9, 2026Episode 632 min

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin on What's Actually Happening in the Economy

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

December 11, 2025Episode 524 min