About this episode

Charlie Sykes discusses Trump's impact on the economy, followed by Nilay Patel on Meta's settlement regarding app addiction.

To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump’s continued ruining of the American economy. Then we’ll talk to The Verge’s Nilay Patel about the implications of Meta’s unprecedented settlement over its app’s addictive behavior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Jong-Fast

Guests: Charlie Sykes, Nilay Patel

Topics covered

• Trump
• American economy
• Meta settlement
• addictive behavior
• politics

Keywords

• Trump
• economy
• Meta
• settlement
• addiction
• politics
• Charlie Sykes
• Nilay Patel

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Organizations: To The Contrary, The Verge, Meta

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