Recent Jobs Report, Dunkin' Debate & Boy Kibble

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest jobs report, the conflict in Iran, and various cultural topics including Gen Z's dating trends and food's impact on dreams.

This week, we’re talking about the latest news out of the conflict in Iran, how the latest jobs report might indicate the US is moving into a new hiring era and the data behind Gen Z’s so-called “dating recession.”Plus, why RFK Jr. is going after Dunkin' and Starbucks, how what you eat can affect your dreams and something the kids are calling “boy kibble.”

People in this episode

Hosts: Tiege Dooley-Panko, Samantha Kubota

Topics covered

• jobs report
• Iran conflict
• Gen Z dating
• Dunkin' debate
• food and dreams
• boy kibble

Keywords

• jobs report
• Iran
• Gen Z
• Dunkin'
• Starbucks
• dating recession
• food dreams
• boy kibble

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dunkin', Starbucks

Places: Iran, US

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