S8 Ep5: Inflation Explained by @BravelyGo, Book Bans Rise, Millennials Are Killing Wine

It has finally happened: Pam was mask shamed in public. We're shook that this happened in liberal California! We're joined this week by Kara, founder of Bravely Go, an award-winning financial education company. Kara is here to explain inflation like we're 5, and dispel some common misinformation. Check Bravely Go out on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter! What is inflation, who is Grandpa Money Bags, and who is Grandma glass breaker?! Why does the federal government increase interest rates, and are there any silver linings to it for consumers? Corporations, just like people, love blaming the government for the increased cost of goods. But is it more complicated than that? Kara recommends checking out these episodes of Planet Money to learn more about inflation: Uncle Sam wants YOU to fight inflation and The Great Inflation. The push to ban books is on the rise across the country– but Texas really takes the cake here: community members across 100 school districts made 75 formal requests to ban books from libraries. Apparently any book that might make a student feel discomfort or exposes them to some hard historical truths about the USA needs to go. We have some tips on what you can do to speak out against book banning, starting with exercising your right to VOTE! This just in: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING WINE. Why do we think adults 21-34 are buying less wine than their predecessors? What can American wine companies do to meet millennials and gen z where they're at? This week's recommendations will keep you busy: "Murderville" on Netflix (Andrew), Ozark season 4 (part 1), also on Netflix (Laura), and supporting your local libraries to check out titles on the latest round of banned book lists (Pam). This week's show is sponsored by Scribd (https://www.try.scribd.com/MILL to get two months for $0.99), Talkspace (https://www.talkspace.com and enter promo code mill for $100 off your first month), and Felix Gray (https://www.felixgrayglasses.com/MILL). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors! And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon: What are some of the dumbest things we ever got in trouble for? Dress codes were obviously a dumb thing we got punished for - what about being stabbed with a mechanical pencil? We've learned our lesson about what gets posted in the show notes. 👀  Do we have higher engagement on Twitter than Ariana Huffington? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices