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Podcast · Weekly

The Human Angle

Stories from every corner.

The people behind the headlines. Each week, The Human Angle spends 38 minutes with the diners, buyers, builders, and believers living inside the biggest stories — the human math behind the numbers, told by the reporters who met them.

38 min · Weekly

Episodes

  1. 1

    The Hundred-Dollar Week

    October 16, 2026 · 38 min

    American diners are spending $100 a week on restaurants — and getting creative to afford it. Plus: one year after the $7,500 EV credit ended, car shoppers rewrote the math.

  2. 2

    The Table

    October 9, 2026 · 36 min

    Americans want marriage again — but only on their own terms. Plus: why you’re nicer to strangers than to the people you love, according to the research.