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Booming

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Booming is a weekly podcast about the economic forces shaping our lives here in the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle area's been home to many booms over the years. It’s brought jobs, people, and wealth to the region, but also real growing pains that people here feel every day. In Booming, KUOW economy reporters Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg help listeners make sense of our ever-changing economy. We'll dig into what people are seeing or feeling and unpack the story behind it.

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  1. Will the blue wave dump cold water on the AI buildout? 13:29
  2. The dreamers risking everything to grow a seaweed industry in the PNW 19:22
  3. Should you have an AI assistant? 36:20
  4. A sobering reality for Washington's wine and beer industries 19:49
  5. What will it take to save our favorite small cinemas? 24:09
  6. Fake humans. Real products. Advertising embraces AI influencers 25:34
  7. Does AI belong in the classroom? 32:47
  8. Microsoft's stern warning for AI frontier labs 16:06
  9. Is San Francisco leaving Seattle behind? 22:42
  10. Where have all the diners gone? The disappearing middle class economy (encore) 18:13
  11. Copper theft is surging. Can anything be done about it? 15:18
  12. Will Seattle ever star in its own movies again? 25:57
  13. AI supercharged scammers. Here's how to protect yourself 23:23
  14. How bots took over our national parks 24:46
  15. Buy now, worry later? How 'Doom Spending' is taking over the economy 25:03
  16. Matchmaking is booming. Could it solve the relationship recession? 19:39
  17. Is Xbox's big reboot a new dawn, or its last life? 25:41
  18. Did the US Congress just save affordable housing? 20:13
  19. From Control F: Does shopping at Costco actually save you money? 31:11
  20. The $6,000 shortcut to driving electric 17:41
  21. Big Tech is bankrolling the clean energy transition...while emitting more than ever 26:52
  22. Seattle banned data centers. Now what? 17:33
  23. 4-day work week or brain fry? How AI will change work 28:44
  24. Would you buy a house with friends? Meet some people who did 15:49
  25. From tech to the trades: One laid off worker's big career pivot 23:28
  26. Where's my tariff refund? 13:09
  27. What will it take to break Seattle's real estate standoff? 28:08
  28. Is big business souring on Seattle? 28:29
  29. How indie bookstores escaped Amazon's shadow 25:34
  30. Will federal research cuts kill the innovation economy? 25:16
  31. Live: The risks and realities of AI chatbots 47:24
  32. Planet Money and the hidden laws that run our economy 53:25
  33. Where have all the diners gone? The disappearing middle class economy 17:55
  34. Could light rail across Lake Washington turn Seattle into the new Copenhagen? 18:01
  35. Is 'millionaire migration' really a thing? Lessons from states that already tax the rich 17:17
  36. From software engineer to bus driver: Where laid off tech workers are now 15:36
  37. From Control F: The weird way we decide who sits below the poverty line 27:37
  38. Will this summer's World Cup be an economic win for Seattle? 19:43
  39. Grocery sticker shock and the rise of the dollar-store dinner 23:56
  40. Could the hottest real estate market become... driveways? 18:12
  41. The great data center space race 21:08
  42. 16,000 Amazon employees just lost their jobs. Are we in a tech recession? 13:17
  43. Lessons from the state that made child care free 21:04
  44. How a bad bet built the internet: a short history of bubbles 20:25
  45. Housing costs dropped in Austin. How they did the impossible 19:56
  46. Sports ticket prices have skyrocketed. Here's why (encore) 19:39
  47. How stores are spying on you (encore) 22:52
  48. How does Seattle's cost of living stack up to other cities? 22:12
  49. The climate migrants seeking refuge in the PNW 16:10
  50. What happens to Seattle if the AI bubble pops? 20:38