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It's A Women's Recession

We're in a recession, and it's hitting women especially hard. So how does it compare to the last recession, and how much of it has to do with childcare? Sam is joined by Planet Money's <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/787218595/mary-childs">Mary Childs</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/350888943/stacey-vanek-smith">Stacey Vanek Smith</a> to make sense of it all. Then Sam chats with <a href="https://www.revjeskast.com/">Reverend Jes Kast</a>, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, about how faith and scripture provide solace in moments of uncertainty like this. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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