It's Been a Minute

The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The Pandemic Housing Market, Plus TikTok Under Fire

Home sales are up, but the number of people facing evictions is also up. Sam talks to <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510325/the-indicator-from-planet-money">The Indicator</a>'s <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/350888943/stacey-vanek-smith">Stacey Vanek Smith</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/567164716/cardiff-garcia">Cardiff Garcia</a> about the good and bad news of the housing market in a pandemic. Then, TikTok is massively popular around the world, but now it's under fire from the Trump Administration due to national security concerns. We hear from NPR tech reporter <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/638550790/bobby-allyn">Bobby Allyn</a> about the latest on the social media upstart and what a proposed ban has to do with China and user data. Follow us: <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin</a> Email us: <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsanders@npr.org</a> 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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