Receipts with Catherine Rampell
Hosted by Catherine Rampell · 6 decoded episodes · newest Oct 6, 2026
<div>On Receipts, Catherine Rampell follows the money, challenges conventional wisdom, and digs into the data behind the biggest economic and political stories of the moment. What’s actually happening? Who’s responsible? And what does it mean for you?</div>
Episodes 6
- Oct 6, 2026 · 1h 3mTariffs squeeze Vermont cheesemakers as political theater escalatesThe episode connects Washington’s combative economic politics to the concrete costs trade disruptions impose on farmers, exporters, and rural communities.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 52 minWeak jobs data exposes cracks in Trump’s economic agendaThe episode connects disappointing employment data to deeper risks involving trade, debt, Federal Reserve independence, and demographic decline.
- Sep 29, 2026 · 42 minTrump’s Canada fight threatens trade, politics and border communitiesThe episode connects tariff threats and annexation rhetoric to economic risks, questionable stimulus promises and a retreat from clean-car policy.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 59 minRising borrowing costs expose the politics of easy fixesThe episode connects higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty, corporate fear, and healthcare frustration to a broader demand for simple answers that may not work.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 1mFed pressure tests the economy’s surprising resilienceThe episode connects economic stability to the credibility of institutions that political pressure could weaken.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 57 minCanada Turns Away From Trump as Institutions Face PressureThe episode connects Canada’s realignment with Europe to a broader warning about inflation, central-bank independence, disappearing tax data, and weakened accountability.