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Intro: Petty Economic Grievances Take Shape
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The episode opens with Whalen Wong at a Dunkin' Donuts in an airport, reaching for his rewards app only to be told this location doesn't participate. That small indignity becomes the seed of a full episode. Darian Woods is summoned to host 'Petty Grievances of the Week,' and NPR personal finance reporter Steven Bisaha cheerfully volunteers himself as 'NPR's personal grievance reporter.' The trio establishes that they have a quorum and a common theme: all three grievances involve paying for food at restaurants. The Indicator's title card drops, and the episode is officially underway.
The episode's NPR fundraising segment notes that Congress eliminated more than $1 billion in funding for public media just over a year ago.
