Impact of the Tax Cuts, Pursuit of Happiness, Screen Cleaning

Impact of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (20:40) Ms. Ryan Alexander, the president of Taxpayers for Common Sense with us, Taxpayers for Common Sense is a nonpartisan budget watchdog with a goal of promoting fiscal responsibility and opposing wasteful tax and spending policies. Ryan Alexander discusses the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and how it can impact each of us.  Liana Tan - Missing College (42:38) One of our producers, Liana Tan, has been doing little bits for a while now called “Little Tangents.” Her graduation is coming up, though, so as she’s wrapping things up she’s going to tell us about 5 things she’ll miss about college. Pursuit of Happiness (1:10:08) Lynya Floyd, Health Director at Family Circle magazine, is a nationally certified health and wellness coach, fitness enthusiast and award-winning journalist.  Many people believe that they can find happiness by earning more money, losing more weight, or even binge-watching their favorite show on Netflix. Although people may find temporary happiness from these things, they won’t find real and lasting happiness from them. Lynya Floyd, a journalist who writes about health and wellness, decided to Google how to find true happiness and discovered some surprising theories. She shares these theories with us. Makena Bauss - Bots at Christmas (1:33:50) Producer Makena Bauss explains how computer programs called "Bots" are buying up all the popular toys this Christmas making them harder to find.  Jeff Simpson - Screen Cleaning (1:36:59) Jeff Simpson talks about movies and TV helping you find family-friendly options. Today he continues his search for hidden gem Christmas movies and also talks to YA author Chad Trisef (2:02:30) about his Oracle series and some of his favorite movie adaptations from books.