Episode
The Problem with Jon Stewart: The Inflation Blame Game
Overview
Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
Details
- Series
- The Problem with Jon Stewart
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2023-03-16
- Runtime
- 34 min
Episode context
The Inflation Blame Game is Episode 9 in Season 2 of The Problem with Jon Stewart. It aired on 2023-03-16. The runtime is 34 min.
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