Skimm This: “And Just Like That: Omicron, Kentucky, Peloton”

Skimm This, Dec. 15, 2021 — Marguerita Cheng, CFP® Pro, is featured on this week’s episode of Skimm This, a podcast produced by the organization called TheSkimm.

Producers interview Rita about inflation and how to budget for 2022 at the 24 minute and 50 second mark. Feel free to fast forward, but we invite you to listen to the entire show here.

What’s this episode about? Producers explain: 

First up: We’ve got the latest on the tornado damage in Kentucky, Congress raising the debt ceiling, and the big USA Gymnastics settlement.

Then: This week, Congress passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, funding the military for the next year. But this year’s bill was different. We’ll break down a major change that’s meant to curb sexual assault in the armed services.

ICYMI: The Golden Globes nominations dropped this week… and basically no one cared. We’ll get into how the award ceremony’s scandal-tainted history is affecting its cultural relevance.

Next: Experts say Omicron is about to surge here in the US. We called up Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to answer our questions about staying safe over the holidays.

Plus: It seems like no-one can stop talking about inflation. Including the Federal Reserve, who met this week to try to lower prices. But while we wait for new policies to kick in, we’ve got some expert advice on how to rework your budget in the meantime.

Finally: Peloton got some bad press after the first episode of the ‘Sex And The City’ reboot aired… and the workout-from-home company fired back with its own ad. We’ll ask a marketing expert: how much trouble did this actually cause for Peloton?

On this episode, you’ll hear from:

Skimm’d by Alex Carr and Ciara Long. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear.