Trump, Iran And A Brewing Economic Crisis

特朗普、伊朗及日益加剧的经济危机

What A Day

2026-03-11

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In case you haven’t noticed, the American economy isn't doing so well right now. Oil prices have been on an absolute rollercoaster since the Iran war began — but that’s not all. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. lost nearly 100,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate up to 4.4 percent. So what exactly is going wrong with the economy, besides… everything? And what can we learn from past economic crises to hopefully avoid another one? To find out, we spoke to Rogé Karma. He’s a staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the economy-focused newsletter, Work in Progress. And in headlines, Jane speaks to Crooked’s Washington Correspondent Matt Berg about a report that at least 20 countries are now militarily involved in the Iran war, the Democratic National Committee suing the Trump administration, and how flying cars are actually, maybe, really happening. Show Notes: Check out Rogé's piece – https://tinyurl.com/3p3amzx9 Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Wednesday, March 11th.

  • I'm Jane Costen, and this is What A Day, the show that says U.S.

  • Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff should start working on some new explanations for why we're in Iran

  • because this answer to CNBC's Sarah Eisen on Tuesday is not going to cut it.

  • On Iran, what do you say people to, Steve, Americans who,

  • you know, are struggling, they're worried about higher gas prices, higher grocery prices,

  • health insurance, you know, making ends meet, you know, don't want foreign wars,

  • certainly ones that don't have end dates and that risk American lives.

  • What do you say to them about why this is so critical for the US to be doing what it is doing in Iran right now?

  • How do you persuade them?

  • I say to them, Sarah, that if they have children,

  • think about what this world would look like if you didn't have Donald Trump as the president.

  • I think about that every single day, Steve.

  • Every single day.

  • On today's show, one report says at least 20 countries are now militarily involved in the Iran war.

  • And buckle up, because we're headed back to the future.

  • Flying cars are actually, maybe, really happening.

  • But let's start with the economy.

  • In case you haven't noticed,

  • the American economy is not doing so great right now, for a lot of reasons.