We Can Do Hard Things
Inside a WTF Week: Stock Market Nosedives, Dept of Ed Decimated & the Elon Circus with Jessica Yellin
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
393. Inside a WTF Week: Stock Market Nosedives, Dept of Ed Decimated & the Elon Circus with Jessica Yellin Jessica Yellin and Amanda are together again to discuss the biggest news stories in what Jessica calls a “WTF week.” -How the latest tariffs will affect consumers, companies, and our electricity in the US -The facts behind the potential government shutdown -The Elon Musk circus and the recent infomercial-esque promotion of Tesla by Trump -The cuts to the Department of Education and what Project 2025 conservatives really want Jessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a pioneering Webby award-winning independent news brand -- dedicated to helping you manage your “information overload.” She is the former chief White House correspondent for CNN and an Emmy, Peabody and Gracie Award-winning political correspondent. You can follow her on Instagram at Jessica Yellin. And also, to get real time, clear and brilliant reporting, go to substack.com and search for her page newsnotnoise and subscribe there. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Who are Amanda and Jessica Yellin?
Welcome back to We Can Do Hard Things. This is Amanda. I am here with Jessica Yellen. Jessica Yellen is the founder of News Not Noise, a pioneering Webby Award-winning independent news brand dedicated to helping you manage your information overload. What do we need now more than independent news brands and help with our information overload?
She is the former chief White House correspondent for CNN and an Emmy, Peabody, and Gracie Award-winning political correspondent. You can follow her on Instagram at Jessica Yellen. and also to get her real-time, clear, and brilliant reporting, please do this. Go to substack.com and search for her page, News Not Noise, and subscribe to it there. It's so good. You will not regret it. Jessica. Hello.
Hello. How are you? Well... I contain multitudes, Jessica. I feel like the how are you question is a real doozy these days because it is very best of times, worst of times kind of a scenario around here. It doesn't really meet the moment. It's sort of like, how are you at this very second? Right. In this 22nd period, what is the state of your nervous system? I am in New York City right now.
in a hotel room talking to you because we were up here to launch the new We Can Do Hard Things book and tour. Glennon was on the Today Show yesterday talking about it and I'm just so amazed and touched by this community the way that they have just already rallied around the book and half the tour is already sold out. It's just amazing and I'm really excited to in this moment get
IRL, you know, in real life with the people. I think we need it.
It's so good. I mean, first of all, the Today Show hit was awesome.
It was good.
And you sound, as you're talking about it, so enthusiastic. And I woke up this morning to an email from Barnes & Noble, because I guess I'm part of the membership deal or what. And it says, we can do hard things. Are you ready for the next 20 questions to answer, get the answers into your life? Are you serious?
I didn't know they were doing that. That's very cool. Isn't that cool? I'm also ready. I feel like my only complaint is I have way more than 20 questions. I know this is my main thing.
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