College grads face highest unemployment rate in 10 years. AI’s partly to blame

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

College grads face highest unemployment rate in 10 years. AI’s partly to blame

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Published on Jul 29, 2025, 7:45:21 PM
Total time: 00:49:43

Episode Description

UCLA is the latest college to settle an antisemitism case, and it will give several million to Jewish organizations. A lawsuit by pro-Palestinian activists remains pending.  

6.6% of college-educated 20 to 24-year-olds are unemployed and actively job-hunting, according to the Labor Department. Why are they struggling to launch?

Employers in coveted fields are turning to AI instead of hiring recent college graduates. The white-collar sector is threatened. 

‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ is the defining American sitcom because it satirizes the dark side of human nature, argues M.H. Miller.

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Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.