The economy looks strong on paper. So why do so many Americans feel like they're falling behind? Kara is joined by Annie Lowrey (The Atlantic), Catherine Rampell (The Bulwark/MSNBC), and economist Claudia Sahm for a wide-ranging conversation about what's really happening beneath the headline numbers. They break down why inflation still feels painful years later, why housing has become the defining affordability crisis, whether Trump's tariffs and immigration policies are making prices worse, and how the war in the Middle East could ripple through the economy. They also tackle one of the biggest questions in tech right now: is AI creating a massive economic boom—or inflating a dangerous bubble? Plus, what happens if the stock market stops carrying the rest of the economy? Subscribe: https://goo.gl/FRleYo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher/id1643307527 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42ntT7XnfdbbYetUQu0vu5?si=ddbc94321e3948af FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onwithkaraswisher/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onwithkaraswisher?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-swisher-b7213 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@onwithkaraswisher Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/onwithkaraswisher.bsky.social