Impact of the Tax Cuts, Pursuit of Happiness, Screen Cleaning

Ms. Ryan Alexander, the president of Taxpayers for Common Sense with us, Taxpayers for Common Sense is a nonpartisan budget watchdog with a goal of promoting fiscal responsibility and opposing wasteful tax and spending policies. Ryan Alexander discusses the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and how it can impact each of us.

One of our producers, Liana Tan, has been doing little bits for a while now called “Little Tangents.” Her graduation is coming up, though, so as she’s wrapping things up she’s going to tell us about 5 things she’ll miss about college.

Lynya Floyd, Health Director at Family Circle magazine, is a nationally certified health and wellness coach, fitness enthusiast and award-winning journalist.  Many people believe that they can find happiness by earning more money, losing more weight, or even binge-watching their favorite show on Netflix. Although people may find temporary happiness from these things, they won’t find real and lasting happiness from them. Lynya Floyd, a journalist who writes about health and wellness, decided to Google how to find true happiness and discovered some surprising theories. She shares these theories with us.

Producer Makena Bauss explains how computer programs called "Bots" are buying up all the popular toys this Christmas making them harder to find.

Jeff Simpson talks about movies and TV helping you find family-friendly options. Today he continues his search for hidden gem Christmas movies and also talks to YA author

about his Oracle series and some of his favorite movie adaptations from books.