Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.
Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.
If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how it’s being covered, this is the show for you. Real reporting. Clear explanations. Actual context.
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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Your Money Is Worth Less Today Than It Was Last Month
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Inflation just hit 3.8%, the highest in three years, and wages can't keep up. Gas is nearly $4.50 a gallon, groceries cost more than ever, and the war in Iran is in its 11th week with no end in sight.
Today, Grant breaks down what the numbers actually mean for your wallet, why last week's "good" jobs report is more complicated than the headline, and what Trump is trying to do about it before summer.
CHAPTERS
1:45 — Gas prices & the real cost at the pump
3:10 — Why wages aren't keeping up
4:30 — The jobs report explained (it's not as good as it looked)
6:00 — Trump's poll numbers on the economy
7:20 — The war in Iran: week 11, Hegseth testifies
9:15 — The Supreme Court vs. Trump's tariffs
11:00 — The gas tax holiday: a flip-flop breakdown
12:45 — Trump's trip to China and what it could change
PROMO CODES:
The news is chaotic enough — you shouldn’t also have to wonder if you’re only getting half the story. Ground News shows you how every outlet, left, right, and center, is covering the same event, so you can see the full picture instead of just one side’s version of it. Their Blindspot feed even surfaces stories that are being ignored by one side of the political spectrum entirely. Less echo chamber. More clarity.
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