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0Producer: Liu Chang
Hosts: Wang Zongnan & Aiwei
In Part 2 of our year-end special, World Beat continues revisiting the stories that defined 2025 — and what came after the headlines.
This episode covers:
- U.S. prices: Inflation cools to 2.7 percent, but energy costs stay high and many Americans feel the squeeze
- Trump’s tariffs: From threats to reality — how tariffs reshaped prices, jobs and factory decisions
- Gaza ceasefire: A fragile but lasting truce, regional spillover, and why a broader deal still matters
- Guns and polarization: Mass shootings, political extremism, and a deeply divided United States
Part 2 of our End-of-Year Special — following Part 1’s look at Epstein, Ukraine, immigration and Trump’s alliances
Thanks for listening. We’ll see you in 2026.
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