In this episode, Ben and I talk about the increasing importance of the Labor Dept with one of our favorite advocates in this space, Judy Conti from the National Employment Law Project (an advocacy organization whose board I chair). If you’re thinking, “why do I need to learn about what the Labor Dept does?” then you’re our target audience, so hit play and check it out.

Plus, there’s a musical interlude featuring one of my all-time favorite Motzartean melodies from his Serenade in D Major, aka the “Posthorn Serenade.” (What’s a posthorn? it’s this, but we’re losing the thread here; www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5YCVdPxCk).

Plus, another economics dad joke. I’ll bet you don’t know the three laws of economics…

As always, Ben and I welcome your feedback, suggestions, and questions for us to tackle in the mailbag section.