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2026
March
28
Saturday

Monitor Daily Podcast

March 28, 2026
Clayton Collins
Director of Innovation

Welcome to Saturday.

Flying a Piper Cherokee down to Florida, probably 40 years ago, my father and I landed at a small airport near Greensboro, N.C., for fuel. As he topped up the wing tanks for us yankees, the operator asked how we were fixed for 鈥渁ll.鈥 It wasn鈥檛 a question about solidarity or laundry detergent. He was asking about oil.聽

Might that happen today? Maybe, maybe not. Georgia-based Patrik Jonsson takes a look at what鈥檚 behind accent erosion in the American South. We include a short audio sample of two North Carolina speakers, two generations apart, from producer Jingnan Peng.

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Fuel shortages are speeding a shift toward green energy and nuclear power across many countries, as the Iran conflict creates new urgency around energy security.

Lawmakers around the world want to ban social media apps for children. What鈥檚 not clear is how well this approach is working.

The Explainer

The Trump administration鈥檚 deal to pay TotalEnergies to shift from wind farms to U.S. fossil fuel investment appears to be a novel use of taxpayer funds. It also fits within a broader White House effort to restrict the offshore wind industry.

The South's increasing clout as a political, economic, and cultural force comes at a cost. The lower taxes, gentler winters, and affordable housing are drawing newcomers, often Midwesterners, changing how locals speak and live.

Essay

A professor's unconventional solution to texting in class turns discipline into something tender.


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