Topic: Production Investment

The hosts thanked Associate Executive Producers, including Sir Dave Baron of Kansas City and donors from Wisconsin and Germany. Financial and "jobs karma" were distributed to listeners involved in ASIC mining and other professional ventures. The segment framed listener donations as "production investments" that provide a return in the form of independent media analysis and mental hygiene.

In Brooklyn, city employees are reportedly opening residential trash bags to search for recyclables and issue fines, a practice also noted in Berkeley. Meanwhile, US and Chinese officials concluded an economic dialogue in Beijing where China promised to rein in steel production. The hosts note that significant shifts in international investment rules are being ignored by the media in favor of sensationalist local stories.