Pam, I think the tariffs are affecting my Valentine's Day.
Is there a tariff on Valentine's?
Um, I don't think so, Rye.
That's not really how tariffs work.
Why would you think it's affecting Valentine's Day?
Well, I haven't gotten any Valentine's Snacky McYumYums from anybody yet, so I'm blaming tariffs, because I keep hearing everyone talk about them.
Okay, I think we should start the show and clarify things.
I'm Pamela Kirkland.
And I'm Snacky McYumYum-less Ryan Willard.
It's Thursday, February 13th.
This is 10 Things You Need to Know.
Today marks 25 days since President Trump took office, and he has been very busy making changes.
In addition to signing several executive orders, you may have heard about something called a tariff.
A tariff is a tax on goods imported from other countries.
What in the world is happening?
There is so much going on with tariffs that we are going to take our first part of 10 Things You Need to Know to break them down.
Hold up.
Before we get too far into this, can we do a refresher on some of the terms being thrown around?
Of course, we've already defined a tariff.
So how about an executive order?
According to the ACLU, an executive order is a written directive signed by the president that orders the government to take specific actions to ensure the laws be faithfully executed.
It might mean telling the Department of Education to implement a certain rule or declaring a new policy.
Executive orders, however, cannot override federal laws and statutes.
And a trade war is when two countries get in a conflict over the goods and services that they trade to each other, usually by adding or raising tariffs on each other.
Inflation is a general increase of prices.
It usually makes for an upsetting trip to the grocery store.
On February 1st, President Trump issued executive orders to put in place tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico because he believes that tariffs will boost United States manufacturing, protect jobs, raise tax revenue and grow the economy.
In addition, the tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico are meant to encourage both countries to increase their border security and protect the United States from illegal immigrants and illegal drugs.
And the tariffs on China are also meant to stop harmful drugs from entering the U.S.
Most economists are critical of the tariffs, since it's not the foreign countries that pay them.
It is American businesses.
And those businesses usually pass on the cost of tariffs to consumers by raising the prices of the imported goods.
Here's a real-world example.
If you like to buy maple syrup from Canada at Walmart well, Walmart now has to pay an added tariff to import it.
They may choose to switch to a US provider or pay the tariff and raise the price of the Canadian maple syrup to have the consumer cover the cost of the tariff.
Now let's cover the latest between the U.S., Canada, China, and Mexico.
On February 4, Trump introduced a 10 tariff on all goods we receive from China, meaning a product worth 10 would have a dollar added to it.
Since the tariff is on all goods, it's considered less restrictive, but China is not happy with it.
So in response, they've placed a 15 tariff on US coal and liquefied natural gas products, plus a 10 tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large engine cars.
As for Canada, Trump originally proposed a 25 tariff on goods, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to work with President Trump, putting a pause on the tariffs for 30 days.
In exchange for the pause, Prime Minister Trudeau is investing 13 billion into a border plan, adding new choppers, tech and personnel, plus an increase of resources to help stop the flow of harmful drugs into the US.
If this agreement happens to fall out, the tariffs on Canadian goods could affect the amount that we pay for items like steel, lumber grains and potatoes.
And for Mexico, 25% tariffs are also delayed for one month.
Mexican President, Claudia Scheinbaum, agreed to send 10000 National Guard members to the border to help prevent drugs from crossing into the US.
And in turn, the US agreed to increase measures to prevent dangerous weapons from crossing into Mexico.
Could these tariffs cause inflation?
Potentially, according to economists, a portion of the cost of tariffs could end up being paid by consumers like me and you.
This could happen if sellers decide to raise the price of the goods that they're importing.
Items like fruit and veggies and grown-up beverages become more expensive if the tariffs take place.
And one more complication of President Trump's plans?
Businesses in Canada that are upset by the new tariffs are boycotting American goods.
They're pulling American products from their shelves and Canadian consumers are avoiding American-made products.
This could have a real impact on American exports.
We'll keep you updated as this situation unfolds.
On to another story about food prices.
One of my favorite restaurants in the world, Waffle House, is also raising its prices, but only for one item on its menu.
Not because of tariffs, but because of the fluke.
The popular chain has added a 50-cent charge to each egg sold because of the shortage and increasing price of eggs.
But why are eggs so expensive at the grocery store?
Because of the bird flu, an infectious disease that primarily affects, well, birds.
It can infect humans in rare cases.
There are approximately 2100 Waffle House locations across the US and they serve 272 million eggs per year, which is a lot of eggs and a lot of money.
The chain has said they'll continue monitoring prices and adjusting or removing the 50-cent surcharge as the egg market changes.
And if you were wondering, I like their pecan waffles with my syrup heated up.
And whenever I hear the word waffle, I realize I need to take a quick waffle break.
BRB!
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Is there anything you want us to cover next or deep dive into?
If there's anything that comes to mind, leave us a review or comment on Apple or Spotify, or send us an email.
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We might feature it on the show.
Speaking of, let's get back to it.
We are back with Gigi's.
PlayStation down.
PlayStation down.
The PlayStation Network was down last week for almost 24 hours, one of the longest outages in PlayStation Network history.
PS4 and PS5 users were not able to access various content and features in the 24-hour period.
And when the network went back up, Sony added five additional days of online service to every account, but did not give any explanation as to what happened and why the network went down.
We'll keep you posted when we hear more details.
We are back with the wide world of sports.
Super Bowl XLIX was last Sunday and the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against Taylor Swift and her boyfriend's Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs were hoping to win their third Super Bowl in a row, but instead the Eagles dominated the Chiefs, holding Kansas City to only one first down and zero points in the first half, while Jalen Hurts and the offense lit up the scoreboard.
The Chiefs rallied back in the fourth quarter, scoring two touchdowns in the last few minutes, but it was too little, too late.
The Philadelphia Eagles are your new Super Bowl champions, beating the Chiefs 40-22.
B-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!
The Super Bowl halftime show was historic and full of symbolism.
Kendrick Lamar performed, who was not only a Grammy winner but also the first Pulitzer Prize winner, to ever headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
Fun fact about Kendrick Lamar.
His first number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 was Bad Blood with Taylor Swift.
There were a lot of fun commercials during the Super Bowl, but there was one that was very disturbing and kind of scary.
Kanye West, now known as Ye, bought a 30-second Super Bowl commercial to advertise his website.
The ad ran in some markets and promoted his website selling one new product a white t-shirt with a swastika on it.
A swastika is widely recognized as a symbol of the German Nazi Party and a symbol of hate and evil.
Over on Twitter, slash X, Ye praised Hitler, the former leader of the Nazi party, and Ye then identified himself as a Nazi.
Actor David Schwimmer called for Ye to be removed from X slash Twitter, saying, This is so 2022.
We can't stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate-filled, ignorant bile, but we can stop giving him a megaphone, Mr Musk.
Ye has been known for sharing anti-Semitic views before and, given the rise across the country in anti-Semitic attacks, it is important to speak up against hateful action like Ye's.
Shopify, who hosted Ye's website, has finally taken it down, after enough voices spoke up and demanded it.
Being a Nazi, supporting a Nazi, or joking about any of it is not okay.
And if you have any questions or want some advice for how to talk with your family about this, there are some really helpful resources in our show notes.
Stay kind, tenors.
And if you don't understand why that's not okay, please talk to a grown-up about it.
All right, let's move on to some way more positive news.
Hey, tenors, for 10 points, what animal is this?
Did you guess it?
Eleven endangered male frogs, who made a 7000-mile-long trip to save their species, have given birth to 33 froglets.
The Darwin frog species that once thrived on a remote part of an island off Chile's coast was threatened by the dangerous chytrid fungus.
So in October of 2024, conservationists decided to move the healthy frogs to London to remain safe and reproduced.
Darwin male frogs, or frog daddies, carry their tadpoles inside their vocal sacs, keeping them safe, until they metamorph into froglets.
Then, here comes the cool part.
Once it's time to give birth, the frog daddies spit between three and seven froglets out.
Darwin's frogs are so tiny that even when they are fully grown, they weigh less than two grams.
That's like the size of a single piece of pepperoni.
Speaking of pepperoni.
On January 11th, Connor Stefanoff of Rockstar Pizza in Brownsburg Indiana, was delivering a pizza in blizzard-like conditions when he ran into Lieutenant Richard Craig.
Craig recorded a TikTok of Stefanoff on his way through a snow-covered street to deliver the pizza later, asking him if he received a good tip for his work.
Stefanoff said that he only received $2.00.
Man, I love when I hear of good things happening to good people.
I have a feeling our trivia master, Owen, does too.
What is going on here?
I do love a heartwarming story, especially in time for Valentine's Day tomorrow.
While plenty of heart-shaped pizzas will be ordered tomorrow, even more flowers will be sold.
The most popular flower sold on Valentine's Day is a rose.
Do you know how many flowers are sold on the holiday?
Is it A, 100,000, B, 3 million, C, 250 million, or D, 1 billion?
The answer is C.
It's estimated that 250 million stems of flowers are sold globally on Valentine's Day.
February 14th was the first declared Valentine's Day around the year 496 by Pope Gelasius.
And ever since the Renaissance era, people have been exchanging handmade Valentine's Day cards.
While cards are still a popular love day gift, it has evolved into an even bigger celebration of people spreading love to one another through cards candy, flowers and more.
Speaking of, here's your card, Pam.
Happy Valentine's Day.
Aw, thanks, Owen.
And here.
I got you a huge bag of gummy bears.
My favorite.
What'd you get Ryan?
You actually already guessed it.
Um, can I help you?
Delivery for Mr. Ryan.
Yeah, that's me.
Who's this from?
Pamela Kirkland.
Here's a $10 tip.
Thanks for delivering this.
Oh my word.
It's a heart-shaped pepperoni pizza?
Happy Valentine's Day, Rye.
Want to share a slice with me and Owen?
I absolutely do, though we should probably give 10 new snaps first.
And before that, here's a quick note for the grown-ups.
A tenor named Gina left us a comment on our Spotify and said, you guys are the best.
My kids love you.
Oh, wow.
Thank you, Gina.
We love that you listen with your kids.
And please let them know that we love them, too.
Happy Valentine's Day.
I love heartwarming stuff.
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The whole team.
Thank you for your support.
The 10 News is a co-production of Small But Mighty Media and Next Chapter Podcast and part of the Airwave Podcast Network.
The 10 News creative team is warming their hearts and sending love to our tenors and includes Tracy Notta Crooks, Adam the Great Bambino Bernard, Brian Not Ryan Douglas and Carson, Not So Harry Potter.
Big thanks to Owen Not Slowing Down for anybody.
Our production director is Jeremiah Tittle and our executive producers are Donald, not Dim, but Albright, and show creator Tracy Takes the Leads Kaplan.
I'm Pamela Kirkland.
And I'm Ryan Willard.
Thanks for listening to The 10 News.
