Hey, this is Peter Kafka. I'm the host of channels, a podcast about technology and media and how they're both changing all the time.

And this week, I'm trying to figure out how Donald Trump is changing the media in Washington, in the courtroom and in the boardroom.

On to help me figure it all out is Sarah Fisher, the excellent Washington-based media reporter for Axios.

That's this week on channels, wherever you get your favorite podcast.

Buying a house has long been considered the best way to build wealth and move into true adulting.

Isn't it? I mean, at least that's what society wants us to think. Got to get a burking, got to get a home,

you know. Okay, the handbag you can probably manage without, but what about a house? Surely that's

actually good, right? We're going to find out this week on Explain

It to Me. New episodes every Sunday morning wherever you get your podcasts. Why is changing a simple

pronoun so controversial? If a pronoun's changing, you feel like somebody's telling you to not use the middle finger on your right hand all day.

And you're trying not to, but it's really hard.

I'm Prit Bharara.

And this week, linguist and author John McWhorter joins me on my podcast, stay tuned with Prit,

to talk about what our grammar reveals about who we are

and his new book, Pronown Trouble. The episode is out now. Search and follow, stay tuned with

Prit, wherever you get your podcasts. Scott, we talk a lot about how to make money on this

podcast. We talk less about how to give money away.

What are your thoughts on philanthropy? And how do you decide where to donate your money?

So just to be clear, I've been extraordinarily unphilanthropic, the majority of my life.

And the only time I ever gave money before the age of 40 was so I could go to

some cool party and hang out with cool people and pretend I was being philanthropic. So I wouldn't

describe myself as philanthropic. I'm trying to catch up and invest in nonprofits that are really

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