College football season is here!

If you follow college athletes on Instagram, you may have noticed -- they're doing a lot more commercials lately. And for doing this work, some athletes are raking in big bucks. 

A court settlement this summer determined that students have a right to make money from sports. And for the first time ever, universities will be the ones to pay them.  

How this new money flows will determine which college athletic programs thrive, and which ones will watch from the sidelines. 

On today's episode, who should profit from college sports?  

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.

Coming up: Have you ever found yourself subscribed to a service online, or signed up for something, and you have no idea how it happened? We want to hear from you. Give us a call at (206) 221-7158 and leave a voicemail with your experience -- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at booming@kuow.org.

Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.

College football season is here!
If you follow college athletes on Instagram, you may have noticed -- they're doing a lot more commercials lately. And for doing this work, some athletes are raking in big bucks.&nbsp;
A court settlement this summer determined that students have a right to make money from sports. And for the first time ever, universities will be the ones to pay them.&nbsp;&nbsp;
How this new money flows will determine which college athletic programs thrive, and which ones will watch from the sidelines.&nbsp;
On today's episode, who should profit from college sports? &nbsp;
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/booming">kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes</a>.
Coming up: Have you ever found yourself subscribed to a service online, or signed up for something, and you have no idea how it happened? We want to hear from you. Give us a call at (206) 221-7158 and leave a voicemail with your experience -- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at <a href="mailto:booming@kuow.org">booming@kuow.org.</a>
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/carol-smith">Carol Smith</a>. Our producers are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/lucy-soucek">Lucy Soucek</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/alec-cowan">Alec Cowan</a>. Our hosts are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/joshua-mcnichols">Joshua McNichols</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/monica-nickelsburg">Monica Nickelsburg</a>.

Booming is a weekly podcast about the economic forces shaping our lives here in the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle area's been home to many booms over the years. It’s brought jobs, people, and wealth to the region, but also real growing pains that people here feel every day. In Booming, KUOW economy reporters Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg help listeners make sense of our ever-changing economy. We'll dig into what people are seeing or feeling and unpack the story behind it.

Booming is a weekly podcast about the economic forces shaping our lives here in the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle area's been home to many booms over the years. It&rsquo;s brought jobs, people, and wealth to the region, but also real growing pains that people here feel every day. In&nbsp;Booming, KUOW economy reporters Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg help listeners make sense of our ever-changing economy. We'll dig into what people are seeing or feeling and unpack the story behind it.

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A court settlement this summer determined that students have a right to make money from sports. But for the first time, universities will be the ones to pay them.

Who should profit from college sports?

You may have heard that the economy is maybe... definitely... probably... in an “AI bubble.” 

Companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build the AI infrastructure of the future. The hope is all that spending will pay off with super-advanced AI that will more than cover the cost of building it.

But that payoff isn’t coming — at least not yet. Companies are struggling to make a profit on the AI of today. So, is that future real, or just a mirage?  

Today: What happens to Seattle’s economy if the AI bubble bursts?

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.

Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.

You may have heard that the economy is maybe... definitely... probably... in an &ldquo;AI bubble.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build the AI infrastructure of the future. The hope is all that spending will pay off with super-advanced AI that will more than cover the cost of building it.
But that payoff isn&rsquo;t coming &mdash; at least not yet. Companies are struggling to make a profit on the AI of today. So, is that future real, or just a mirage?&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Today: What happens to Seattle&rsquo;s economy if the AI bubble bursts?
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes">kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes</a>.
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/carol-smith">Carol Smith</a>. Our producers are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/lucy-soucek">Lucy Soucek</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/alec-cowan">Alec Cowan</a>. Our hosts are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/joshua-mcnichols">Joshua McNichols</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/monica-nickelsburg">Monica Nickelsburg</a>.

Companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build the AI infrastructure of the future. But companies are struggling to make a profit on the AI of today. So, is that future real, or just a mirage?  

What happens to Seattle if the AI bubble pops?

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy this bonus episode.

The Booming team recorded a live event a few weeks ago at the Seattle Public Library about the future of Seattle’s highways – so we wanted to drop it in the feed in case you missed it.  

Booming's Joshua McNichols co-hosted the event with Ian Coss. Coss is a reporter from WGBH in Boston and host of The Big Dig, a podcast about one of Boston’s biggest and most controversial infrastructure projects – to bury a downtown highway – and the lessons it offers today. 

We dug into two major projects in Seattle – one from the past, and one that is very much live and ongoing – to look at how big decisions are made about our public infrastructure and what they mean for the communities they serve.

We'll be back with a regular episode next week.

Guests:
Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle 
Cayce James, strategic advisor for the city of Seattle
José Manuel Vásquez, activist from the South Park neighborhood

We want to know what you think of the show, and what you'd like us to cover. Fill out our audience survey, linked here, to tell us your thoughts.

Coming up:  If you live in the Seattle area, you may have noticed that it's gotten pretty darn expensive here. We want to know what your economic hacks are for getting by in a city with such a high cost of living. Give us a call at (206) 221-7158 and leave a voicemail with your hacks-- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at booming@kuow.org.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.

Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy this bonus episode.
The Booming team recorded a live event a few weeks ago at the Seattle Public Library about the future of Seattle&rsquo;s highways &ndash; so we wanted to drop it in the feed in case you missed it.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Booming's Joshua McNichols co-hosted the event with Ian Coss. Coss is a reporter from WGBH in Boston and host of <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig">The Big Dig</a>, a podcast about one of Boston&rsquo;s biggest and most controversial infrastructure projects &ndash; to bury a downtown highway &ndash; and the lessons it offers today.&nbsp;
We dug into two major projects in Seattle &ndash; one from the past, and one that is very much live and ongoing &ndash; to look at how big decisions are made about our public infrastructure and what they mean for the communities they serve.
We'll be back with a regular episode next week.
Guests: Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle Cayce James, strategic advisor for the city of Seattle Jos&eacute; Manuel V&aacute;squez, activist from the South Park neighborhood
We want to know what you think of the show, and what you'd like us to cover. Fill out our audience survey,&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=uMFXPa70OUatsTMSrjvIJ5wu4pddDeJJqcmnkviZNfRUOURKNzBBMkRNQjBCRU5GRUtXME4zSEEyMi4u&amp;route=shorturl">linked here</a>, to tell us your thoughts.
Coming up:  If you live in the Seattle area, you may have noticed that it's gotten pretty darn expensive here. We want to know what your economic hacks are for getting by in a city with such a high cost of living. Give us a call at <a href="tel:2062217158" data-stringify-link="tel:2062217158" data-sk="tooltip_parent">(206) 221-7158</a> and leave a voicemail with your hacks-- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at <a href="mailto:booming@kuow.org">booming@kuow.org</a>.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes">kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes</a>.
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/carol-smith">Carol Smith</a>. Our producers are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/lucy-soucek">Lucy Soucek</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/alec-cowan">Alec Cowan</a>. Our hosts are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/joshua-mcnichols">Joshua McNichols</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/monica-nickelsburg">Monica Nickelsburg</a>.

Live event recorded at the Seattle Public Library hosted by Joshua McNichols and Ian Coss about the future of Seattle's State Route 99. 

BONUS: The future of Seattle's highways

Our power grid is maxing out. We're plugging in electric cars, massive data centers, and heat pumps all at once. And it's not stopping anytime soon. Demand is expected to grow by 30% over the next ten years.  

And the increasing demand is spiking our energy bills. But Big Tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction. Nuclear fusion.

Today, could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis? Or is it too good to be true?

We want to know what you think of the show, and what you'd like us to cover. Fill out our audience survey, linked here, to tell us your thoughts.

Coming up:  If you live in the Seattle area, you may have noticed that it's gotten pretty darn expensive here. We want to know what your economic hacks are for getting by in a city with such a high cost of living. Give us a call at (206) 221-7158 and leave a voicemail with your hacks-- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at booming@kuow.org.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.

Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.

Our power grid is maxing out. We're plugging in electric cars, massive data centers, and heat pumps all at once. And it's not stopping anytime soon.&nbsp;Demand is expected to grow by 30% over the next ten years. &nbsp;
And the increasing demand is spiking our energy bills. But Big Tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction. Nuclear fusion.
Today, could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis? Or is it too good to be true?
We want to know what you think of the show, and what you'd like us to cover. Fill out our audience survey,&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=uMFXPa70OUatsTMSrjvIJ5wu4pddDeJJqcmnkviZNfRUOURKNzBBMkRNQjBCRU5GRUtXME4zSEEyMi4u&amp;route=shorturl">linked here</a>, to tell us your thoughts.
Coming up:  If you live in the Seattle area, you may have noticed that it's gotten pretty darn expensive here. We want to know what your economic hacks are for getting by in a city with such a high cost of living. Give us a call at <a href="tel:2062217158" data-stringify-link="tel:2062217158" data-sk="tooltip_parent">(206) 221-7158</a> and leave a voicemail with your hacks-- it could be featured on an upcoming episode. You can also email us at <a href="mailto:booming@kuow.org">booming@kuow.org</a>.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes">kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes</a>.
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/carol-smith">Carol Smith</a>. Our producers are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/lucy-soucek">Lucy Soucek</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/alec-cowan">Alec Cowan</a>. Our hosts are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/joshua-mcnichols">Joshua McNichols</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/monica-nickelsburg">Monica Nickelsburg</a>.

Could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis? Or is it too good to be true?

Who should profit from college sports?

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