Learning English Podcast - Boomer Economy, Product Variety, Government Tik Tok

On Today's podcast, Ashley Thompson and Dan Novak host the show while Dan tells listeners what they will hear. \n\nFirst, Greg Stachel reports on concerns that, as baby boomers leave the workforce, there will not be enough workers to take their place. Some think that immigrants will be able to take on jobs that need to be maintained, but others believe that baby boomers need to be offered ways to stay on the job, including remote work, to that a new generation of workers can be trained. \n\nThen, John Russel has a report about how many companies are cutting the variety of products they offer in an effort to cut manufacturing costs and improve sales. Companies from stores to carmakers are aiming to streamline their produce lines. \n\nAfter that, Bryan Lynn has the Technology Report. This week, he looks at concerns that, although federal government agencies are barred from using the video social media service TikTok, the re-election campaign of President Joe Biden is using the service. TikTok has been criticized for its close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. officials are concerned that the company's parent ByteDance, shares user data with the CCP. \n\nThen, Dan and Bryan discuss whether the Biden campaign will reconsider the use of TikTok since it has been sharply criticized. \n\nFinally, on Lesson of the Day, Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins discuss the differences between using the verbs \"tell\" and \"say.\" Then, Ashley and Dan sign off.\n\nWill Immigrants Save US Economy? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/will-immigrants-save-us-economy-/7484364.html\nFewer Products to Choose from Can Lead to Better Sales https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/fewer-products-to-choose-from-can-lead-to-better-sales/7487590.html\nBiden Campaign Defends Decision to Put President on TikTok https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/biden-campaign-defends-decision-to-put-president-on-tiktok.