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The Ukraine and Iran Wars Collide in the Caspian Sea; Plus, the Entry-Level Job Slog

July 30, 2026·22 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Russia launched a deadly attack on Ukraine overnight that reached all the way into Polish airspace. Beyond Europe, there’s a new battleground emerging in the nearby Caspian Sea, where Ukraine has been accused of attacking an Iranian ship. Nicole Grajewski, an expert on Russian-Iranian relations at Sciences Po, explains whether we could see the wars in Ukraine and Iran converging. Plus, the job market for recent college graduates is looking particularly bleak, with new data showing hiring rates for entry-level jobs down for the fifth year in a row. NBC News data graphics intern Ashley Mowreader breaks down how the economy and AI landscape are making it harder to land early-career opportunities. Finally, the dating app Tinder paused a controversial new feature that was editing users’ pictures without their consent. NBC News trending reporter Angela Yang tells us how users are responding to their unsolicited makeovers — and how it could ultimately push them off the app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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