host: roben farzad, the host of "full disclosure." he is joining us to talk about the economy, mr. good morning. guest: good morning. how are you? host: i am well, thank you. talk about your program. what kind of things do you focus on? guest: it's a show on public radio, we talk to economists, small businesses, rock stars, comedians, loosely about the culture of business and the business of culture. anyone can come on. authors, i find a loose kind of business conceit in anybody's story and we have a good 53 minutes to tell it. you can catch it on apple podcasts, wherever you get your pods. host: because you are talking to so many business types, i suppose one of the things they talk to you about is jobs and employment, who is being hired. what is the picture you are getting from these conversations? guest: unbelievably from small business the sense of exasperation, like what the heck? we can offer $15 an hour, $20 an hour, a free metro card, a free subscription to spotify, we can't get people in the door for restaurants or retail. there seems to be a great reset of sorts in terms o