US and China trade relations remain tense, what can consumers expect?

After U.S. stocks rebounded yesterday on the news that President Donald Trump was paring back his latest round of tariff increases for most countries, markets opened sharply down today as they digested that trade relations between the U.S. and China remained strained. China was the outlier in the President’s pause, and saw its tariff rate increase to a total of 145% Thursday morning — but things continue to change. China retaliated by setting its own tariff on U.S. goods to 84%. As the world’s two top economies trade blows, what does the ongoing battle mean for U.S. store shelves? Joining Larry to talk about what effects consumers could start feeling is Enda Curran, global economy reporter at Bloomberg, and Michael Beckley, associate professor of political science at Tufts University.

Gen Z likes their screens small and their content bite-sized. Should legacy media be worried?

It's no secret that Gen Zers like looking at their phones. But a new survey out from Deloitte shows that the youth's screen addictions aren't just a problem for them, but also traditional television and movie creators. The survey found that over half of zoomers find social media content more relevant to them than content out of Hollywood, and nearly half of millennials hold that opinion as well. With the oldest of Gen Alpha just a few years away from adulthood, and just as screen-addled as their older peers, does Hollywood need to adapt their content to meet viewers where they're at? Today on AirTalk, Larry is joined by Rebecca Rubin, a senior film and media reporter at Variety and China Widener, Vice Chair and US Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry leader at Deloitte, and an author of the Deloitte survey to talk about the survey and the future of legacy media.

What is your favorite record store memory?

Audiophiles mark your calendars! Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 12th. This year will be the 17th iteration of the internationally celebrated biannual day of appreciation for independent record stores and the important role they play in the music community. Each year artists from around the world celebrate the record shop by honoring the physical medium, pressing limited edition records, tapes, and CDs for fans and music lovers alike to purchase at their local music store. Today on AirTalk we want to hear from the music lovers out there. What is your favorite record store memory? How do you celebrate Record Store Day and your local music community? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.

LA City Council may follow the county’s lead and pull funding from LAHSA

The L.A. City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to explore withdrawing from the troubled agency tasked with serving the unhoused just one week after L.A. County supervisors voted to end hundreds of millions of dollars in annual funding. County supervisors voted last week to pull nearly $350 million a year in funding from the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA, following a series of scathing reports on accountability and transparency. The City Council had previously voted to explore defunding the agency, but that has taken on new urgency in the wake of the county's decision. Council members who previously supported the city and county staying with LAHSA now say they need to also withdraw or be taken advantage of. The city currently provides more than $300 million to LAHSA each year, which the agency uses to provide homeless services across the county. LAHSA is overseen by a commission appointed by city and county elected officials. Today on AirTalk, we’ll discuss what this means for the future of LAHSA and for homelessness services in LA. We're joined by Jordan Rynning, LAist’s watchdog correspondent, and Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He served 20 years as a member of the Los Angeles City Council followed by 20 years as a member of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors

With files from LAist. You can read Jordan’s full article here.

Prue Leith talks the return of ‘The Great American Baking Show’

Baking fans get out your mitts! It’s time to hop back into the oven for the latest season of The Great American Baking Show. A spin-off of the beloved series, The Great British Baking Show, the American counterpart returns for its third season with co-hosts Zach Cherry and Casey Wilson alongside iconic judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. Together, they guide amateur bakers through an intense obstacle course of cookie dioramas, baking illusions, and sugary goodness. Joining us on AirTalk to talk about the new season is Prue Leith, judge of The Great American Baking Show.

TV Talk: ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Hacks,’ and more

Have you felt completely overwhelmed when deciding what new show to watch these days? Us too. There’s just so much content out there between network TV and numerous streaming platforms. Each week, we will try to break through the noise with TV watchers who can point us to the must-sees and steer us clear of the shows that maybe don’t live up to the hype. This week, listeners will get the latest scoop on what’s worth watching with Dominic Patten, executive editor for Deadline and Danette Chavez, editor in chief of The A.V. Club

TV Shows:

• The White Lotus (HBO Max)
• The Black Mirror (Netflix)
• The Last of Us (HBO Max)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)
• G20 (Amazon Prime Video)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)