Visitation to National Park Service sites has seen a boom in recent years. For five years in a row, the park service has tallied over 300 million visitors per year. It’s an unprecedented spike, and the reason why this is happening now goes deeper than social media alone. While the threat of COVID-19 will likely change those numbers this year, the park service is still figuring out how to regain the balance between preservation and visitation. Cheddar explains the history of crowding in America’s national parks, and the impacts we are seeing from that today.
Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to an adult site.
James Stewart joins Cheddar to discuss his New York Times article on what really went on behind-the-scenes at Disney when Bob Iger took back his spot as CEO.
Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm. But some companies are exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week.
