Can air traffic controllers keep calm and carry on — without pay?
Update: 2025-11-07
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There’s one job that gets all the attention during a government shutdown: air traffic controllers. Today on the show, we spotlight why this job has taken on outsize political influence and one controller’s experience during the longest shutdown on record.
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