Marketplace
Summary: Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day’s business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. “Marketplace” takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.
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Podcasts:
We Co., the proprietor of WeWork, is one of the most valuable startups in the country at $47 billion. Today we talk about how it got here and its path to profitability. Plus: The future of headphones could be augmented reality, and are we headed for an … Ital-exit?
We’re excited to announce a new weekly podcast from Marketplace: “This Is Uncomfortable,” a show about life and how money messes with it. Every Thursday, host Reema Khrais will dig into the unanticipated ways money affects relationships, shapes identities and often defines what it means to be an adult. Listen to the first episode here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Even if you don’t have any spices in your kitchen, you probably still have salt and pepper. Ditto for even the most basic restaurants. But how did those two condiments become standard issue? On today’s show, we get into the deep questions. Plus: how Americans feel about relocating for work and having the awkward “money talk” with your partner.
Exxon Mobil’s annual shareholder’s meeting had a special guest recently: a senior figure from the Church of England. But why's the church so interested in oil and gas? Plus: Tyson foods gets in the fake chicken business and a look at Marketplace's newest podcast "This Is Uncomfortable."
Plus: the latest on consumer prices and a conversation with "The Last Black Man in San Francisco."
DJ Khaled isn't the only artist to bundle his album with a product to boost sales. Plus: how retailers are attracting hourly workers and an interview with Serious Eats founder Ed Levine.
Plus: Why every city's ballpark is a little different, and what you need to know about Huawei.
Plus, the changing faces of staffers on the 2020 campaign trail, and how environmental concerns are changing dry cleaning.
Plus: Uber's new helicopter service and the economic costs of modern racial segregation.
No, seriously, our new poll proves it. Plus, how "30 percent" became the magic number for budgeting in a rent or a mortgage, and a look back at the economics of Tiananmen Square.
Plus: Why the Fed is so chatty lately and why conference room air could be making you dumber.
Plus: the death of iTunes, antitrust in big tech and the hot real estate market for ... warehouses.
Plus: Why condos aren't making the comeback you'd expect and Disney's massive "Star Wars" themed attraction, Galaxy's Edge.
Plus: America gets its first offshore wind farm and FedEx adds Sunday shipping.
We know, we know, we know: the bond market can be confusing. But we're going to walk you through it.
