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See you soon, Scott

Jan 30, 2009
Today is Scott Jagow's last day as host of Marketplace Morning Report. Scott is ending three and a half years sitting at the MMR helm, but thankfully he won't be going too far.
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Doctors tackle health reform questions

Apr 19, 2010
Dr. Winston Capel talks with Kai Ryssdal about how much time he's spending on explaining health care reform, and whether it has been hard to get educated on how the health overhaul will work.
Posted In: Health
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VIDEO: Bill's goodbye

Oct 15, 2010
News in rhyme in 60 seconds time. This week: Unemployment's rise, dollar's demise, the Nobel prize, and Bill says bye-bye.
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Your Thanksgiving turkey is probably a product of artificial insemination

Nov 16, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses why the turkey industry is built around artificial insemination.
Posted In: turkey, Thanksgiving
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How about a stimulus plan for Pluto?

Dec 31, 2008
None of the experts are doing a particularly good job of predicting how the economy is going to turn out next year. So we sent Mitchell Hartman to check out what astrology has to say about our economic fate.
Posted In: Economy
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Four simple steps to health care reform

Sep 2, 2009
In an effort to seal a deal on health care reform, President Obama may just be on the brink of giving up on a government insurance plan. But Commentator David Frum says much of the reform comes down to individuals.
Posted In: Health
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Sports coaches' salaries under scrutiny

Mar 5, 2009
In these tough economic times, salaries for college sports coaches have come under fire. Tess Vigeland speaks with sports journalist Diana Nyad about whether those salaries are inflated or a necessary part of school budgets.
Posted In: Sports
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Unlikely duo teams up for kosher, halal

Mar 30, 2010
As the second night of Passover approaches, Ari Daniel Shapiro reports on two meat distributors -- one Jewish, the other Muslim -- who have struck up a unique friendship to provide products to their customers that seek to redefine kosher and halal.
Posted In: Food
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Who makes more: U.S. or foreign docs?

Oct 8, 2009
How much do U.S. doctors make compared to docs in other rich countries? Stephan Richter of TheGlobalist.com quizzes Bill Radke, and also lets us know how much U.S. specialists make compared to their patients.
Posted In: Health
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Tax the wealthy, keep everyone healthy

Jul 15, 2009
The big debate over health care reform is how to pay for it. The latest proposal comes at a very high price -- more than $1 trillion. To help pay for it, House Democrats want to tax the wealthy. Commentator Robert Reich says that's a good idea.
Posted In: Health, Taxes

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