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PODCAST: Martha Stewart heads to court, sequester last resort

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 25, 2013
The sequester deadline is less than a week away, are the cuts all talk? Martha Stewart heads back to court as Macy's sues over her JC Penney partnership. And which of the BRIC countries is most corrupt?
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PODCAST: Cramming for the Oscars, a giant goldfish

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 22, 2013
How long would it take to watch every single film nominated for this year's Oscars, the hassle of hosting the Olympics, and a goldfish that might scare the house cat.
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PODCAST: Be careful what you streetview

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 21, 2013
A surprising turnaround from Florida Governor Rick Scott on expanding Medicaid, a payday lender defends his business, and what can Walmart's earnings tell us about the state of consumer spending?
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PODCAST: Clothes go postal

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 20, 2013
Housing dips but still comes in strong, a new ad campaign for NASCAR, how to protect yourself from restaurant tip theft, and USPS launches a new clothing line.
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PODCAST: Mirror, Mirror on the wall

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 19, 2013
Office Depot and OfficeMax may team up to combat Staples, what caused community banks in Georgia to go under, and a haunted mirror in London.
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PODCAST: Bunny control, sequester standoff

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Stacey Vanek Smith
Feb 18, 2013
How the sequester standoff affects a biomedical researcher in Baltimore, housing on the economic stat agenda, Venezuela's uncertain political uncertainty, and a new use for fox urine.
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PODCAST: Savings speak, Under Armour chic

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 15, 2013
Why Carnival Cruise passengers may have a tough time suing the company, a makeover for Under Armour, and does the language you speak affect your savings?
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PODCAST: Password 1, 2, 3

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 14, 2013
A merger between American Airlines and US Airways, Warren Buffet to enter the ketchup business, the creative and risky financing being used by public school districts around the country, and the most common business passwords.
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PODCAST: Pizza as just dessert, Valentine's Day insurance

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 13, 2013
Obama's plans for education from pre-school to college. Will an increase in minimum wage help or hurt workers? And in a twist, some former employees who'd been duped out of overtime pay are becoming part-owners of a Harvard Square pizzeria they used to work for.
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PODCAST: Valentines Day sludge

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Jeremy Hobson
Feb 12, 2013
Betting wrong on gentrification in Chicago, the safest year for air travel since 1945, and looking back at the president's first term, where have the jobs actually come from?

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