Nov 8, 2016

Marketplace for Tuesday, November 8, 2016

As we anxiously await the election results, we have a big helping of comfort food on the show today, and a few other bits of election counter-programming: The path to Brexit is getting more complicated and Tesla's taking away free charging while Hertz is running out of gas. Plus — since we can't stay away from the campaign entirely — what will cable news do when the dust clears on 2016?

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UK Jews whose families fled Nazis look again at Germany

by Stephen Beard

Nov 8, 2016

Brits entitled to another EU passport are exploring their options post-Brexit.

Outside view of the synagogue of the israelite religion association Wuerttemberg in the southern German city Ulm.

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From ‘frying pan’ to Stratocaster: Tracing the rise of the electric guitar in America

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova

Nov 8, 2016

Kai Ryssdal talks with Brad Tolinski about his new book "Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound and Revolution of the Electric Guitar."

Guitarist Eric Clapton's 2007 Fender Stratocaster 'VG' model is on display at Bonhams in Los Angeles on February 17, 2011. Guitars and amps from Clapton's personal collection come to auction at Bonhams in March 9, 2011 in New York to benefit The Crossroads Centre, Antigua.

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Tesla outgrows a sweet perk: no free charging for new Tesla buyers

by Jed Kim

Nov 8, 2016

New buyers will be capped at 1,000 miles of electricity a year.

A Tesla electric-powered sedan stands at a Tesla charging staiton at a highway reststop along the A7 highway near Rieden, Germany.

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For Hertz, disappointing results reflect challenging times

by Annie Baxter

Nov 8, 2016

The rental car business is running on E.

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Here’s a group of people who aren’t happy the election is over

by Mark Garrison

Nov 8, 2016

After Tuesday, what happens to cable news?

TV monitors in the press room show Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton on stage during the 2nd debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016.

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Final Note

Nevada judge throws out Trump's early voting lawsuit

by Kai Ryssdal

Nov 8, 2016

2016, y'all.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Mr. Fries Man reveals a world of home chef entrepreneurs

by David Weinberg

Nov 8, 2016

This was the first time I’d ever bought french fries from a guy in a parking lot. And I had a lot of questions.

Craig Batiste — Mr. Fries Man — is part of an underground community of African-American home chefs in and around South Los Angeles who use Instagram to sell home cooked meals directly to customers.

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As we anxiously await the election results, we have a big helping of comfort food on the show today, and a few other bits of election counter-programming: The path to Brexit is getting more complicated and Tesla’s taking away free charging while Hertz is running out of gas. Plus — since we can’t stay away from the campaign entirely — what will cable news do when the dust clears on 2016?

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