By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett PurserOctober 15, 2018A haunting money story from the AIDS epidemic that all started in the pages of gay men's lifestyle magazines. ListenreadDownloadDownload
EconomyHow a writer's disappearance could damage economic relations between the U.S. and Saudi ArabiaBy Justin HoOctober 15, 2018MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images ListenreadDownloadDownload
BusinessKai and Molly answer the Make Me Smart questionBy Marketplace staffOctober 15, 2018William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty ImagesWhat's something you thought you knew that you later found out you were wrong about? read
ElectionsToday will bring more proof there is some very big money behind the midterm elections By Kimberly AdamsOctober 15, 2018Shaun Heasley/Getty ImagesMore women are contributing money, and more of that money is backing female candidates. ListenreadDownloadDownload
ElectionsWho pays when presidents hit the campaign trail?By Peggy LoweOctober 15, 2018Scott Olson/Getty ImagesWhen President Trump, like his predecessors, stumps for local politicians, local taxpayers foot the bill. ListenreadDownloadDownload
Business6 Supreme Court cases to keep an eye on this termBy Danielle ChiriguayoOctober 10, 2018Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesHow willing are the justices to overturn prior decisions?read
TechAre narcissistic CEOs bad for business?By Molly WoodOctober 15, 2018ThoroughlyReviewed/Visual HuntChief executives high on the narcissism scale may interview well, but flail long term. ListenreadDownloadDownload
EconomyBanks count their blessings in recoveryBy Justin HoOctober 12, 2018Andrew Burton/Getty Images ListenreadDownloadDownload
Health CareHere's why Obamacare premiums are going down for the first timeBy Sabri Ben-AchourOctober 12, 2018John Moore/Getty ImagesIt's "really about returning excess profits," a Kaiser Family Foundation executive says. ListenreadDownloadDownload
EconomyWhen mortgages hit the roofBy Janet NguyenOctober 12, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIn the early 1980s, the Fed combated inflation by hiking interest rates to over 18 percent. ListenreadDownloadDownload