Segments From This Episode

• The economics of humiliation

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Poet, social critic and author Wayne Koestenbaum discusses why there's so much shame involved in issues of money.

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• Summer Reading: Nina Tandon

  by Nina Tandon

  The art of science, the science of art… all make for a beautiful career.

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• As personal spending dips, pet spending rises

  by Sally Herships

  Hard economic times have hit personal spending, but consumers keep doling out for pet medication. That's good news for Big Pharma

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• The impact of aging coal plants shutting down

  by Sarah Gardner

  New clean air rules are forcing U.S. coal plants to close. A cause for celebration? Not quite.

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• Past the debt crisis — what now?

  by Marketplace Staff

  The debt limit crisis may be over for now, but where does that leave the U.S. economy? Can Wall Street have confidence in U.S. credit again, and are we in a double-dip recession?

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• Eurozone debt crisis is back with a vengeance

  With the U.S.'s debt ceiling dilemma now behind us, the Eurozone returns to the forefront, still facing high interest rates and possibly two more bailouts

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