Segments From This Episode

• The average American takes 13 hours to file taxes

  by Kai Ryssdal

  A full 13 hours to comply with the tax code, gathering receipts, reading the rules, and filling out forms the IRS requires.

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• Farmers, unions balance economic interests for immigration deal

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Farmers hope the proposal to expand farm worker visas will stabilize their labor supply. Unions focus on making sure the deal protects workers and their wages.

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• In Venezuela, an election and more of the same

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Venezuela elects Hugo Chavez's preferred successor as president. We talk to one business owner about what that means for him.

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• What Dish buying Sprint Nextel means for your TV set

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  Dish Network wants to buy up Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion. This play is all about the future of TV.

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• Raj Chetty: Exploring how the economy works in real life

  by David Weinberg

  Raj Chetty just won the John Bates Clark Medal for economists under the age of 40. We walk with him through one of his experiments that shed light on how people make economic decisions.

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• One student’s path from Oyler to college

  by Amy Scott

  

  The high school senior will be the first in her family to graduate high school, but she's got her eyes on an even bigger prize.

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• Why I love doing taxes

  by Marketplace Contributor

  A tax accountant on why he loves doing taxes.

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• Explosions at the Boston Marathon, three killed

  by Marketplace Contributor

  There were two explosions near the finish line of the major race this afternoon, right in the heart of commercial Boston.

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