Segments From This Episode

• Local newspapers are dead; long live local TV

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  The Tribune Co. has agreed to pay $2.7 billion for 19 local TV stations.

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• High temps hurt economy, outside of Death Valley

  by Krissy Clark

  What’s the temperature tolerance to fly a plane? At what degree point does the power grid start shutting down?

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• Tornado watch: Revisiting Oklahoma’s tragedy

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Checking in on a small business owner who lost her office in the tornado that hit Moore, Okla.

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• Lumber mills buzzing again in Louisiana

  by Kate Archer Kent

  Louisiana manufacturers that produce lumber plan to reopen and expand factories, as nationwide housing market shows steady recovery.

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• Egyptian protests hurt small businesses

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Egyptian business owners are hurting — especially those who depend on tourist income.

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• Europe angry about spying — but enough to jeopardize a trade pact?

  Recent revelations about the U.S. bugging European embassies have left some EU lawmakers furious — apparently. But some argue that eavesdropping is ubiquitous and say that all will be forgotten in the cause of free trade.

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• James Patterson books continue to pile up

  by Kai Ryssdal

  James Patterson releases his 108th and 109th book and has no plans to slow down.

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• Happy trails, J.J. Yore

  by Kai Ryssdal

  This final note about the production credits you hear every Friday on this program. They’re gonna be different this week. You won’t hear me say, right at the very end: J.J. Yore is the vice president and general manager. After 25 years at Marketplace, J.J.’s leaving the company today, officially.  He was here at the […]

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