Subscribe:

Feb 4, 2016

Marketplace for Thursday, February 4, 2016

Clinton and Sanders debate who’s more progressive; another installment of “My Economy” from the Juarez border; and how Jägermeister is trying to broaden it’s brand beyond college bros.

Subscribe:

Segments From This Episode

Martin Shkreli pleads the fifth, but blasts congress on Twitter
by Kai Ryssdal
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Shkreli looked really pleased with himself
How more generics could relieve sky-high drug prices
by Dan Gorenstein
NVinacco/Flickr
More generics are needed to create competition — but can the FDA approve them fast enough?
My Economy: Life between two countries
by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
A couple's lives are split between countries after a traffic stop and deportation.
What does it really mean to be a progressive?
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battle over who's more progressive.
Inside an infamous company’s risky marketing strategy
by Mark Garrison
lincolnblues/Flickr
Jägermeister wants to broaden its appeal beyond shot-drinking bros
The rise of the do-it-all ‘hybrid’ job
by Sally Herships
StartUpStockPhotos
Companies are increasingly looking for disparate skills in the same worker.

Music from the episode

Clinton and Sanders debate who’s more progressive; another installment of “My Economy” from the Juarez border; and how Jägermeister is trying to broaden it’s brand beyond college bros.

Subscribe:

Marketplace for Thursday, February 4, 2016

Subscribe:

Segments From This Episode

Martin Shkreli pleads the fifth, but blasts congress on Twitter

How more generics could relieve sky-high drug prices

My Economy: Life between two countries

What does it really mean to be a progressive?

Inside an infamous company’s risky marketing strategy

The rise of the do-it-all ‘hybrid’ job

Music from the episode