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May 31, 2016

Marketplace for Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Today’s episode goes inside Verizon’s American call centers and inside the heads of American consumers. Plus: Only about half of welfare funding actually goes to cash assistance, work or child care. What happens to the rest?

A Playmobil toy figure is covered with plastic granules at the playmobil toy factory in Dietenhofen on November 12, 2013 in Dietenhofen, Germany.
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Segments From This Episode

How an oil shortage in the 1970s shaped today’s economic policy
by Kai Ryssdal
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Meg Jacobs details the effects of U.S. dependency on foreign oil in her new book.
Why do welfare funds go to marriage counseling?
by Krissy Clark
Krissy Clark
Our new podcast, "The Uncertain Hour" looks at the sometimes surprising places welfare cash ends up.
Consumer spending surged in April. Why?
by Mark Garrison
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Is it pent-up demand or confidence in the economy? Either way, it's surprising.
Verizon’s deal puts more U.S. call centers to work
by Kimberly Adams
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The company's bringing 1,400 new jobs to the East Coast, and there are some advantages to running call centers in the U.S.
It was very easy to hack North Korea’s Facebook clone
by Kai Ryssdal
Feng Li/Getty Images
Child's play, really.

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Marketplace for Tuesday, May 31, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

How an oil shortage in the 1970s shaped today’s economic policy

Why do welfare funds go to marriage counseling?

Consumer spending surged in April. Why?

Verizon’s deal puts more U.S. call centers to work

It was very easy to hack North Korea’s Facebook clone

Music from the episode