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Oct 7, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, October 7, 2016

On today’s show: Amid a nasty hurricane season, why is our power grid so vulnerable? Sunday’s presidential debate in St. Louis will be a town hall full of undecided voters, so how are Missourians feeling? Plus, we break down the pros and cons of running for president as a businessman and discuss the week in economic news.

Donald Trump is running for president as a businessman, not a politician. — Donald Trump is running for president as a businessman, not a politician.
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Segments From This Episode

What’s behind the NFL’s sagging ratings?
by Lewis Wallace
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Elections, protests or maybe just smartphones.
Economist Paul Romer on why macroeconomists are ‘totally off base’
by Kai Ryssdal
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images
The NYU professor and World Bank chief economist has caused a bit of hubub in the dismal science.
Hurricane power outages: Why is the grid so vulnerable?
by Scott Tong
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
More than a million customers have lost power in Hurricane Matthew's aftermath.
When business and politics don’t mix
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images
Donald Trump is running for president as a businessman. And that's hard.
Ahead of debate, voters disappointed with choices
by Kimberly Adams
DESK/AFP/Getty Images
Jobs, taxes, and race are on the minds of St. Louis voters ahead of second presidential debate.
Weekly Wrap: It’s the first Friday of the month!
by Kai Ryssdal
You know what that means.

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On today’s show: Amid a nasty hurricane season, why is our power grid so vulnerable? Sunday’s presidential debate in St. Louis will be a town hall full of undecided voters, so how are Missourians feeling? Plus, we break down the pros and cons of running for president as a businessman and discuss the week in economic news.