Segments From This Episode

• More than the meatballs: The economic enigma of Ikea

  by Molly Wood

  

  How the furniture giant is able to lower prices over time.

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• Gift card fraud could ruin your holiday

  by Molly Wood

  

  Gift cards are a convenient gift, but they can also be targeted by scammers.

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• Christmas time during WWII, Americans were encouraged to ‘Make do and Mend’

  by Daisy Palacios

  

  Sarah Archer explores the material culture of Christmas in post-war America in her book, "Midcentury Christmas."

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• Farming program aims to help addicts and their families

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  The program in southern Oregon uses volunteer work and clean eating to get parents clean.

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• Some states would rather stick with Obamacare

  by Dan Gorenstein

  

  Many state-run exchanges have created a workable marketplace to buy coverage

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• How the Detroit Lions helped the NFL own Thanksgiving

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Pro football wasn't always an all-day affair on Thanksgiving.

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• Funfetti’s Cool Comeback

  by Molly Wood and Adhiti Bandlamudi

  

  Rainbow sprinkles are making a comeback into pop culture and trends with help from Instagram and the millennial generation.

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