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Apr 13, 2017

04/13/2017: What happens when the POTUS changes his mind (a lot)?

Noticed something different about President Trump these past couple days? He’s reversing his positions on some key economic issues. We’ll look at what might be the cause and the implications for the broader economy. Plus, Republicans and Democrats are testing the limits of how far outside money can take them in the race to replace HHS Secretary Tom Price. Cash is pouring into the Atlanta suburbs. Then, we take a break from the news to do a small business story at one of Kai’s favorite types of businesses: A craft brewery.

President Donald Trump walks out during a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Segments From This Episode

Trump plan to privatize the FAA faces familiar foes
by Adam Allington
David McNew/Getty Images
Opponents say small, rural airports and towns would be hurt economically.
Political parties spend big in Georgia’s special congressional election
by Marketplace Contributor
Johnny Kauffman
Republicans and Democrats are testing how far outside money goes in the Trump era.
Can Venezuela’s Maduro survive the latest riots?
by Kai Ryssdal
FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images
The economy is a hot mess and allegiances are shifting.
DeVos rescinds Obama-era directives cracking down on federal student loan servicers
by Amy Scott
If you are one of the 42 million people out there with federal student loans, you have surely come into contact with a loan servicer. That is a company or nonprofit paid by the federal government to collect your payments and handle any problems with the loan — the name Navient may ring a bell. […]
What’s behind Trump’s shifting economic policies?
by Mitchell Hartman
President Trump is reversing his positions on some key economic issues, as a Wall Street Journal interview revealed: China (no longer calling it a currency manipulator); the Export-Import Bank (supports it); Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (likes her, would like to see interest rates stay low), to name a few. What’s behind all this? Is […]
Men outnumber women in the beer business, but that could be changing
by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
At Three Weavers in California, Lynne Weaver and Alexandra Nowell are bucking the trend.

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04/13/2017: What happens when the POTUS changes his mind (a lot)?

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Segments From This Episode

Trump plan to privatize the FAA faces familiar foes

Political parties spend big in Georgia’s special congressional election

Can Venezuela’s Maduro survive the latest riots?

DeVos rescinds Obama-era directives cracking down on federal student loan servicers

What’s behind Trump’s shifting economic policies?

Men outnumber women in the beer business, but that could be changing

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