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Aug 29, 2018

Trade war on a stick

We’re headed to the Minnesota State Fair today, not for the live music or seed art or the fried cheese curds, but for trade talk. The fair is abuzz with talk of the trade war, as the state’s iron mines enjoy some relief and its farmers feel the sting of retaliatory tariffs. Then: Reflecting workplaces everywhere, gubernatorial candidates Cynthia Nixon and Andrew Cuomo are fighting over the room temperature for tonight’s debate in New York. We’ll look at this summer AC battle of the sexes. Plus, how VCs think and the big business of pilgrimages.

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Segments From This Episode

For a recovering restaurant in Puerto Rico, sometimes it’s just about making it through the day
by Maria Hollenhorst
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
An executive chef in San Juan describes life in the food industry post-Hurricane Maria.
Britain enjoys revival of pilgrimages
Stephen Beard/Marketplace
The modern treks are not necessarily religious and they can boost local economies.

Music from the episode

We’re headed to the Minnesota State Fair today, not for the live music or seed art or the fried cheese curds, but for trade talk. The fair is abuzz with talk of the trade war, as the state’s iron mines enjoy some relief and its farmers feel the sting of retaliatory tariffs. Then: Reflecting workplaces everywhere, gubernatorial candidates Cynthia Nixon and Andrew Cuomo are fighting over the room temperature for tonight’s debate in New York. We’ll look at this summer AC battle of the sexes. Plus, how VCs think and the big business of pilgrimages.