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Nov 15, 2018

Is it too early to talk holiday sales?

Nahhhh. With the holidays right around the corner, and ads inundating our collective consciousness, we try to figure out why deals are everywhere. But first, the British pound has fallen nearly 2 percent against the dollar amid shaky Brexit negotiations. What exactly are the markets trying to tell us? Then: a story about the state of temporary work in the years before and after the Great Recession. Also, one journalist (and mother) on how history, the economy and race have shaped American motherhood.

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Segments From This Episode

Attention holiday shoppers! Deals are pretty much everywhere
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
Why is your in-box already overflowing with sale alerts and discount codes?
Busting the motherhood myth of "having it all"
by Amy Scott and Bennett Purser
Courtesy of Seal Press
A journalist and parent digs into how our ideas of motherhood came about in the U.S.
Weathering the hard times by selling chocolate
by Sean McHenry
Melissa Mullen
"People don't stop buying a few small luxuries" in a recession, one couple found.

Music from the episode

Nahhhh. With the holidays right around the corner, and ads inundating our collective consciousness, we try to figure out why deals are everywhere. But first, the British pound has fallen nearly 2 percent against the dollar amid shaky Brexit negotiations. What exactly are the markets trying to tell us? Then: a story about the state of temporary work in the years before and after the Great Recession. Also, one journalist (and mother) on how history, the economy and race have shaped American motherhood.