Segments From This Episode

• GDP falls 4.8% — and it’s only the beginning

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The economy was humming in January and February. That changed drastically in mid-March as the pandemic took hold.

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• OSHA takes a limited role protecting workers in pandemic

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The agency hasn’t set specific safety standards to hold employers to.

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• For some small businesses, paycheck protection loans aren’t the answer

  by Justin Ho

  

  The loans, designed to help businesses hurt by COVID-19, come with requirements that some don’t want to take on.

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• Fed says not to worry about debt right now. But we have to, eventually.

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Politicians never want to tell voters about the need to balance the budget through tax hikes or spending cuts.

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• “Parks and Rec” co-creator Michael Schur on recreating Pawnee from home

  by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal

  

  While much of television production has been postponed, showrunner Mike Schur got the original cast of Parks and Recreation together for a remote episode.

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• In London’s lockdown, a small honey retailer navigates online sales

  by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

  

  Specialty honey isn’t high on everyone’s essential shopping list, but the “bit of money” coming in is helping.

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