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Mar 11, 2021

“Hoop Dreams”: A lesson on money and basketball

Our Econ Extra Credit documentary selection for March is about wealth, poverty and basketball. Plus, what the COVID relief package provides in terms of making health care more affordable. And, Mexico makes progress on legalizing recreational marijuana.

"Hoop Dreams" documents over five years the lives of two high school basketball players from families struggling economically in Chicago as they work toward pro careers. — "Hoop Dreams" documents over five years the lives of two high school basketball players from families struggling economically in Chicago as they work toward pro careers.
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Segments From This Episode

COIVD relief package includes provision to make health insurance premiums more affordable
Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.
Bill to legalize recreational marijuana makes its way to Mexico's Senate
The BBC’s Will Grant reports.
A conversation with “Hoop Dreams” basketball star, 3 decades later
by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
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William Gates, star of the 1994 documentary, on the economic challenges college athletes face today.
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“Hoop Dreams”: A lesson on money and basketball