Segments From This Episode

• What needs to happen to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050?

  by Samantha Fields

  

  A whole lot, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. And fast.

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• Will happy hour make a comeback?

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  With many offices going fully remote or hybrid, happy hour has become a dead zone for bars.

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• For this entrepreneur, the pandemic provided an opportunity to diversify children’s libraries

  by Kai Ryssdal and Minju Park

  

  Faced with her child care centers closing down, Yobe Qiu turned to her passion project: writing children’s books about Asian cultures.

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• Homebuilding slows in April with both labor and lumber in short supply

  by Justin Ho

  

  “All of a sudden, these guys don’t have the wood to start supplying some of these jobs,” one analyst said.

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