Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  ADP’s Chief Economist Nela Richardson and the Washington Post’s Heather Long join “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal to dig into May’s Consumer Price Index, recession worries and why inflation has become the economy.

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• Port congestion is easing. But supply chain congestion isn’t going away soon.

  by Justin Ho

  

  China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, which shut down much of the country’s manufacturing and exports, are partly to blame.

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• Workers face blistering temperatures again, with little federal protection

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The Biden Administration ordered OSHA to draw up workplace heat standards. How soon will they be in place?

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• “Owners’ equivalent rent” a key property of inflation

  by Matt Levin

  

  OER, a component of the consumer price index, involves homeowners’ estimates of what their residence would rent for.

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• As small music venues close in Nashville, some see erosion of Music City’s culture

  by Paige Pfleger

  

  Some spaces that have provided a stage for up-and-coming musicians over the years are in jeopardy because of the booming real estate market.

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• What’s up with celebrities and cryptocurrency?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  “Celebrities are rich for reasons having nothing to do with their crypto investments,” says Vox’s Emily Stewart.

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