Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jordyn Holman at The New York Times and Catherine Rampell at The Washington Post about the state of retail and the uptick in consumer sentiment.

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• Why are investments in ESG funds falling?

  by Matt Levin

  

  Morningstar found that 2023 was the first year investors pulled more money out of ESG and sustainability funds than they put into them.

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• The New Deal history in LA’s freeways

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  The backbone of Los Angeles’ extensive highway system was built with the aid of FDR’s historic public works program.

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• Even a government non-shutdown comes with serious costs

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Federal workers still have to prepare for a potential shutdown weeks in advance in addition to (or instead of) their regular duties. Waiting for a budget also has another price: the erosion of the public’s trust in government.

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• Why you’ll have a hard time buying the “most American fruit”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  Pawpaws are native to North America, but you’re not going to find them in your local grocery store. Yasmin Tayag of The Atlantic explains why.

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