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I speak my native tongue into a microphone.

What was your first job?

Lifeguard. (Well, that and mowing lawns.)

What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?

Staying calm.

What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career?

Don't think — just talk.

In your next life, what would your career be?

Helicopter pilot.

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Citizen's United, a decade later

Jan 16, 2020

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The trade war isn't over

Jan 15, 2020

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It's 2020. And the Cambridge Analytica story? It's growing ...

Jan 14, 2020

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Looking back on a long trade war

Jan 14, 2020

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How U.S. sanctions led to Instagram censorship in Iran

Jan 13, 2020

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Lime scoots out of a dozen cities

Jan 10, 2020

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The streaming wars will be fought with giant robots

Jan 9, 2020

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What a disinformation campaign from Iran might look like

Jan 8, 2020

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What's the big deal about Section 230? (And your 2020 predictions)

Jan 7, 2020

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Markets are still figuring out what happened last week

Jan 7, 2020

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The musician turned hologram could be the future of live entertainment

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Jan 16, 2020

Some startups are hoping the concept reignites the music industry’s profits.

A hologram performance of Roy Orbison during The Hologram UK Tour.

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Trump administration changes how reporters access timely economic data

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Jan 16, 2020

Lorraine Woellert of Politico predicts that the change will increase market volatility following some government reports.

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What the phase one deal means for one Iowa farmer

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Jan 15, 2020

Corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes isn't sure she'll be able to regain the Chinese buyers she lost during the trade war.

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For Dallas Fed president, the phase one deal is "stabilization"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry Jan 14, 2020

Robert Kaplan weighs in on how trade has shaped the central bank and where the economy is headed next.

"I think the trade dispute with China is going to go on for years," says Robert Kaplan, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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Rep. Walorski on phase one trade deal: "the devil is in the details" for Indiana

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Jan 14, 2020

The congresswoman says recent experience with USMCA will be useful as she advocates for her district.

Rep. Jackie Walorski discusses trade issues with farmers in Indiana’s 2nd District.

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Trade showdown

Ahead of a U.S.-China trade deal, uncertainty still dominates the steel business

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Jan 14, 2020

We look back at the chaos tariffs have inflicted on RM Metals in New Jersey.

Steel coils produced at the NLMK Indiana mill are prepared for shipping in Portage, Indiana, in 2018.

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The Fed says the economy is in a "good place." Could it be doing more?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Jan 9, 2020

The economy looks good on paper, but there's little the Federal Reserve can do to address economic inequality.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

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Is the U.S. economy rigged?

by Kai Ryssdal, Katherine Wiles, and Bennett Purser Jan 9, 2020

According to a new survey from Pew Research Center, seven in 10 Americans think the economic system favors the powerful.

The Occupy Wall Street movement, one of the biggest recent protests against economic inequality in the U.S.

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The relationship between drug companies and jails

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Jan 9, 2020

Incarcerated people form a large market for pharmaceutical companies. The ethics of that relationship can be complicated.

Tim Boyle/Getty Images

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How potential trade deals could affect farmers

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Jan 8, 2020

Illinois farmer Brian Duncan is hopeful about business in 2020 as the USMCA and a trade deal with China move forward.

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