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Kimberly Adams
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Jul 24, 2021 · Episode 481
The Minnesota Vikings football team at training camp.

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  • Jul 23, 2021 · Episode 480

    Let’s talk about loneliness

    Let’s talk about loneliness
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    And why our shows don’t often talk about some of the big sex-related stories affecting lots of people. Plus: The metaverse and “Nope.”

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  • Jul 22, 2021 · Episode 479

    Hey, whatever happened to student loan forgiveness?

    The CARES Act temporarily suspends most federal student loan payments, but not all.
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    Plus more of your questions about the doctor shortage and electric vehicle batteries.

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  • Jul 21, 2021 · Episode 478

    Our power grid is buckling under the weight of climate change

    A fire burns near an electric utility tower on September 28, 2020 in Santa Rosa, California.
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    Outages, like the ones this summer in the Pacific Northwest, cost lives and money. But fixing a complex system won’t be easy.

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  • Jul 20, 2021 · Episode 477

    Monday is longreads day

    Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong on Dec. 22, 2019, to show support for the Uyghur minority in China.
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    Today on the show: the plight of Uyghurs in China, new worker safety rules for climate change and gardening in space.

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  • Jul 17, 2021 · Episode 476

    We’re feeling a little apocalyptic today

    In this long exposure photograph, flames surround a drought-stricken Shasta Lake during the "Salt fire" in Lakehead, California early on July 2, 2021, as firefighters battle nearly a dozen wildfires in the region following a heatwave and multiple lightning strikes.
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    Plus, Kai and Kimberly disagree on President Biden’s rhetoric around Facebook and play a round of our favorite game, “Half Full/Half Empty.”

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  • Jul 16, 2021 · Episode 475

    Misinformation is the new smoking

    US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 15, 2021.
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    Plus: Shohei Ohtani, inflation and a reason to think twice before griping about your boss on Slack.

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  • Jul 15, 2021 · Episode 474

    Would canceling the Tokyo games bankrupt the Olympics?

     A general view of the Olympic Rings in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in the Olympic Park Coastal Cluster on February 1, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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    On today’s show, we’ll follow the money at the IOC.

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  • Jul 14, 2021 · Episode 473

    “Right to repair” is about more than DIY

    A John Deere tractor in an Iowa cornfield seen here in 2007.
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    Even if you don’t want to fix your own phone, or tractor, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens wants you to have the option. Rule makers are starting to agree.

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  • Jul 13, 2021 · Episode 472

    What’d we miss?

    Signs indicate that a boat ramp is closed due to low water levels in Lake Mead near Las Vegas on June 10, where the water level has fallen to its lowest since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s.
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    It’s a big news roundup today: China’s economic recovery, wildfires, Virgin Galactic, Euro Cup, Biden’s executive orders, Burger King and more.

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About the show

“Make Me Smart” is a podcast about the economy, technology, society, and culture hosted by Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams. New episodes on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. In a time when the world is moving faster than ever, this podcast is where we unpack complex topics, together. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.

Before coming to Marketplace, Adams reported on the political, social and economic upheaval in Egypt following the Arab Spring. While reporting in Cairo, she received awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Association for Women in Communication. She was also competitively selected for the International Women’s Media Foundation “Great Lakes” Reporting fellowship to Uganda, where she reported on environmental, economic and LGBT issues.

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