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Nov 26, 2019 · Episode 141
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  • Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, who share a 2019 Nobel Prize in economics with Michael Kremer, answer questions during a press conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Oct. 14 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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    The newly minted Nobel laureate is using hard science approaches to fight global poverty.

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  • Katelyn Ohashi's floor routine went viral this year, but she says NCAA rules kept her from capitalizing on it.
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    This week, we’re talking with former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi about changes to the NCAA that could allow students more opportunity to make money.

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  • Nov 6, 2019 · Episode 138

    Native Americans and the tech economy

    Native Americans and the tech economy
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    Financial technology could help life on reservations — if the tribal communities could access it.

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  • Oct 29, 2019 · Episode 137

    We have plug-in cars. Why not plug-in planes?

    A Pipistrel Taurus Electro electric two-seat airplane.
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    Can we make the friendly skies more environmentally friendly?

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  • Oct 23, 2019 · Episode 136

    VC hype vs. Wall Street

    Ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann
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    This week we’re diving into all the unicorn companies that rode a wave of venture capital hype onto the rocky, unforgiving shores of the stock market.

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  • Oct 15, 2019 · Episode 135

    Your outfit is trash

    A garment factory worker packing shirts in a factory in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2019.
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    Fast fashion, cheap production and other market forces are drastically increasing clothing’s effect on climate change.

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  • There's a lot to wrangle.
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    Boris Johnson says it’s happening, deal or no deal. Here’s what you need to know.

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  • Oct 1, 2019 · Episode 133

    Nuclear, but better

    A nuclear physicist checks the uranium refuel in the reactors of the Angra II nuclear plant in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, in 2006.
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    Is nuclear power a viable green energy source? It’s more complicated than you think.

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  • Sep 25, 2019 · Episode 132

    A gig is a gig is a gig

    Members of the Independent Drivers Guild drive across the Brooklyn Bridge in protest against Uber and other app-based ride-hailing companies in May in New York City.
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    Nearly a fourth of Americans earn money from freelance work, and 44% said “gigging” was their primary source of income.

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“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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