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Kai Ryssdal
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Who pays for tariffs?

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Jul 14, 2025
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  • The GOP slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid's budget. What now?
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    Advocates say in-home health care recipients could lose services deemed “optional.” Plus, Fed rate cuts, and the future of solar power.

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  • Reliable earnings outlooks? In this economy?
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    Amid ongoing uncertainty, some companies are pivoting to broader earnings expectation reports. Plus: Clean air, “peak” oil, nutrition trends, and the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene.

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  • Let's get a grip on the labor market
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    The jobs report says we’ve got a strong labor market. Do we? Plus: Rents hold steady, celebs promote wireless providers and a candlemaker weathers the slow season.

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  • RIP to the EV tax credit
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    It was one of many programs cut under the new GOP tax and spending bill. Plus: The future of free trade, work-life balance, and a family-owned beauty salon.

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  • The consequences of tariff uncertainty
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    Retail profits are waning and consumers are stressed. Plus: Altadena business owners talk rebuilding after the devastating fires.

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  • What happens when states manage public land?
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    We visit Wyoming to find out. Plus, manufacturing contraction, book donations to boost literacy, and travelling for work.

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  • Fear of ICE raids keeps California farm workers on edge
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    Plus, we visit affordable housing built on public land, break down why lower tariffs will still pinch consumers and discuss the latest jobs report.

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  • Reading the labor market tea leaves
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    What can a consumer spending pullback do to the job market? Plus: Why the U.S. dollar has been falling and how economists analyze hiring data.

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  • Time for a national debt history lesson
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    With the latest GOP tax and spending bill estimated to add $3 trillion to the already-enormous national debt, we look back at how we got here. Plus, foreign trade zones, trout fishing and Home Depot.

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About the show

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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