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Marketplace Weekend for Friday, April 22, 2016

Apr 22, 2016

Episodes 121 - 130 of 216

  • It's your chance to be the boss. Who would you fire?

    This weekend, some of our favorite stories from the past: A rap group who redefined success; the origin of what makes a boss a jerk — or what makes jerks primed for becoming bosses; and how women directors are changing Hollywood.

  • A young Harry Potter with his pet snow owl, Hedwig. They may be cute in "Harry Potter" movies. But clueless wizard fans in England are learning the hard way that owls are not like parrots.
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    This weekend, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Josh Eidelson explains the campaign behind the $15 minimum wage, why one British Virgin Islands law firm is linked the Panama Papers and we take a trip to the Wizarding World — and profit empire — of Harry Potter.

  • Do you only eat beef labeled "grass fed"?
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    This weekend, Tech Insider’s Julia Calderone explains why the “grass-fed” label beef companies use is under scrutiny, Adriene Hill looks into why YouTube stars are moving to the big screen, and we find out why “man camps” in North Dakota are closing.  

  • Rock 'n Roll will never die...or will it?
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    This weekend, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Sam Grobart explains how companies are cashing in on ‘basic bros,’ Marketplace’s Nova Safo explains Chicago’s education budget crisis, and listeners tell us their stories about the best deals they’ve ever made.

  • In our Marketplace-Edison Research poll 30% of you said you were losing sleep over your economic worries.
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    On this Marketplace Weekend we take a look at the latest results from the Marketplace-Edison Research Economic Anxiety poll, Lizzie talks with Emily Weiss, the “beauty guru for Millennials,” about her growing business, Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson brings us the latest from SXSW, and “professional partier” Andrew WK takes the Marketplace Quiz.

  • How has tech changed your amusement park experience?
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    This weekend, Ben Johnson shows us the way tech is influencing amusement parks, Lizzie O’Leary talks with The New York Times’ Charles Duhigg about his new book, Smarter Faster Better,  we find out why we’re becoming a nation of renters, and musician M. Ward takes the Marketplace Quiz.

  • Viceland panel at the A+E Networks 2016 Television Critics Association Press Tour. 
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    This weekend, The Atlantic’s Gillian White and Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer play Long and Short, Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams travels to Uganda to see how dams on the Nile River impact local residents, and Marketplace’s Adriene Hill explains why Vice would want to launch a cable TV channel in the age of streaming.

  • Samantha Bee takes the Marketplace Quiz in this week's show.
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    This weekend, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses his efforts to combat drug addiction in rural communities; Marketplace’s Lizzie O’Leary and Ben Johnson try out  L’Oréal’s new wearable tech; and Samantha Bee takes the Marketplace Quiz.

  • Behind the perfectly coiffed hair during Oscars season: absolute mayhem.
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    This weekend, Marketplace’s Scott Tong looks at how erratic oil prices have impacted life on the ground in Venezuela; the Dinner Party Download’s Brendan Francis Newnam gets you prepped for your Oscar party; and Marketplace Weekend listeners chime in on their most impulsive purchases.

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