This weekend Lizzie O’Leary and Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson go over the latest tech featured in this year’s Super Bowl, we take a look at the troubled pension system in Colorado, and author and writer Susan Orlean takes the Marketplace Quiz. 

This weekend, guest host Molly Wood looks at the unique alcohol monopoly in Maryland, musician and rapper Anderson .Paak  takes our economics-inspired questionnaire, and Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O’Leary reports on the ground from Flint, Michigan. 

In this week’s episode we revisit some of our favorite stories about people’s relationships with money. We hear from all walks of life; From a mountain man living in the wild, to a woman facing the realities of homelessness.

This weekend, just before the end of the year, we revisit our favorite segments from 2015. From a rap group who redefined the meaning of success, to the origin of what makes a boss a jerk (or what makes jerks primed for becoming bosses), plus how women directors are changing Hollywood. It’s been a busy year. 

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary finds out if the newest Star Wars has a hidden financial lesson, how West Jefferson improved traffic with some counter-intuitive thinking and Marketplace Weekend listeners answer our question, “Was there a time you wanted to help someone financially but couldn’t?”