This weekend, we focus on creation, in the job market, our money, and our lives. Three people tell their stories of working in growing industries: retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Lizzie O’Leary talks with Sarah Watt House about signs of wage growth in the November jobs report. Marketplace Senior Editor and host of Marketplace Whiteboard Paddy Hirsch talks about another side of job creation how to count the number of unemployed people in the U.S.  Lizzie and Marketplace Tech host  Ben Johnson head to the kitchen to discuss how professional cooking products trickle down to the consumer market. Gavin McIntyre, co-founder of Ecovative, describes how his company makes packaging, furniture, and surfboards…out of mushrooms. And how do you budget for the holiday season? 

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary talks with Krissy Clark and Lindsay Foster Thomas of Marketplace’s Wealth and Poverty desk, about York & Fig, a project focusing on gentrification. Michael Bashaw of Whole Foods explains how the chain chooses locations, and Lizzie and Trulia economist Jed Kolko go to Starbucks…on opposite sides of the country. Ben Johnson explains how to understand gentrification using Google Maps. And, how does gentrification impact your personal finances? 

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary talks with Marketplace’s Noel King about the G-word: gentrification. Ben Johnson explains how to stay secure while shopping on Cyber Monday. Lizzie talks about sustainable protein with cricket farmer Andrew Brentano, and has grasshopper tacos for brunch at The Black Ant in New York City. YouTube star Sam Tsui explains his rise to fame in a niche market. And, ’tis the season: how do you balance helping others with your own financial needs?     

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary speaks with Marketplace’s Amy Scott about Generation Z and their economic ambitions. Deena Fidas of the Human Rights Campaign discusses coming out at work and how it impacts business and personal career trajectory. Lizzie has brunch at Best Buy with a manager working on Black Friday, and Marketplace Tech’s Ben Johnson explains how to use dynamic maps to get home for Thanksgiving. How do you make Thanksgiving work for your budget? Is a holiday meal the best time to bring up money? 

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary speaks with Marketplace’s Adrienne Hill about how data impacts education. Lizzie goes for a walk in Washington DC with a special guest to understand what walkable cities mean to the aging population. The New Yorker’s John Cassidy and Slate’s Alison Griswold talk wage stagnation, online shopping, and mayo over brunch. How do you make money pursuing your passions? Why doesn’t anyone go to the bank anymore? And is it even possible to achieve perfect work-life balance?

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary talks with political commentator Reihan Salam and Business Insider’s Nicholas Carlson about the midterm elections, the fate of Amazon and more. Mike Gold, FAA Chairman of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), speaks about the recent space incidents and what they mean for the future of space exploration. Jared Rosenthal tells us why he owns a mobile DNA-testing truck. Companies are offering to freeze the eggs of female employees. We look at why that matters. What’s your financial vice? NerdWallet’s Christina LaMontagne explains why we spend money on our weaknesses.

This weekend, Barbara Bogaev sits in for Lizzie O’Leary and speaks with psychotherapist Nanette Karapetian, on why we indulge in financial guilty pleasures. Neil Irwin from The Upshot at the New York Times and FT’s Shannon Bond discuss the 2014 midterm elections and the future of the economy over brunch. Speaking of the election, a political campaign music composer talks about how he tries to connect with voters through music. Marketplace’s Tommy Andres brings over his ‘I’ve Always Wondered’ series and explains the weird history of butter. More than 30 million homes in the U.S. don’t have high-speed internet. How will the digital divide affect the economy? And why, oh why, have pumpkin spice products dominated the market?

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary talks with Marketplace’s Tracey Samuelson about how Liberian communities in the U.S. are coping with Ebola back home. Then, here in the US, big media companies are struggling to adapt to the internet as more people rely on smartphones to get the news. The BBC’s Will Ross explains that it’s even more pronounced in Africa, where internet use on mobile phones is set to increase twenty times over the next five years. Ben Walsh from the Huffington Post and NY Mag’s Jessica Pressler join us for brunch. Chris Black discusses tips from his book, “I Know You Think You Know it All: Advice to Help you stop Looking like a Jerk in Public and Online.” 

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary and Harvard Business School professor Nicolas Retsinas explain why fewer Americans are moving to new cities. Why do we live where we live? Then, we look into the growing business of high school sports. Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson explains what white spectrum is and why it could lead to faster internet speeds. Marketplace turns 25 years old, we look at how costs in the economy have changed since. And Nicholas Carlson and Joe Weisenthal join Lizzie for brunch to see what’s next in the business world.