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Jun 17, 2017

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  • Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. 
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    We’re diving into the economics of being a recent grad this week, from building credit, to finding the right job, to saving for a home (or just paying the rent).  We have tips for recent grads from Ask a Manager’s Alison Green and The Points Guy, Brian Kelly. Plus, our team traveled to San Francisco and Manhattan talking to businesses that have nailed marketing to millennials (some millennials, anyway): Everlane and The Sill.

  • Beer-steamed mussels with chorizo.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Joanna Keohane

    This week, Marketplace’s Scott Tong explains the latest developments after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Lizzie O’Leary talks with David Tamarkin, the editor in chief of Epicurious, about the importance of home cooking. Plus, retail expert Matt Sargent talks with Lizzie about the decline of typical teen jobs. 

  • An astroturf football field in Dalton, Georgia made in a local carpet manufacturing factory.
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    On this episode of Marketplace Weekend, we revisit our stories on three cities across the country: Dalton, Georgia; Gillette, Wyoming; and Corvallis, Oregon. In each place, we met with the mayor and with folks around town, getting a sense of the economy there and how it’s changing. We visited carpet factories and coal mines, spoke to students and business owners, and found unique stories of how the economy is changing — and how that affects real people and their lives. 

  • When a loved one goes to prison it can change a family's finances overnight.
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    What’s it cost to send someone to prison? We asked University of California Irvine professor Charis Kubrin and talked with a woman about her experience with the criminal justice system after her brother was given a life sentence. Then, the Atlantic’s Gillian White and the Los Angeles Times’ Natalie Kitroeff look ahead to upcoming news in Long and Short. Plus, the band Phoenix takes the Marketplace Quiz.

  • The National Retail Federation estimates that 78 percent of Americans will buy greeting cards for Mother's Day.
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    We’ve got your infrastructure woes this week, plus we look into Los Angeles’ metro expansion. Then, Georgetown law professor Laura Donohue explains what government investigations cost the public, and author Zeynep Tufekci and Lizzie discuss modern-day protests that are happening via social media. Plus, just in time for Mother’s Day, Lizzie stops by a stationery and greeting card store whose business is booming.

  • We hear from listeners about their experiences giving and receiving home healthcare.
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    There’s a shortage of home healthcare workers in this country. This week, we hear from a home health aide on what her job is like, plus we talk to an industry expert about the systemic problems in home healthcare. Then, Marketplace’s Dan Gorenstein brings us the latest news on the health care bill and we check in with an Iranian businessman on what work is like during the elections in Iran. Plus, Song Exploder’s Hrishikesh Hirway takes the Marketplace Quiz.

  • While most Americans aren't as anxious about the economy as they used to be, 18- to 24-year-olds are still feeling the stress.
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    Our latest Marketplace-Edison Anxiety Poll found that 18- to 24-year-olds were feeling pretty stressed about the economy. So we asked you to tell us about what was giving you anxiety, and you had a lot to say. Plus: we explore the branches of government and what happens if they fail to do what they should. Then, BuzzFeed’s Doree Shafrir talks about her new novel “Startup,” which casts a critical light on the tech world. Finally: We’re making a Marketplace Weekend playlist on Spotify! Send us your best weekend jams and we’ll add ’em.

  • 04/21/2017: (Almost) 100 days of Trump
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    Three mayors weigh in this week on President Trump’s first 100 days. Plus: A former FBI agent examines whether companies or consumers should be responsible for online security. Then: Are job interviews a waste of time? Experts and listeners have their say and musician Tei Shi explores life as a sculptor in the Marketplace Quiz. 

  • If you can sleep, lucky you.
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    We’re diving into the airline industry this week with analyst Henry Harteveldt, and we hear from a flight attendant about what it’s like working with travelers every day. The Los Angeles Times’ Natalie Kitroeff and The Atlantic’s Gillian White go long and short, plus Matt Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, weighs in on the U.S. relationship with Russia. 

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