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Kai Ryssdal
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Aug 7, 2025
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  • Should we fret over rising household debt?
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    Banks aren’t ringing alarm bells yet. Plus: YouTube chefs, a cattle rancher and community benefits agreements.

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  • The oil-natural gas conundrum
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    Oil demand may be reaching a plateau. Can U.S. companies produce enough natural gas without excess oil? Plus: a zipper empire faces down Trump’s tariffs, and the U.S. considers semiconductor location trackers.

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  • Take it with a grain of salt
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    What we can learn from China about analyzing untrustworthy government data. Plus: the next Fed governor, municipal bonds, and immigration policy.

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  • Trump's jobs report retaliation "raises alarm bells"
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    After discouraging revisions to May and June’s jobs reports, the president moved to fire the nonpartisan head of the BLS.

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  • Jul 31, 2025

    Anomaly or omen?

    Anomaly or omen?
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    Layoff announcements were up 29% from June to July, and up 140% compared to last July. Should we be worried? Plus: data erosion, car key fobs, and the private equity-ification of youth sports.

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  • Let's take a hard look at that GDP growth
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    Three percent GDP growth for the second quarter is great. It’s also misleading. Plus: jobs, stablecoin, and the case for a U.S. Department of Economic Security.

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  • Consumers are still stressed about the job market
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    Consumer confidence grew last month, but Americans remain cautious about the labor market. Plus: the resurgence children’s magazines, ethics in AI music, and a foreign investment math lesson.

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  • How are lenders and borrowers feeling?
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    They’re cautious, but haven’t slammed the brakes yet. Plus: credit cards, a home bakery, fiber optic cables and fuel efficiency.

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  • AI and 'surveillance' pricing
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    Dynamic pricing isn't new, but AI and our personal data have made it more widespread.

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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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