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How to be a chef, just in time
Nov 20, 2018

How to be a chef, just in time

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We have a series around here called "How to Be a ..." where notable people tell us how they got their interesting jobs. Today, just in time for the holiday, we have Dominique Crenn. "Not everybody understands how to cook ... they don't have to know how to cook," she says about people who work in her restaurants. "But I hope they can know how to eat." But first: American household debt has reached a record high, topping its previous peak in 2008. We'll look at what that means for the holiday season. Also at a record high: homelessness among students at the largest school district in the nation. We'll look at why. Plus, a conversation with actor Frank Grillo about his new Netflix show.

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How economics shapes fight culture around the world

Nov 20, 2018
"Fightworld" creator Frank Grillo says many champions started out "fighting for their lives."
“Fightworld” creator-host Frank Grillo with a Muay Thai fighter.
Dean Georgopoulos/Netflix

How to be a chef

Nov 20, 2018
Dominique Crenn of the Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn in San Francisco discusses her career.
Dominique Crenn is the first female chef to receive two Michelin stars in the United States.
Matt Edge

Cryptocurrencies' collapse follows 2017 run, regulation threats

Nov 20, 2018
Down from its 1,400 percent rise in 2017, bitcoin is now trading at less than $5,000 — a sharp decline for what some once hoped was a new and promising asset that could excite institutional investors. Instead, many traders were just trying to make a quick buck. Click the audio player above to hear the […]
In this photo illustration a visual representation of the digital currency Bitcoin sinks into water. 
Photo Illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

At some Bronx public schools, 1 in 5 students are homeless

Nov 20, 2018
NYC schools plan to spend $28 million on personnel, services for homeless students.
Social worker Carol Graham and Principal Danielle Keane at PS/MS 5 in the Bronx. With more than 700 kids from preschool through 8th grade, more than 150 are in temporary housing.
(Julia Simon/Marketplace

Oil prices slip, and their future is cloudy

Nov 20, 2018
As stock prices fell today, so did the price of oil. The price of crude has dropped 30 percent since last month amid signs the world economy and oil demand are slowing down. And there’s plenty of oil about. Even so, you might want to fill up your tank now and be worried. Influential voices […]

Household debt is at an all-time high as holiday spending season arrives

Nov 20, 2018
The total debt carried by Americans has reached yet another record high — $13.5 trillion in the last quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Household debt is now $837 billion higher than its previous peak in 2008. What’s behind rising household debt, and is it something to be concerned about, especially […]

The latest product to sweep Instagram is one you've seen before

Nov 20, 2018
Instagram is filled with product promotions. The site’s most popular influencers pose with everything from cosmetics to snacks, anything with the potential to bring in a lot of money. But the latest product pushed by influencers is not so obvious. Although seen by millions of users and providing a generous income for many of the app’s […]
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We have a series around here called “How to Be a …” where notable people tell us how they got their interesting jobs. Today, just in time for the holiday, we have Dominique Crenn. “Not everybody understands how to cook … they don’t have to know how to cook,” she says about people who work in her restaurants. “But I hope they can know how to eat.” But first: American household debt has reached a record high, topping its previous peak in 2008. We’ll look at what that means for the holiday season. Also at a record high: homelessness among students at the largest school district in the nation. We’ll look at why. Plus, a conversation with actor Frank Grillo about his new Netflix show.

Music from the episode

Reflektor Arcade Fire
Harvest Moon Poolside
Everything Is AWESOME!!! (feat. The Lonely Island) Tegan and Sara, The Lonely Island
Down, Down, Down - Club Mix DJ Quik, Suga Free, Mausberg, AMG
Jeeper Creeper Sinkane