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Kai Ryssdal
by Kai Ryssdal
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  • Nov 17, 2020

    The U.S. is excluded from a giant new trade deal

    Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, right, speaks at the virtual 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit on Nov. 15, 2020.
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    On today’s show: The U.S. is on the outside looking in. Later, the fate of the economy once again hangs on consumers.

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  • Nov 16, 2020

    Another round of lockdowns

    Another round of lockdowns
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    On today’s show: We check in with the small businesses preparing for another round of stay-at-home orders. Later, a look at the odds of a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.

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  • Nov 14, 2020

    Who’s in charge of the U.S. economy right now?

    TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

    We kick off today’s show with a look at who’s taking charge of economic recovery. Plus, what campaigns learned in 2020 about how to spend their money.

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  • Nov 12, 2020

    A “taste of normalcy” for some Baltimore students

    Christian Muñoz Aguilar sits at his workstation. The 11-year-old helped supervise his four siblings while trying to do his own schoolwork.
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    On today’s show: Some students in Baltimore are back in the classroom but still learning online. And a look at what a “skinny” COVID-19 relief package would, or wouldn’t, do for people who need it.

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  • Nov 11, 2020

    Eight months in, hospitals are struggling with staffing

    Health care workers at a COVID-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston in July.
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    On today’s show: As COVID-19 surges again across the U.S., hospitals are having trouble finding enough staff. Later, we check in on two small businesses to see how they’re faring in the pandemic.

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  • Nov 10, 2020

    Still struggling to find work

    A woman closes up a liquor store in Seattle in July. Job searchers are having a hard time finding work during the pandemic.
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    On today’s show, a look at the challenge of job searching during COVID-19. Plus, what market distortion is, and what it has to do with Amazon.

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  • Nov 9, 2020

    The Biden team is ready to go

    President-elect Joe Biden is shown on a monitor speaking about COVID-19 in the briefing room of the White House on Nov. 9.
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    On today’s show, a look at President-elect Joe Biden’s plans for office. Plus, why transparency and diversity was important in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial.

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  • Nov 6, 2020

    Think calming thoughts

    Think calming thoughts
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    On today’s show, a look at the business of calm. Plus, jobs recovery is losing momentum and mortgage forbearance remains high.

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  • Nov 5, 2020

    “It’s COVID-19, stupid”

    Nurse and health care workers in the Bronx, New York, rally against a policy requiring a doctor's note to receive paid sick leave in April.
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    On today’s show: an update on the COVID economy and a look at how paid sick leave could slow the virus’ spread.

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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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