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Kai Ryssdal
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  • Political fundraising’s new math
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    Where candidates receive their money may be as important as how much they make. Plus: Fallout from Facebook’s job discrimination settlement and “femtech” apps that help women control their health — while collecting a lot of personal data.

  • Scrap metal in Long Beach, California, waits to be shipped to Asia for recycling.
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    For years, China used U.S. recyclables in its factories, but the country stopped buying foreign trash last year. Plus: Will Instagram’s in-app purchases threaten Amazon?

  • Why younger people are getting Botox
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    The number of 18- to 37-year-olds getting injectable fillers has grown more than 20 percent in the past five years. Plus: The latest on the FAA and Boeing, and the big business of pumping and dredging in flooded Nebraska.

  • Lilly Singh speaks on stage during the 2018 WE Day Toronto Show in September.
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    NBC has turned to Canadian YouTube sensation Lilly Singh to replace Carson Daly. We look at what that means. Plus: Solar is roaring back amid barriers from the Trump administration, and consumer confidence is up 

  • Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after a press conference following a special meeting of the European Council to endorse the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement on Nov. 25, 2018, in Brussels.
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    The UK Parliament just voted to delay Brexit. Today we look at how the 27 other European countries will fare whenever this thing finally goes through. Plus, a business of security robots and the housing market along the border.

  • Actress Lori Loughlin exits the courthouse after facing charges for allegedly conspiring to commit mail fraud and other charges in the college admissions scandal at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on April 3, 2019.
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    Will the latest scandal increase transparency? Plus: The latest on Boeing’s grounded planes and America’s persistent trucker shortage.

  • At Boeing's Renton, Washington, factory, 737 Max airplanes are still coming off assembly lines at a record rate.
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    China and the European Union are keeping Boeing 737 Max 8 planes out of the sky, but what about the U.S.? Plus, unintended consequences of a no-deal Brexit and the ’80s software that’s helping run America’s cities.

  • President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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    We talk about what’s in the proposal and what it says about the administration’s priorities. Then: Kids today have more chronic diseases, which means extra pressure on school nurses. Plus: Why your bank is suddenly a “cafe.”

  • Moviegoers purchase tickets at an AMC theater in Arcadia, California, in August.
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    The pace of hiring all but ground to a halt in February. Then: What happens to the 1,500 laid-off workers at GM’s Lordstown, Ohio plant? Plus, how experts track and predict box office numbers.

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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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