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Kai Ryssdal
by Kai Ryssdal
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  • Sep 24, 2019

    What debt does to the economy

    The contingencies allow prospective home buyers to back out of a sale.
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    Plus: What you need to know about new overtime rules, and, inspired by Greta Thunberg, what we talk about when we talk about “economic growth.”

  • Sep 23, 2019

    The art of the organic tortilla

    The art of the organic tortilla
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    Plus: Americans are saving more money, and farmers aren’t keen on being bailed out. 

  • Sep 20, 2019

    The GM strike marches on

    A General Motors employee carries strike signs outside of the United Auto Workers Local 163 in Westland, Michigan, on Sept. 15.
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    Plus: Why grad students might lose their ability to unionize, and what items will be exempt from tariffs. 

  • Sep 19, 2019

    How an oil company pivots to video games

    Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals on July 27 in New York City.
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    How’s a company go from fracking to “Fortnite”? Today, we look at the art of the pivot. Plus: Why central banks are predicting an economic slowdown and what Silicon Valley is (and isn’t) doing to combat climate change.

  • Sep 18, 2019

    When regulations meet market forces

    When regulations meet market forces
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    Plus: What you need to know about the rate cut and an update on the GM strike.

  • Sep 17, 2019

    What is the DEAL with all these old episodes of “Seinfeld”?

    The cast of "Seinfeld."
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    Streaming wars beget expensive battles for old sitcoms. Plus: We’ll walk you through the Fed’s toolkit and look at oil prices.

  • Sep 16, 2019

    Juul needs research on vaping, but scientists aren’t sure

    A man smokes an electronic cigarette.
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    Plus: Nearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors today, and oil prices jumped following an attack on Saudi oil facilities. 

  • Sep 13, 2019

    Meet me at the mall, it’s goin’ down

    A Forever 21 store in Chicago in 2014.
    Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Forever 21

    Plus: The federal deficit has passed $1 trillion for the first time since 2012, and the latest in our “Adventures in Housing” series.

  • Sep 12, 2019

    Negative interest rates, explained

    The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., in 2008.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Plus: California’s attempt to curb soaring rents and a new DIY clothing start-up.

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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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