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Kai Ryssdal
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  • Mar 30, 2019

    What happened to Keith? — The Uncertain Hour season 3, episode 2

    Washington DC's Spingarn High School, where Keith Jackson attended before his arrest, November 2018. 
    Jared Soares/Marketplace

    One day, early in the semester, Keith Jackson didn’t show up to class. He’d been arrested for selling crack, but for his classmates, that wasn’t the surprising part.

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  • Mar 30, 2019

    Are we headed for a no-deal Brexit?

    A pedestrian shelters beneath a Union flag-themed umbrella near Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the U.K.'s EU referendum vote.
    JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images

    Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been voted down a third time. On today’s special broadcast from London, Kai Ryssdal talks with business owners and regular folks about how they’re getting by amid all this uncertainty.

  • Mar 28, 2019

    The street-level view of Brexit

    Protesters gather to demonstrate against the EU referendum result in Trafalgar Square on June 28, 2016 in London, England. Up to 50,000 people were expected before the event was cancelled due to safety concerns. Early evening up to 300 people have still converged on the square to vent their anti-Brexit feelings. 
    Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

    It’s our second day of special Brexit coverage in London, and today we’re talking with entrepreneurs and American expats just trying to get by.

  • Mar 27, 2019

    The most pro-Brexit city in the U.K.

    Shoppers walk along the high street in the market town of Boston in Lincolnshire in 2015.
    Lindsay Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images

    It’s been 1,007 days since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union — and the ensuing political paralysis and economic uncertainty. Today we come to you from Boston, which had the highest proportion of votes to leave.

  • Mar 26, 2019

    The view of Brexit from outside Parliament

    The view of Brexit from outside Parliament
    TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images

    Kai Ryssdal’s in London this week, reporting on how Brexit is affecting people, businesses and the economy. But first: The Trump administration is taking the Affordable Care Act to court … what happens if it wins?

  • Mar 25, 2019

    Can Apple’s streaming service really think different?

    The Apple logo is seen onstage prior to an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    What does Apple bring to the streaming wars? Plus: Some farmers are struggling to pay back government loans, thanks to trade wars and low prices for key crops. 

  • Mar 23, 2019

    Bonus: The Uncertain Hour season 3 premiere

    President George H.W. Bush addressing the nation on Sept. 5, 1989. The president illustrated the threat of drugs by holding up a baggie of crack he said had been seized across the street from the White House.
    Courtesy: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

    The Uncertain Hour is going inside America’s drug war this season. We’re starting with the strange and little-known story of how, 30 years ago, George H.W. Bush came to hold up an baggie of crack in his first televised speech in the Oval Office.

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  • Mar 23, 2019

    The legacy of the war on drugs

    A homemade sign says "Think drugs gets you high give God a try," on a front lawn in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The town in Wise County has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic.
    Julia Rendleman/Marketplace

    How George H.W. Bush turbocharged the war on drugs. Plus, the latest home sales numbers and the struggle to fight extremism online.

  • Mar 21, 2019

    Smart cars are getting smarter

    Smart cars are getting smarter
    Scott Olson/Getty Images

    Volvo is planning to introduce tech that monitors the health and wakefulness of drivers. But do the benefits outweigh the privacy costs? Plus, China’s tight video game regulations and more

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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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