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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, October 21, 2016

Oct 21, 2016

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  • Marketplace for Thursday, October 20, 2016
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    With the third and final presidential debate in the books, all that’s left are the SNL sketches, the hot takes and, oh yeah, the voting. We’ll put some perspective on the national debt, see what it would actually take to start Trump TV and look at the “Nasty Hombre” merch that’s already filling Etsy stores. Plus: If you can’t make bail, are you being unfairly incarcerated? Lots of people think so, and the system is attracting more scrutiny.

  • Morgan Stanley reported better-than-expected profit for the third quarter.
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    Believe it or not, there’s other stuff going on besides tonight’s presidential debate. Today we have Saudi debt, bank profits and a ton of Netflix shows. Plus, more from our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. 

  • Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine speaks during the Vice Presidential Debate with Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. 
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    Democratic Vice Presidential candidate  Tim Kaine was in Detroit today talking about poverty. We got him on the phone to ask what makes a good job, how the Clinton administration would bring back disenfranchised voters and whether his parents could have made it in this economy. Plus, more from our economic anxiety survey and this year’s down-ballot races.

  • Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Hindu Coalition's Humanity United Against Terror charity event on Saturday.
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    In our latest poll with Edison Research, one in four people — and half of Donald Trump supporters — said they don’t trust government unemployment data. Why? We’re looking into it today, along with Hillary Clinton’s Goldman Sachs speeches. Plus, with three weeks to the election, you’re probably hearing this a lot: “I’m so-and-so and I approve this message.” What’s that really mean? Where’s it come from? That’s the latest installment in our series “I’ve Always Wondered.”

  • A worker puts cigars in boxes at the H.Upman Cigar Factory in Havana, which hosts the world's largest Cuban cigar festival. 
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    On today’s show: legal Cuban cigars, reclaimed mines, pesky ad blockers and a former internet giant that could sell at a deep discount. Plus: segregation is on the rise in public schools, and districts are trying to figure out how to stop it. Finally, as always, we wrap up the week in business and economic news.

  • Campaign buttons and hats are for sale outside a campaign rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Henderson Pavilion in Henderson, Nevada.
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    Our new poll shows economic anxiety is up, and one in four Americans don’t trust economic stats coming from the government. Plus: is the Trump brand dying, or just changing? Finally, the scandal is far from over for Wells Fargo — fired employees are suing.

  • Inside the Ford River Rouge Complex, a car is seen in an assembly line.
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    On today’s show: With CEO John Strumpf out, can Wells Fargo move past scandal? Plus: a visit to a Ford plant with CEO Mark Fields and a conversation with Bryan Cranston.

  • Alan Greenspan is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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    What today’s ruling means for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, what Obama’s editorial means for our mission to Mars and how Alan Greenspan transformed the Fed. Plus: one sheriff’s office used to destroy guns used in a crime. Now, it auctions them off.

  • House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaks to the media during his weekly media briefing on Sept. 29 on Capitol Hill.
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    Wow, what a weekend. Today we’re looking on how down-ballot Republican candidates might be affected by Trump’s debate performance and the now-infamous tape of him making extremely vulgar comments about women in 2005. Plus: Believe it or not there was some economic talk in last night’s debate. Weirdly, a lot of it was about “carried interest.” We’ll talk about what that is and why you should care. Finally, a look at this year’s Nobel prize for economics, which actually went to some research the layperson can understand.

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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.

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