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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Episodes 2771 - 2780 of 5795

  • Marketplace for Thursday, May 5, 2016
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    How new FDA regulations will impact the smoking industry; how the listeria outbreak in some frozen foods could be a business opportunity; and a low-income community in East Los Angeles is trying to fix its lead contamination problem.

  • Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan following his victory in the Indiana primary on Tuesday.
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    If big money doesn’t support Trump, does it stay home?; a look at the mechanics of counting votes; and Hulu announced it would offer a low-cost streaming package of television channels.

  • Actor Leslie Odom, Jr. (L) and actor, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (R) perform on stage during 'Hamilton' GRAMMY performance for The 58th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 15 in New York City.
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    The PR guy in charge of handling the non-public seats to “Hamilton”; an interview with actress Diane Guerrero about her new book “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided” explaining the impact her parent’s deportation had on her childhood; and Aeropostale is the next mall chain geared toward teens to face bankruptcy.

  • A recently opened Mattress Firm store in Chicago's South Loop. After a wave of acquisitions Mattress Firm now has 3500 stores in 48 states and controls one-third of the market.
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    The number of mattress stores is growing, it’s estimated that the US will add 700 more in the next 5 years; a look at one of the major innovations of Bitcoin, their block-chain technology; and why government regulators seem to be looking at mega-mergers more closely these days. 

  • Keith Rogers worked at the DPSS mail room when he was tapped to help make Larry Townsend's CD "Work Makes the Difference."
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    Unpacking this week’s business and economic news with the Weekly Wrap; the cost of California’s impact on this election cycle; and introducing The Uncertain Hour, a podcast from the Marketplace Wealth & Poverty Desk that looks at the impact welfare reform 20 years after changes took place.

  • The Puerto Rican flag flies near the island's Capitol building in San Juan. With another debt deadline looming, health care has become an important issue to be addressed, especially for Puerto Ricans enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
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    Puerto Rico needs to make a $422 million payment on its bonds, but it’s a payment it can’t afford; Facebook will create a new class of shares to sell to investors that don’t give investors voting power; and how the Halloween “scare industry” is at work year-round.  

  • Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis presents his ministry's new secretaries at a press conference in Athens on March 4, 2015. Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece's new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.
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    An interview with Yanis Varoufakis the former finance minister of Greece; why the nation’s highest-producing oilfield in west Texas hasn’t seen a drop in production until now; and how unseasonably warm weather is affecting blueberry farmers

  • Marketplace for Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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    Kai interviews Nike co-founder Phil Knight about about the iconic brand’s humble beginnings; Congress debates a debt relief bill while Puerto Rico faces a daunting debt crisis; and how tech companies are trying to make mobile communication more safe for motorists.

  • Marketplace for Monday, April 25, 2016

    Beyonce just expanded her empire with another surprise album release; the probability of the Ted Cruz/John Kasich game theory working in their favor; and why SNL is cutting down on ads, opting for “sponsored content.” 

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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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