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Kai Ryssdal
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Does Canada need new energy partners?

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Aug 24, 2026
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Episodes 51 - 60 of 5793

  • When unemployment becomes endless
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    What it’s like to be one of 1.8 million long-term unemployed Americans. Plus: the hidden cost of loyalty apps and a surge in lone star ticks.

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  • Sec. Bessent's big plan to finance the national debt
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    Should the Treasury issue more short-term bonds to finance the $40 trillion national debt? Plus: Multifamily construction, PCE methodology, and craft stores.

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  • Let's import some inflation
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    The cost of imported goods was up 4.5% year-over-year, when you cut out volatile energy prices. Plus: Bond buybacks, Venezuela-U.S. oil deals, and a tariff standoff.

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  • Aug 18, 2026

    Got beef?

    Got beef?
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    Can the cattle industry bounce back from meatpacking plant closures? Plus: housing starts, retail earnings, a distillery business, and the global bond market.

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  • Consumer sentiment takes a tumble
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    Consumer spending might not rebound quickly, according to the University of Michigan’s survey for August. Plus: China’s economy, GDP, Colorado mail fraud, Reddit, and plastics.

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  • Retail feels the squeeze
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    Retail sales fell 0.6% in July as consumers tightened their belts. Plus: Etsy’s “flop era,” Canadian border businesses, and Candy Crush.

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  • Long-term bond yields hit a long-term high
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    The government is selling 30-year bonds with interest rates at a quarter-century high. Plus: the Producer Price Index, coal’s decline, a water crisis, and solar energy.

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  • Steep inflation, meet slow wage growth
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    The average household’s buying power slipped 0.1% over the last year, new data shows. Plus: Fractional homeownership, refined oil, and book sales.

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  • Credit card delinquencies climb
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    National delinquencies reached a Great Recession-level high. Plus: HELOCs, China’s tech innovation, small business hiring, and little treats.

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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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