Aug 28, 2023

A brake tap on wage gains

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It's a big week for job data, and we do the numbers on wage growth. Then, we take a trip to the Santa Fe Indian Market and talk to Indigenous artists rethinking how they price their work.

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Wage growth may be slowing after period of strong gains

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 28, 2023

Reports from companies and job search sites indicate that employers are lowering the pay they offer for newly posted jobs.

Small businesses aren’t adding jobs as quickly as they did last year, which is translating into weaker wage growth, noted economist Luke Pardue at Gusto.

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A Warmer World

Heat strains Texas power grid as population keeps growing

by Elizabeth Trovall

Aug 28, 2023

The state is home to many of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Add record temperatures, and it's no surprise that the grid is stressed.

This summer, peak demand for the Texas grid is 11,000 megawatts more than it was two years ago.

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Big rig trucking needs to go green to meet climate goals, but charging is a challenge

by Will Walkey

Aug 28, 2023

Long-haul trucking is a huge part of the economy and has a big carbon footprint. But the vehicles can be costly and the infrastructure sparse.

Richard Summers, a veteran long-haul trucker, tanks up. Many drivers don't think the pieces are yet in place for a transition to electric.

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More private companies are investing in passenger rail — here's why

by Henry Epp

Aug 28, 2023

Passenger rail needs a public subsidy to work, experts say.

Private company Brightline planned to extend its passenger rail line in Florida, but this extension has been delayed.

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After a year of bad weather, peaches are in short supply — and a lot more expensive

by Will Bauer

Aug 28, 2023

Unfavorable weather in the Southeast and Midwest has made for a national peach shortage. The lack of supply means prices have climbed between 25-50% this summer in some markets.

Customers shop for peaches on July 13, at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois.

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Race and Economy

For Indigenous artists, pricing is a tricky proposition

by Savannah Maher

Aug 28, 2023

Some Indigenous artists say they've never been able to charge what their work is truly worth. Now, rising material costs are eating into profits.

Above, people enjoy the Santa Fe Indian Market, which draws roughly 1,200 Indigenous artists and craftspeople from across North America, in 2019.

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Music from the episode

Don't Sweat The Technique Eric B. & Rakim

Cómo Me Quieres Khruangbin

Greyhounds De La Soul

Drifting Poolside

Fu-Gee-La Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Pras, Wyclef Jean

Drew Barrymore` SZA

As It Was Harry Styles

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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