Jun 23, 2021

Airports are about to get an $8B boost. Where’s that money going?

Travelers stand at an information desk to ask about the free-of-charge COVID-19 testing station at Düsseldorf International Airport on October 19, 2020. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images

We also talk movie theaters, GDP growth, the challenges of shopping for green cars and a downturn in house flipping.

Segments From this episode

Even house flippers are being priced out of the market

by Matt Levin

Jun 23, 2021

Record-high housing prices are making life difficult for house flippers looking to make a quick buck.

With a hot housing market, some house flippers have switched to a flip-to-rent model instead of resale.

Spencer Platt via Getty Images

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Can $8B in grants smooth out U.S. airports' uneven recovery?

by Samantha Fields

Jun 23, 2021

Passenger numbers are bouncing back. But for business destinations and international hubs, the recovery is taking longer.

The United Airlines check-in counter at San Francisco International.

Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images

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United States of Work

Big screens are back, but what about audiences?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jun 23, 2021

Stephanie Silverman, executive director of an independent movie theater in Nashville, is navigating an industry in transition.

The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, reopened on April 23, but executive director Stephanie Silverman says the crowds have been "inconsistent."

Tom Gatlin courtesy Belcourt Theatre

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Warehouse space in high demand as companies shift to e-commerce

by Andy Uhler

Jun 23, 2021

The U.S. may need an additional 330 million square feet of distribution space by 2025 to handle the expected expansion of online sales.

As people are pivoting away from buying goods, retailers are faced with surplus inventory.

Oli Scarf via Getty Images

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Predictions about GDP this fall

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jun 23, 2021

Some say the economy could get a boost in the fall, even with potential threats looming.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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How easy is it to find an affordable, energy-efficient car? Depends where you live.

by Sean McHenry

Jun 23, 2021

Amy Harder at Breakthrough Energy describes her car-buying journey.

Amy Harder in her new car: a prius. "I like to joke that it's like going into the grocery store, saying you're going to find the most exciting ice cream flavor ever, and you come out with vanilla," said Harder.

Courtesy of Amy Harder

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Music from the episode

Agrimony MF DOOM

Kinda Lovely Poolside, Panama

It’s Only (feat. Zyra) ODESZA, Zyra

Goodness Emancipator

Soul Vibration J-Walk

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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