Aug 2, 2019

Americans are paying tariffs. Period.

Tariffs are showing up in higher prices and some consumers are having to be strategic about their purchases. Above, a woman shops at a Walmart store in Rosemead, California in May. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Plus: the ice cream sandwich turns 120 and what the pyramids of central Mexico tell us about ancient economies.

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In an ancient Mesoamerican city, archaeologists find a narrow wealth gap

by Jorge Valencia

Aug 2, 2019

Present societies can learn from Teotihuacán's narrow wealth gap, says one archaeologist.

A woman on a man's shoulder's takes a picture of the Kukulcan Pyramid at the Mayan archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, Mexico in 2018.

Luis Perez/AFP/Getty Images

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Will the ice cream sandwich ever go out of style?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Aug 2, 2019

A look at 120 years of a sweet business on National Ice Cream Sandwich Day.

Still a favorite today: elaborate ice cream sandwiches are often celebrated on social media.

Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images

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Trade showdown

Truth-squading Trump's tariff claims

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 2, 2019

The president has said again that China, not the U.S. consumer, pays the cost of tariffs. Economists say that's false.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in February.

Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Last Fare Little People

Someone Great LCD Soundsystem

Hanging Gardens Classixx

Midas Era Lord Finesse

Bus in These Streets Thundercat

The Nights Avicii

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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