Nov 10, 2021

How a group of determined Black women are saving a block in West Baltimore

Black Women Build - Baltimore threw a party in October to celebrate the progress on the block. Amy Scott/Marketplace

Plus: How a Texas-based trivia company pivoted amid COVID; the Census Bureau makes startup statistic permanent; and inflation rates surge.

Segments From this episode

Inflation is at a 30-year high

by Andy Uhler

Nov 10, 2021

The consumer price index hit 6.2% in October. Treasury chief Yellen says the price hikes won't last, but they're felt across the economy.

The consumer price index reached 6.2% in October. Above, a customer shops for flowers in Los Angeles.

Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Stress and burnout stoke churn in health care workforce

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 10, 2021

The U.S. has nearly 400,000 fewer workers in nursing and residential-care facilities than it did before the pandemic.

Nurses Klivia Brahja, left, and Kelley Cabrera work in the emergency room at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. Many veteran nurses, Cabrera said, have retired or "they’ve gone to something easier, because this is just unmanageable.”

Courtesy Klivia Brahja

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Supply chain snags hit books

by Savannah Maher

Nov 10, 2021

Shipping delays, reduced printing capacity and a paper shortage plague publishers and retailers as holiday shopping gets underway.

Publishers are likely to prioritize large book retailers like Barnes & Noble, above, for distribution rather than smaller, indie stores.

Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

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Census Bureau to add business startups as an official statistic

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Nov 10, 2021

The fast-moving nature of the pandemic demands new measurements that are more timely.

Business startups have surged during the pandemic. The Census Bureau is making permanent a new monthly metric for business formations.

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How a trivia-events company grew through the pandemic

by Andie Corban

Nov 10, 2021

Jess Evans, co-founder of Austin, Texas-based Get It Gals, says her business is on track for its biggest year yet.

Jess Evans at Get It Gals' five-year-anniversary quiz.

Candice Magen Photography/Courtesy Jess Evans

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The Block

An abandoned block is reborn in West Baltimore

by Amy Scott

Nov 10, 2021

In 2019, Poinsetta McKnight was one of the last homeowners living on her block. Now with seven restored homes, “I’m seeing it come up.”

Black Women Build - Baltimore threw a party in October to celebrate the progress on the block.

Amy Scott/Marketplace

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Music from the episode

20 Grand Palace RJD2

Luv(sic.) pt3 (feat. Shing02) Nujabes, Shing02

Up From the South The Budos Band

Autumn Sweater Yo La Tengo

Sundress Butcher Brown

Humbug Mountain Song Fruit Bats

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

Andie Corban Associate Producer

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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