Let’s get productive
Sep 26, 2024

Let’s get productive

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Surprise! Workers are fueling economic growth. Plus, military aircraft trade oil for electricity, and more women tune in to F1 racing.

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The soft job market has a silver lining: Productivity is up, and that helps the economy grow

Sep 26, 2024
We're making and doing more stuff in fewer hours.
Investment in advanced manufacturing is one reason productivity has increased in the U.S. Above, a fiber-optic manufacturing facility in North Carolina.
Travis Dove for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The U.S. military looks at electrifying the sky

One example is Joby Aviation’s electric “air taxi.”
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal sits in a flight simulator for an electric aircraft made by Joby Aviation.
Sophia Paliza-Carre/Marketplace

E-payments are essential in China, but still tricky for foreign visitors

Sep 26, 2024
China has simplified some of its mobile payment app set ups to make it easier for visitors, but how easy are they to use?
WeChat is one of two key mobile payment apps that have dominated daily life in China since the pandemic.
RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images

Why are there no female drivers in Formula One racing?

Sep 26, 2024
The high cost of participation and an institutional lack of investment in women are largely to blame, says The Washington Post's Glynn Hill.
Amna Al Qubaisi of the United Arab Emirates prepares to drive during an F1 Academy race in Singapore on Sunday. Formula One is trying to support women in the sport.
Joe Portlock/Getty Images

Music from the episode

"Bambu" Chris Hazelton's Boogaloo 7
"Eye of the Storm" Ensemble Entendu
"Uncle ACE" Blood Orange

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I
Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer