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Marketplace for Friday, March 7, 2014
Mar 7, 2014

Marketplace for Friday, March 7, 2014

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No, it's not like everybody's opening up their fallout shelters. But c'mon, there has been a certain Cold War quality to the past week. This time, though, it's international trade and not tactical nukes that's the real weapon. So today, a Marketplace special: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Global Economy." We get the perspective on the ground in Ukraine, and give a breakdown of exactly which parts of Ukraine's economy have the most impact in the world. And in this global economy, we look at what the idea of a global superpower really means.

Segments From this episode

Why Russians don't want to live in Canada

Mar 7, 2014
The Soviet-born author remembers spending family time in Crimea.

Kai Ryssdal on flying in the Cold War

Mar 7, 2014
Why this time is different.
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal keeps a picture from his military days in the Cold War on his office window.
Marketplace

Leave work early! It's daylight saving time

Mar 7, 2014
Marketplace Datebook for the week of March 10, 2014

Loving the global economy

Mar 7, 2014
Despite all the Cold War rhetoric, the global economy is the bigger picture.

Mutually-assured (economic) destruction

Mar 7, 2014
Journalists and scholars see reasons this is -- and isn't -- deja vu all over again.

Obama's options on the 'Cold War chessboard'

Mar 7, 2014
David Sanger from the New York Times on President Obama's options.

The view from the ground in Simferopol

Mar 7, 2014
The BBC's Natalia Antelava on the mood at the Crimean markets

No, it’s not like everybody’s opening up their fallout shelters. But c’mon, there has been a certain Cold War quality to the past week. This time, though, it’s international trade and not tactical nukes that’s the real weapon. So today, a Marketplace special: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Global Economy.” We get the perspective on the ground in Ukraine, and give a breakdown of exactly which parts of Ukraine’s economy have the most impact in the world. And in this global economy, we look at what the idea of a global superpower really means.

Music from the episode

Black Balloons Local Natives
Lost Frank Ocean
Lotus Flower Monks (Instrumental) Instrumental Hip Hop Beats Crew
Let the Music Oddisee, LMNO
Let the Music Oddisee, LMNO