Decoding DemocracyBaltimore Bridge CollapseMillion BazillionI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support Marketplace
Marketplace Shop
ABOUT SHOW
Marketplace for Thursday, August 27, 2015
Aug 27, 2015

Marketplace for Thursday, August 27, 2015

Share Now on:
Share
HTML EMBED:
COPY
HTML EMBED
Download

The fundamentals of America's economy in three numbers; China's Ironman; and living in the fire zone.

Segments From this episode

Video

Flores-Roux is a nose ahead in the perfume business

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 27, 2015
Give a little citrus, lavender and stink to the lab, and you get atomized magic.
Kai Ryssdal with Rodrigo Flores-Roux at his perfume lab.
Bridget Bodnar
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Digital assistants: If they only had a brain

by Amy Scott
Aug 27, 2015
Facebook takes on Siri and Cortana with M, a PDA with a human touch.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

China's Wanda buys Ironman race series

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 27, 2015
Conglomerate says it paid $650 million for the company that owns the triathlon.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Just how strong are those fundamentals?

by Mark Garrison
Aug 27, 2015
Even though the markets are roiled, the U.S. economy is solid. Right?
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Living in a wildfire zone

by Andy Uhler
Aug 27, 2015
In much of the West, the question is not 'will there be a wildfire?' It's 'when?'
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

The fundamentals of America’s economy in three numbers; China’s Ironman; and living in the fire zone.

Music from the episode

Future Reflections MGMT
Breaking Down Florence + The Machine
Squalor Victoria The National
Cloudbusting Kate Bush
Teenagers in Heat - Instrumental Holy Ghost!

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

4:53 PM PDT
29:28
4:02 PM PDT
29:01
1:35 PM PDT
1:05
8:15 AM PDT
10:06
Apr 23, 2024
11:39
Apr 23, 2024
28:20
Apr 18, 2024
41:35
The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics
The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics
Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business 
Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business 
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?
What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?