Oct 1, 2019

October will have you seeing pink

In 2016, the Susan G. Komen foundation adopted the new slogan "more than pink." Courtesy of the Susan G. Komen Foundation

Plus: What's behind this disappointing year for IPOs and the national debt, explained.

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Shelf Life

How breast cancer awareness month became “more than pink”

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Oct 1, 2019

Kate Pickert, author of a new book about breast cancer in America said we've reached "peak awareness" when it comes to breast cancer.

In 2016, the Susan G. Komen foundation adopted the new slogan "more than pink."

Courtesy of the Susan G. Komen Foundation

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China 70

The Chinese workers who make your shoes

by Jennifer Pak

Oct 2, 2019

China makes almost 70% of the shoes imported into the U.S.

Most people who produce goods for the U.S. come from China's poor countryside.

Photo courtesy of Shanghai 808 Studio

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Kai Explains

Breaking down the national debt and budget deficit

by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal

Oct 1, 2019

It's a new fiscal year for America. Let's look at our debt.

The National Debt Clock, a billboard-sized digital display showing the increasing U.S. debt, in New York City in 2011.

Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images

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Could the explosion of corporate debt lead to a new financial crisis?

by Ben Bradford

Oct 1, 2019

Today's corporate borrowing is similar in many ways to the mortgage debt that burst the housing bubble.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Heartbeats The Knife

Black Sands Bonobo

Tea Vender On the Street Onra

Teenage Birdsong Four Tet

The Rip Tide Beirut

Vide Noir Lord Huron

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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