Dec 9, 2019

Remembering Paul Volcker

Plus: A new innovation that could make recycling more efficient, how to make kids' entertainment more diverse, and the "smoker's track" at work.

Segments From this episode

Paul Volcker's battle against inflation pushed interest rates up to 20%

by Amy Scott

Dec 9, 2019

Getting a loan in the early 1980s was a lot more expensive than today. That was the point.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker testifies before the Joint Economic Committee May 14, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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Workplace Culture

When it pays to smoke with the boss

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 9, 2019

Male smokers who work for other male smokers get promoted faster, according to new research.

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Why one children's company is betting on cultural pride

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Maria Hollenhorst

Dec 9, 2019

The co-founders of Encantos Media want to make diverse kids' content for multicultural families like theirs.

Steven Wolfe Pereira and Susie Jaramillo at Encantos Media's Manhattan office.

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Music from the episode

Message In A Bottle The Police

Empire State Of Mind JAY-Z, Alicia Keys

Life in the Tropics Cienfue

Sound Is Vibration Atmosphere

Hot Stuff Donna Summer

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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