Financially InclinedSkin in the GameI've Always Wondered ...This Is Uncomfortable

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support Marketplace
Marketplace Shop
ABOUT SHOW
Think calming thoughts
Nov 6, 2020

Think calming thoughts

Share Now on:
Share
HTML EMBED:
COPY
HTML EMBED
Download
Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
On today's show, a look at the business of calm. Plus, jobs recovery is losing momentum and mortgage forbearance remains high.

Segments From this episode

The Weekly Wrap: the election and the economy

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and Politico’s Sudeep Reddy about the economic implications of the presidential election and the chances of fiscal relief this year.

Listen Now
Share Now on:
COVID & Unemployment

Jobs have bounced back in some parts of the economy. Others face a long slog.

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 6, 2020
More Americans are returning to the labor market. But more are also joing the ranks of the long-term unemployed.
A shuttered business district in Brooklyn in May. Jobs in some face-to-face services, like bars and restaurants, are still down 15% to 30%.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

United States of Work: Kate Bellino

On this segment of our ongoing series “United States of Work,” we hear from Kate Bellino. She recently relocated to Washington, D.C., in order to pursue activism.

Listen Now
Share Now on:
COVID-19

More homeowners are seeking long-term mortgage relief

by Amy Scott
Nov 6, 2020
Some who left forbearance plans are delaying payments again.
A woman marches during the Cancel Rent and Mortgages rally in June in Minneapolis. There are 2.9 million mortgages in active forbearance, according to a report Friday from mortgage data company Black Knight.
Brandon Bell/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
COVID-19

Why having a job makes it more likely you have health insurance

by Erika Beras
Nov 6, 2020
Historically, it's been all about building employee loyalty and tax breaks for businesses.
A student gets a COVID-19 test at a pop-up testing site in New York City in October.
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
COVID-19

Meditation apps have been booming during the pandemic

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 6, 2020
We're living through stressful times, and people are turning to apps to help keep calm.
Trying to keep calm during these stressful times? You're not alone.
FatCamera via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Music from the episode

Creep TLC
Simmer Hayley Williams
My House Flo Rida
House Common Market
Redbone Childish Gambino
Grom Moss Of Aura
Sailing Through Rainbows of Sound Richard Houghten

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer
Sean McHenry Associate Producer

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

10:00 AM PST
27:58
7:55 AM PST
1:05
7:21 AM PST
8:32
3:20 AM PST
11:45
Nov 29, 2023
13:56
Nov 29, 2023
29:02
Nov 29, 2023
25:18
The UN is holding this year's climate conference in a petrostate reachable only by air
The UN is holding this year's climate conference in a petrostate reachable only by air
One year later, how has ChatGPT changed the way we work?
One year later, how has ChatGPT changed the way we work?
The long-expected consumer pullback may finally be materializing
The long-expected consumer pullback may finally be materializing
Looking for an escape, more adults are buying childhood toys
Looking for an escape, more adults are buying childhood toys