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Who pays for California’s wildfires?
Oct 28, 2019

Who pays for California’s wildfires?

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Wildfire season is becoming more intense and more expensive every year. Plus: scammed on the 'Gram and a Brexit update.

Segments From this episode

The most common scams in the U.S. involve online purchases

Oct 28, 2019
Fraudulent ads on trusted platforms are fooling online shoppers. The Better Business Bureau has some tips.
Rip-off schemes involving investments, jobs and online shopping usually target younger people, says Emma Fletcher, senior data researcher at the Federal Trade Commission.
Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Who pays for California's wildfires?

Oct 28, 2019
Multiple wildfires continue to burn in California, prompting evacuations, preventive power outages and a scramble for funds to pay to fight the fires.
A home burns during the deadly 2018 Camp fire in Northern California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The barter economy behind major art museums

Oct 28, 2019
The Louvre spent 10 years negotiating with other museums to mount the largest Leonardo da Vinci exhibit ever. Here's a look inside the process.
People take pictures of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin and Child With Saint Anne" at the opening of the Louvre's exhibition in Paris on Oct. 22.
Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images

One Californian pie shop's place in the global economy

Oct 28, 2019
From doing business in Japan, to concerns about NAFTA and the trade war in China, this American company has its eye trained on the bigger picture.
Bridget Bodnar/Marketplace

LVMH still sees the sparkle in Tiffany

Oct 28, 2019
It might be argued that Tiffany is losing its luster. But LVMH doesn't seem to see it that way.
The iconic Tiffany's boxes and engagement rings.
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for 20th Century Fox

Music from the episode

Still D.R.E. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
Dusty Blue (feat. Menahan Street Band) Charles Bradley, Menahan Street Band
Kodiak Whale Fall
Peach Fuzz Caamp
Artifice SOHN

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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