Posted by Millie Jefferson

For Marketplace, Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Today on our show: Companies dig deep for Canada’s oil in the so-called “oil sands;” The billionaire giveaway challenge; Are consumers ready for 3-D TV? A closer look at the big spike in new farmers markets; The impact of China’s real estate bubble; Barnes & Noble woes signal book biz transition; and is the worst of the BP oil spill really over? Plus, these are the songs we played:

• Will My Feet Carry Me Home – Elf PowerBuy

• The Tallest Man the Broadest Shoulders – Sufjan StevensBuy

• Spreadin’ Honey – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Buy

• Brain Freeze – Sackcloth FashionBuy