Marketplace®
Every story is an economic story

PODCAST: Maybe don’t hit the gym

Foreign currency shifts, ads before "I Have a Dream," and broken new year's resolutions.

First up, a look at the great foreign currency shift of 2015. Plus, the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been criticized for overly protecting his speeches and writings but also commercializing them for profit. One result: you can watch the “I Have a Dream” speech on YouTube, with a Doritos commercial. And January is the busiest month for health clubs to sign up new members, as people resolve once and for all to get fit in the new year. But many people don’t go to the gym often enough to justify the expense. Economists have some theories about why that’s the case.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    4 hours ago
    25:26
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    11 hours ago
    6:31
  • Marketplace Tech
    16 hours ago
    7:34
  • Million Bazillion
    2 days ago
    30:57
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    7 days ago
    28:44
  • Make Me Smart
    4 months ago
    24:33