France debates how to pay for saving crumbling cathedralsBy John LaurensonFebruary 22, 2018John Laurenson /for MarketplaceA proposal to charge tourists for entrance to historic churches has been met with resistance from the Conference of French Bishops.POSTED IN: world architecture church France notre dame de paris history ListenreadDownloadDownload
Were retail jobs always low wage, with few benefits?By Marielle SegarraFebruary 09, 2018STR/AFP/Getty ImagesA brief history of retail work in America.POSTED IN: Retail retail history bureau of labor statistics labor ListenreadDownloadDownload
Pittsburgh's influential but brief role in the Black Renaissance By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget BodnarJanuary 30, 2018Getty Images/Teenie Harris Archive/Carnegie Museum of ArtMark Whitaker's new book, "Smoketown," examines the sometimes overlooked role that the city played. POSTED IN: life Pittsburgh culture mid 20th century history black Renaissance ListenreadDownloadDownload
Civil rights tourism sees more demand and destinationsBy Renata SagoJanuary 12, 2018Renata Sago/MarketplaceFrom new attractions in Atlanta to a U.S. Civil Rights Trail, tourism around civil rights history is growing.POSTED IN: life Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights tourism Atlanta South history ListenreadDownloadDownload
Christmas has always been about consumptionBy Hayley HershmanDecember 08, 2017Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesAnd if you feel like the holiday used to be better, you're not alone.POSTED IN: life holidays Christmas history norman rockwell consumerism ListenreadDownloadDownload
American laborers as art at the National Portrait GalleryBy Kai RyssdalDecember 05, 2017Bridget Bodnar/Marketplace"I want people to walk away recognizing workers in their daily life ... and possibly feel a little less alone walking away," says the exhibit's co-curator.POSTED IN: national portrait gallery smithsonian art history portraits art museums ListenreadDownloadDownload
S02-0: The Uncertain Hour dives into red tapeBy Marketplace staffOctober 03, 2017A preview of our new season, about regulations in America.POSTED IN: deregulation regulations history In Depth bureaucracy federal government uncertainhourblog uncertainhours2 ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why do we pay $100 to watch a fight?By Andy UhlerAugust 25, 2017Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesIt comes with the territory, and soon every sport could be pay-per-view.POSTED IN: boxing MMA pay-per-view connor mcgregor Floyd Mayweather UFC revenue viewers PPV history ListenreadDownloadDownload
If protectionism were a song it'd sound like thisBy Sarah Gardner and Hayley HershmanAugust 11, 2017Columbia University LibrariesA searing campaign song from 1896 sounds surprisingly modern.POSTED IN: protectionism American history William McKinley ListenreadDownloadDownload
