Marketplace All-in-One
4,027 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsMarketplace® is the leading business news program in the nation. We bring you clear explorations of how economic news affects you, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. The Marketplace All-in-One podcast provides each episode of the public radio broadcast programs Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report®and Marketplace Tech® along with our podcasts Make Me Smart, Corner Office and The Uncertain Hour. Visit marketplace.org for more. From American Public Media. Twitter: @Marketplace
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Are states ready for a recession?
November 13, 2019 00:10 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBThe unemployment rate is at near-record lows, but if that changes, it will mostly fall to states to pay unemployment benefits. That’s what happened in the Great Recession, but many states had to borrow to make up the gap. Plus: What you need to know about Google and health care records, and why banking apps and startups are named things like “Dave” and “Alice.”
On a dream, undeterred
November 12, 2019 16:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Supreme Court takes up the Trump Administration’s plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. German investors are optimistic about the global economy. Plus, Apple’s allegedly sexist credit card has a lot in common with discriminatory banking algorithms.
Tensions on the southern borders
November 12, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBThe number of Americans who’ve died because they couldn’t afford their medicine has gone up. Google’s parent company moves into the medical data business, but some industry watchers are concerned about privacy. Plus, U.S. immigration policies hit the Mexico-Guatemala border.
Disney Plus might not have a fairy tale outcome in China
November 12, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC World Service… The House of Mouse joins the global streaming wars, but what works in America won’t necessarily translate abroad. Racing giant Formula One pledges to become carbon neutral by 2030. Plus, we travel to Singapore where the city-state is already testing out flying taxis.
Will “artificial scarcity” of library e-books push sales?
November 12, 2019 11:30 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBSome 94% of libraries offer e-books to borrowers, but now Macmillan, one of the five biggest book publishers in the United States, said it’s going to limit each library to just one copy for the first eight weeks after publication. So get ready for longer waits to borrow them. Jessamyn West, a librarian in Vermont, said it’s reflective of a lot of upheaval in the book world right now.
Rebuilding Paradise
November 11, 2019 23:24 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBThe town of Paradise, California, is still trying to recover from the deadly and destructive Camp Fire that broke out in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,000 homes. In the days and weeks after the fire, residents were worried that big developers would swoop in, buy up the land at a discount and rebuild Paradise in a way that would alter the existing community. Today, we’ll look at how it’s going a year later. Plus: How algorithms determine what you can borrow, how...
Is Apple’s credit card all about the patriarchy?
November 11, 2019 16:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBApple’s credit card is accused denying approval to women while giving it to their less credit-worthy male partners. Troubles in Hong Kong are making investors nervous. Plus, the opportunity the fall of the Berlin Wall gave a young girl from East Germany.
This impeachment brought to you by…
November 11, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBCompanies will probably avoid hocking their products during the televised impeachment proceedings. Online sales on Singles Day hit $8 billion in the space of one minute. Plus, remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years later.
Single’s Day: $1 billion in sales in one minute 8 seconds
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC World Service… China’s Alibaba is raking in tens of billions of dollars on the world’s biggest online shopping day. Australia’s worst wildfires in a decade head towards its biggest city of Sydney. Plus, Africa’s genetic diversity is being harnessed by the continent’s first commercial “biobank.”
Can artificial intelligence identify guns fast enough to stop violence?
November 11, 2019 11:30 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBSome entrepreneurs think technology can help prevent gun violence. A handful of companies are creating artificial intelligence to identify active shooters. The problem is AI requires a lot of data to learn what is a weapon and what isn’t. One startup is creating its own data by holding film shoots.
WeWork-ers are trying to organize without a union
November 09, 2019 00:17 - 28 minutes - 11.8 MBFormer WeWork head Adam Neumann walked away with a $1.7 billion payout when he was forced out of the company. Now, ahead of the planned layoffs of thousands of workers, WeWork employees are organizing to make demands of management. It’s not the only workplace trying to unlock the power of informal organizing. Plus: The lasting economic legacy of the Berlin Wall and … why is office paper that size, anyway?
Taking success back to school
November 08, 2019 16:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBA possible partial U.S.-China trade deal is driving up interest rates. Spain will hold yet another election as the ruling center-left party fails to form a coalition government. Plus, older people with vast amounts of experience are heading back to top-tier schools. And WeWork employees demand dignity and respect.
They bought some land in Reno, just to watch rents rise
November 08, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBChinese consumers might be shunning American goods on 11/11, Singles Day, as negotiations continue. Electric truck company LMC buys a former GM plant. Plus, how Reno, Nevada became a tech hub after the Great Recession.
The 800 year-old London tradition that has survived the Plague and the Blitz
November 08, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC’s World Service… London’s new Lord Mayor. Huge Brazilian oil fields for sale that almost no one wants to buy. Plus, how demonetization is impacting small business in India.
Microgrids can help us be more energy resilient
November 08, 2019 11:30 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBPG&E has said it could take a decade to upgrade its infrastructure so it’s less likely to spark deadly fires. On Thursday, the utility reported a $1.6 billion loss in the third quarter related to fire charges. A group of California mayors think PG&E should be turned into a publicly owned cooperative utility. Is the answer here just to get off the grid or for utilities to split up into lots of smaller microgrids?
The recession that wasn’t (yet)
November 08, 2019 00:15 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MBThe risk of a possible recession appears to have died down. So what happened? And are regular business owners and consumers feeling any better about the economy? We look into it. Then, what you need to know about Xerox’s offer to acquire HP and other cash and stock deals. Plus: AI isn’t quite here yet, but Black Friday is.
Don’t buy your boss a gift
November 07, 2019 21:09 - 24 minutes - 11.8 MB“Nancy” host Tobin Low and journalist Julia Furlan join us this week to give advice on office gifts, financial independence and more in the latest installment of “The Group Chat.” Got anything you want to run by the group? Tell us at [email protected]
From Russia with LNG
November 07, 2019 16:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBThere’s progress towards a “mini” deal on U.S.-China tariffs ahead of news on consumer confidence. Germany and its neighbors keep pushing the controversial, 760-mile Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through Russia. Plus, a debrief on Saudi oil giant Aramco’s massive, forthcoming IPO.
When you wish upon a “Star Wars”
November 07, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBFormer Twitter employees are accused of spying for Saudi Arabia. Disney’s theme parks continue to be huge moneymakers. Plus, why the U.S. could benefit from a German-style investment injection.
An economist, a finance minister and a comedian walk into an Irish bar
November 07, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC World Service… Kilkenomics: an Irish festival where comedy meets economics. Progress in the US-China trade war and a financial win for Australian women’s soccer.
Return of the JEDI contract
November 07, 2019 11:30 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MBAfter a very dramatic bidding process, U.S. Department of Defense last month awarded a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft. Several companies, including Oracle, claimed the process was rigged and that President Donald Trump threatened to personally intervene in the choosing process because he’s been a critic of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Working hard or hardly working?
November 06, 2019 23:52 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MBProductivity was down 0.3% last quarter, which isn’t a seismic change, but it’s part of a downward trend. Americans are working hard, so why are they working in the slow lane? We look into it. Plus: how climate change is affecting the wine industry, why a country short on affordable housing also has millions of vacant homes, and what you aren’t learning in civics class.
The airborne Rx event
November 06, 2019 16:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBThere are rumors of tariff rollbacks from both the U.S. and China. The FCC approves a T-Mobile-Sprint merger. The hunt for President Trump’s tax returns continues in court. Plus, CVS could soon be delivering prescriptions via drone.
Can impeachment lead to a government shutdown?
November 06, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBImpeachment proceedings have the potential to stall budget negotiations to keep the government funded. Plus, what can the U.S. learn from Germany’s reunification to close the American wealth gap.
A game-changing raspberry?
November 06, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBNew British varieties can be grown into Winter. Softbank reports its first loss in 14 years. Plus, revelations of a Boeing whistleblower.
Your “cloud” data is making noise on the ground
November 06, 2019 11:30 - 5 minutes - 11.8 MBAs the amount of data coursing through the internet grows, so does the infrastructure needed to keep all that data flowing. Huge data centers are popping up around the country, but data centers don’t always make good neighbors due to their noise. Bianca Bosker, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, wrote about Chandler, Arizona, where a group of neighbors have taken on data center giant CyrusOne.
Feeling the trade war on the farm
November 06, 2019 00:40 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBWe’re taking the macro and micro angles on the trade war today. First, looking at the factors that caused the U.S. trade deficit to fall more than 4% to $52.5 billion. Then zooming in to look at how farmers in Montana are stinging from the hit on their income caused by trade war. Plus, conversations about carpooling, VCs and the future of banking.
Native Americans and the tech economy
November 06, 2019 00:37 - 31 minutes - 11.8 MBNative Americans have the highest poverty and unemployment rates in the country. Technology, particularly new financial tech, offers an opportunity for this historically marginalized group to better access the strong economy. But getting online in largely rural, remote reservations is a challenge — to say nothing about access to capital and credit. Tribal sovereignty can also make access, taxes and generally doing business more complicated. To help talk us through the challenges and potenti...
Some African universities move away from a “just in case” education
November 05, 2019 16:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBWill a bookish British makeover save Barnes & Noble? Execs from Chinese social media giant TikTok forgo an appearance before U.S. lawmakers. Plus, some colleges in Africa are taking an à la carte approach to education.
Can Apple help alleviate California’s housing crisis?
November 05, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBU.S. stock markets just won’t quit, but, as you know, the stock market is not the economy. Apple invests to fight California’s housing crisis. Plus, Germany’s $2-tillion gambit on the reunification of East and West.
Could vaping go up in smoke?
November 05, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBWhat increased scrutiny means for the biggest tobacco brands. Chile’s president won’t resign over protests about living standards. Plus, a new chapter has begun at Barnes and Noble.
Google bought Fitbit for the data, of course
November 05, 2019 11:30 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBGoogle announced plans to buy Fitbit for more than $2 billion, and make no mistake, it’s not for the wristbands. Last year, it announced an effort to use artificial intelligence to scan electronic health records to make predictions about what might happen with hospitalized patients. Kirsten Ostherr, the director of the Medical Futures Lab and the medical humanities program at Rice University, said Fitbit’s trove of data is all about social determinants.
‘Tis the season (for open enrollment)
November 04, 2019 23:34 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBHalloween’s over, so you know what that means … it’s open enrollment! And this year, the marketplace has more “skinny” health care plans. But one person’s cheap, streamlined coverage package is another person’s “crappy insurance.” Plus: Why the government is concerned about TikTok, Apple’s affordable housing play and making the “perfect” Thanksgiving dinner.
Universal basic income: a test case
November 04, 2019 16:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBJobs numbers were better than expected, and stock markets start the week of strong. We look at Uber’s stock “lockup” period. Plus, a charity in Stockton, California tests universal basic income on a smaller scale.
Tearing down the wall was easier said than done
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBMcDonald’s ousts its tech-friendly CEO after his relationship with an employee. What are the economic lessons 30 years after the the fall of the Berlin Wall unified East and West Germany? Plus, holiday shopping season no longer starts on Black Friday.
Falling out of love with ketchup
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBDemand for the red sauce is falling. A car rationing system is launched as Delhi battles air pollution. Oslo Airport pioneers greener aviation fuel.
The neobank’s promise: No branches near you
November 04, 2019 11:30 - 15 minutes - 11.8 MBThe tech industry is coming for traditional banking. Digital payment apps are changing how we move money around. A wave of so-called neobanks — all-digital services that let people do everything on a smartphone without any branches — is cropping up in the United States. Molly Wood speaks with Jelena McWilliams, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., best known for providing federal insurance to licensed banks. The agency also has oversight and consumer protection responsibiliti...
Deadspin’s death spiral
November 01, 2019 23:09 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MBOnce upon a time, Deadspin was a go-to website for sports, culture and news. Then a private equity company bought it. After being told to “stick to sports,” staff protested by quitting en masse. The disaster says a lot about what happens when private equity and digital media collide. Plus: The economy is contracting, and the NCAA moves forward on student athletes making money.
Despite the General Motors strike, October’s jobs report surpasses expectations
November 01, 2019 15:04 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBWe talk to Chris Low of FTN Financial about all the new hiring reflected in the October jobs report. It’s also the start of open enrollment season, and we see some of that could mean for parents and children. The BBC then dives into the troubling trend of workers in Kuwait being sold on the black market through apps.
Behind the curtain of the “ethical algorithm”
November 01, 2019 11:36 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBAs we await the October jobs numbers, we look at the Treasury Department’s move to roll back some Obama-era rules on corporations. Then we look at Chinese giant Alibaba as its quarterly earnings are due soon. We then examine what it means to create an “ethical algorithm.”
Lagarde starts work at the European Central Bank
November 01, 2019 11:04 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC World Service … Former International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde swipes in for her first day at the ECB after swapping one high-powered job for another. China’s Alibaba is still considering a dual listing in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pro-democracy protests. And textiles are going high-tech, with banana leaves and mushrooms possibly making up the fabric of your next dress.
Twitter bans political ads, but is that all good?
November 01, 2019 10:57 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the social giant would ban political ads whether they’re about candidates or political issues. The move put even more of a spotlight on Facebook, which is not only taking political ads but is also not fact-checking them. While most people cheered Twitter’s move, critics said it puts a company in charge of deciding what’s political and could shut smaller groups or candidates out of a cheaper way to reach people.
Segregation’s legacy lingers
October 31, 2019 22:55 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MBChrishelle Palay never expected to be living in Kashmere Gardens, a historically black neighborhood in Houston that’s still struggling with the legacy of segregation and neglect. Then her great-aunt died and left her house to the family. On today’s installment of “Adventures in Housing,” we hear from Palay about why she kept her aunt’s house. Plus: a look at how job wages are faring, and why the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger is happening now.
Money horror stories
October 31, 2019 21:16 - 21 minutes - 11.8 MBThis Halloween, we have listeners’ frightening stories of impulse buys, spooky scams and a very Hungry Heart.
Wasn’t Brexit supposed to happen today?
October 31, 2019 15:01 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBEconomist Diane Swonk checks in with us to talk markets the day after the Fed dropped a key interest rate on Wednesday. Sticking with the Fed, we discuss how trade talks could impact its next move. Also, today was supposed to be Brexit day, and businesses in the U.K. had been preparing for it.
Here’s how a haunted town uses Halloween to chase off fiscal fears
October 31, 2019 11:56 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBWe delve into Twitter’s decision to ban political ads as a means to combat misinformation. Also, we look at Chrysler and Peugeot’s potential merger. We look ahead to the October jobs report, and then in the spirit of Halloween, we check out a haunted town.
Hong Kong enters recession
October 31, 2019 11:23 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom the BBC World Service … Hong Kong’s economy shrinks significantly as nearly five months of violent protests take their toll. And as Halloween celebrations get underway, some British businesses are stuck in a Brexit nightmare after the U.K. exit from the European Union is delayed for a second time.
Zombie apocalypse!? Here’s the tech you’ll want on hand.
October 31, 2019 11:05 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBMolly Wood speaks with Max Brooks about what kind of tech can save us during a zombie apocalypse. He wrote “The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead.” But this isn’t just metaphorical planning, in some ways. Brooks is also a fellow at the Modern War Institute and advises the military on how his fictional ideas translate into real-world readiness for whatever form the zombie apocalypse actually takes.
What we buy — and why
October 30, 2019 22:29 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MBRetail may be changing, but so are consumers. That’s why we’re launching “How We Shop,” a new series looking at how, what and why we buy. To kick it off, we follow a shopper who takes frugality to the next level. Plus: The streaming wars carry on, and the Fed cuts rates yet again.
For “The Walking Dead’s” Scott Gimple, a story needs sadness to make the happiness real
October 30, 2019 21:05 - 29 minutes - 11.8 MBScott Gimple was the showrunner for five seasons of “The Walking Dead” before becoming chief content officer for the entire franchise. And in that time, the series has become a content universe, with a spinoff series, video games and both a movie and another spinoff in the works. Kai Ryssdal interviewed Gimple in his Burbank office, not too far from a life-sized statue of Han Solo frozen in carbonite. They talked horror what it’s like to direct the storyline for an entire franchise. And Gimp...