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Hire Power (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2021.)Millions of American workers in all sorts of industries...
EscucharThe case of the stolen masks
About thirty years ago, Yagya Kumar Pradhan woke up to the news that the temple he and his clan used...
EscucharHow unions are stopped before they start (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2023.)Union membership in the U.S. has been declining for decades....
EscucharFTX and the Serengeti of bankruptcy
For the last year and a half, the story of FTX has focused largely on the crimes and punishment of Sam...
EscucharGrocery prices, credit card debit, and your 401K (Two Indicators)
What's going on with consumers? This is one of the trickiest puzzles of this weird economic moment we're...
EscucharTikTok made me deduct it
TikTok, and other apps like it, are filled with financial advice. Some of it is reliable, some... less...
EscucharHow much does this cow weigh? (Classic)
This episode originally ran in 2015.About one hundred years ago, a scientist and statistician named...
EscucharJapan's Lost Decade
Last month, Japan's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. That is a really...
EscucharThe real estate industry on trial
In 2019, Mike Ketchmark got a call. Mike is a lawyer in Kansas City, Missouri, and his friend, Brandon...
EscucharHow much of your tax dollars are going to Israel and Ukraine
There's been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should continue...
EscucharThe trouble with Table 101 (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2020.)In the restaurant game, you need to make the most of every...
EscucharWhat is Temu?
It is rare that a new e-commerce company has such a meteoric rise as Temu. The company, which launched...
EscucharHow Big Steel in the U.S. fell
Steel manufacturing was at one point the most important industry in the United States. It was one of...
EscucharThe billion dollar war behind U.S. rum
When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly all the federal taxes on that rum must...
EscucharWind boom, wind bust (Two Windicators)
The wind power business is a bit contradictory right now. It's showing signs of boom and bust seemingly...
EscucharOn the Oscars campaign trail
When you sit down to watch the Oscars, what you are really watching is the final battle in a months-long...
EscucharIs dynamic pricing coming to a supermarket near you?
Dynamic pricing is an increasingly common phenomenon: You can see it when Uber prices surge during rainy...
EscucharShopping for parental benefits around the world
It is so expensive to have a kid in the United States. The U.S. is one of just a handful of countries...
EscucharThe secret world behind school fundraisers
Fundraising is a staple of the school experience in the U.S. There's an assembly showing off all the...
EscucharA controversial idea at the heart of Bidenomics
Réka Juhász is a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, and she studies what's...
EscucharTwo Indicators: Economics of the defense industry
The Department of Defense's proposed budget for 2024 is $842 billion. That is about 3.5% of the U.S.'s...
EscucharHow the Navy came to protect cargo ships
The Genco Picardy is not an American ship. It doesn't pay U.S. taxes, none of its crew are U.S. nationals,...
EscucharIt's giving ... Valentines
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EscucharA lawsuit for your broken heart
Keith King was upset when his marriage ended. His wife had cheated, and his family broke apart. And...
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