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When it comes to reality TV, don’t give too much credit to the “reality” part. Yet despite its heavy editing and construction, reality TV has sometimes shaped the wider culture. In this episode, we talk about the economic calculus that led to a genre so many people love to watch, love to hate or both. But first: Nvidia shares enter correction territory.

From the BBC World Service: After 14 months of a civil war, a severe humanitarian and economic crisis is unfolding in Sudan. Grain shipments from Ukraine have ceased, humanitarian aid faces significant blockades and the country faces the largest displacement of children worldwide. We’ll hear more about the conflict and its impact. We’ll also learn more about the role of tax policy in the upcoming U.K. election and a land dispute involving Catholic nuns in Spain.

After the U.S. Supreme Court took away the federal right to abortion two years ago, telehealth has helped provide ongoing access, including to people in states where abortion is now banned. That was our subject Monday. Now we are looking into apps that link patients with abortion providers. Julie F. Kay, executive director at the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, told Marketplace’s Lily Jamali that digital privacy protections are far from equal across these services.

Red Lake Nation’s chairman, Darrell G. Seki Sr., wants to make energy free for all his nation’s citizens. Inflation Reduction Act funding could enable that by subsidizing the installation of more solar panels throughout their northern Minnesota reservation. In this episode, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal visits Red Lake and hears from residents about their solar-powered goals and how clean energy connects to cultural values around environmental stewardship.

Groups aligned with former President Trump are hunting through information to come up with a list of federal employees who might be resistant to a second Trump administration. We’ll discuss the push to reshape government. Plus, is the urban/rural divide a myth? And, a viral voicemail pep talk from a testing center worker makes us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:


“In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider” from The New York Times
“Growing rural-urban divide exists only among white Americans” from Cornell Chronicle
“The Number of People Primarily Working From Home Tripled Between 2019 and 2021” from the U.S. Census Bureau
“Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans” from AP News
“A 3-year-old voicemail goes viral, leads to emotional reunion” from The Washington Post
“Why Men Are ‘Rawdogging’ Flights” from GQ

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