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Marketplace Weekend® has concluded production as of July 2018. The show was hosted by Lizzie O’Leary and told powerful stories from economies both large and personal.

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    • 4.1 • 342 Ratings

Marketplace Weekend® has concluded production as of July 2018. The show was hosted by Lizzie O’Leary and told powerful stories from economies both large and personal.

    The economics of disability (encore)

    The economics of disability (encore)

    Roughly one in five Americans has a disability. Those numbers increase with age and vary across race and gender, but every single one of those people is carving out an economic life. In this hourlong special, we focused on three pillars of the economy: education, work and health care.

    • 49 min
    Our favorite Marketplace Weekend stories (encore)

    Our favorite Marketplace Weekend stories (encore)

    This week, we are revisiting a bunch of our favorite stories from over the past few years. The average woman earns about 80 cents for every dollar the average man makes. So how can we move toward pay equality? Then, our health. Changes in health care affect society’s most vulnerable citizens — children. We’ll take a look back at our visit to a pediatric hospital in Southern California. Plus, dogs. Rescue dogs make our hearts melt AND teach us lessons about supply and demand! The business of rescuing, transporting and adopting puppies is complicated, so we break it down. We also talk with Ask a Manager’s Alison Green about what to wear in the office.

    • 49 min
    The stories you "liked" the most (encore)

    The stories you "liked" the most (encore)

    This week, we are revisiting the stories listeners engaged with the most. You yelled at them, you talked about them, you tweeted them and you “liked” them. We take a look back at a range of pieces, including why we’ve fallen out of love with chain restaurants, what’s happening to America’s coal mines and what living on minimum wage looks like across the country.

    • 49 min
    Three mayors, three economies (encore)

    Three mayors, three economies (encore)

    Back in 2017, we visited three cities: Dalton, Georgia; Gillette, Wyoming; and Corvallis, Oregon. In each place, we met with the mayor and with folks around town, getting a sense of the economy there and how it’s changing. We visited carpet factories and coal mines, spoke to students and business owners, and found unique stories of economic change — and how it affects real people and their lives.

    • 47 min
    The Economics of Disaster (Encore)

    The Economics of Disaster (Encore)

    A lot happened in 2017, and we’re returning to one particular natural disaster that changed Puerto Rico from top to bottom. As communities on the island have recovered, there’s a trail of money to follow behind it all. This week, we are revisiting this hourlong special on the economics of disaster. We head to Puerto Rico to examine life on the ground following Hurricane Maria. We look at the debt situation, the realities of life when the lights stay out and what it takes to bring power back. Plus, Puerto Rico’s dairy farmers and a surprising boom in renewable energy. Also, recovery in Texas and how Florida is handling an influx of Puerto Ricans fleeing the damage from Hurricane Maria.

    • 48 min
    The industry of wellness (Encore)

    The industry of wellness (Encore)

    This week, we are revisiting an episode that we did on the industry that wants to make a better version of you. The market has been flooded with everything from workout routines to diets to therapy apps and food fads. But have they actually changed the way we feel or the way we invest in our health needs? And who is it that has access to this market? These are the questions on our minds this week. We’ll look at how the term wellness has evolved, why it’s so hard to find mental health services that will take insurance, plus food crazes, food deserts and the economics behind healthy eating.

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
342 Ratings

342 Ratings

RPompetti ,

Solid reporting.

Lizzie is excellent host in giving a week's round up and focus pieces.

umlaut ,

Politics - boo

The Trump Derangement Syndrome that Kai can’t help himself showing is a distraction. I had been a listener for years. Can’t we just talk markets and business, please?

cheeesebacon! ,

Very good!

It is a good podcast to listen to if you are having a lazy Sunday or if you just don’t have anything to do!!!!!!!

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