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Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams make today make sense. Along with our sup

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Tech companies like Google and Meta have been pouring billions into artificial intelligence. But inv

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from our live show at WBUR CitySpace in Boston featuring our speci

News outlets aren’t mincing words about the offensive and racist remarks featured at former P

Kai and Kimberly host our weekly happy hour episode, “Economics on Tap,” live from the

Hey Smarties! We’re on the road to Boston for a live taping of “Make Me Smart” wi

As Election Day looms closer, the emails and texts from campaigns pleading for money continue to fl

In the weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the Southeast, the price to rebuild has become

Across the country, pharmacies big  and small are closing. The closures have disproportionately aff

New research from the Federal Reserve shows that wealthier Americans are driving retail spending whi

Companies in the United States spend billions in political donations each election cycle with the ai

Vice President Kamala Harris has been sitting down with popular podcasts like the “The Breakfa

Today we’re talking about a key piece of the global transition to renewable energy: metals. Specifi

Federal Emergency Management Agency crews working hurricane recovery efforts paused aid in parts of

This week, more than a dozen states came together to sue TikTok over the social media app’s e

The future of FEMA funding

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Total damages from Hurricane Helene in the United States could cost $250 billion. But only a small f

Almost half of adults in the U.S. are single. But so many of our economic policies and financial sy

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war a year ago, the U.S. has spent at record $17.9 billion on m

The jobs report released today blew past economists’ forecasts, estimating that employers adde

After the Federal Reserve’s recent move to cut interest rates, you had questions. Lots of them