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The personal story of how an energetic lawyer got knocked off from her dream career and what she thi
We are back to answer YOUR listener questions. This time, we answer why bananas can be considered th
Surprisingly stable chicken meat prices, a lawsuit threat against the Gulf of Mexico's name change,
Federal funding from the National Institutes of Health has driven the biomedical research industry i
The ties between U.S. foreign aid and American agriculture run deep — or at least used to. The U.S.
We visit a local egg farm and talk to an industry analyst to get to the bottom of why the prices of
It's time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics that we've
What's going on with the FAIR plan in a post-Eaton and Palisades fires California? What's the backst
The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has funneled humanitarian aid to c
The name Charles Ponzi immediately recalls the financial scheme that bears his name. But what of the
President Donald Trump has already made noise with tariff threats against the United States' North A
Memecoins are having a moment, but who's making money off them? On today's show, how a dearly belove
The job security of government employees has been in the spotlight since President Trump took office
What is a sovereign wealth fund? President Trump's executive order calling for a plan to start a U.S
President Trump speaks fondly of William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was a strong advocate
President Donald Trump had promised new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. However, after negotiat
With so much water in the eastern U.S., why can't the region pipe some of it to its drought-prone ne
Why haven't American 8th graders' math scores recovered? Does Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I
Canadians have a key leverage point if President Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariff
President Trump is making big moves to shrink and reshape the federal workforce. He's offered buyout
