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There's no business like show business. Or is there? It turns out the business of producing a Broadw

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2010 as the legislative response to the Grea

What's spicier than a pumpkin spice latte in the fall? The Indicator Quiz! The show where we bring a

On this edition of Indicators of the Week: the FTC wants to ban hidden fees on what feels like every

Economic indicators like the Consumer Price Index can tell us a lot about the past, but what about t

In the world of summiting mountains, more accidents happen on the way down than on the climb up. Tod

This episode was originally published on November 30, 2021Earlier this week, Harvard economist Claud

Wanted: Social workers

2023/10/6

U.S. job growth just surged way past expectations. But one area of employment continues to need more

TED Radio Hour's Manoush Zamorodi joins us today to talk about her new series Body Electric. It's l

We love getting listener mail! Especially when it makes us think about a topic differently. Today on

When some automakers confirmed this year that they were phasing out AM radio in their electric vehic

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States took dramatic action to invest in child care. Now in

On this musical edition of Indicators of the Week: Live Nation stops taking a cut of small artists'

The walking dead NFTs

2023/9/28

The NFT mania may have finally run its course. Not too long ago, these pieces of digital art explode

This episode was originally published on November 14, 2022This week, Ford announced it was pausing w

How often do you hang out with people in a different socioeconomic bracket than you? And where do yo

Canadians are in a bit of a pickle when it comes to getting timely news updates through Facebook. Th

Today on the show, we cover this week's top indicators in new work permits for Venezuelan migrants,

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and serious due to human-caused climate change. This is prompti

The Federal Reserve said today it wasn't raising interest rates, but left the door open to keep hiki