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Make Me Smart — 250 episodes
Vietnam's economy on the rise
Seattle's tech industry blues
Anthropic’s head of economics answers our questions about AI and the job market
Here’s how the ultrarich avoid paying taxes
"Marketplace" Live
Rejecting climate doomerism with solarpunk
Who can stop insider trading on prediction markets?
ICE and the “wide, deep, and ever-growing” surveillance state
Make Me Smart: Lunar Edition
One wild year of Trump's tariffs
Inside the "Super Bowl of energy”
Make Me Smart about the business of sake
The humanitarian risks of a fertilizer shock
The super PAC spending flooding the primaries
The economics behind the rise of BTS and Korean culture
Who gets to set limits on AI?
How the farm bill became the everything bill
Can Hollywood make a comeback?
The economic ripple effects of ICE in Minnesota
The ski industry squeeze
The big money in the Texas primaries
The Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding. Now what?
The U.S., Iran, and the rise of drone warfare
Make Me Smart: Vermont Edition
Kai returns to unpack Trump's new tariff
Sled hockey's Declan Farmer makes us smart about the Winter Paralympics
The view from cattle country
Congress set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care. Will it work?
Medical providers grapple with Trump's attempts to end gender-affirming care for minors
From "This Is Uncomfortable": In America, cultural education doesn't come cheap
Can AI bots help us find love?
The power of reading and writing as self-care
From "This Is Uncomfortabe": Help! My coworker wants a copy of my house key!
What do American families really care about right now?
The political cloud hanging over the Fed
Make Me Smart about Olympic figure skating
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?
Trump’s rift with Europe
The infrastructure side of the AI boom
What is media capture?
The changes coming to federal student loans in 2026
On the ground in Minnesota
It's brutal out here (in the job market)
Trump vs. the courts
New year, new mayor, New York
Venezuela and Trump's new Monroe Doctrine
The road to rebuilding, one year after the LA wildfires
From "This Is Uncomfortable": Wait, I think I’m being underpaid
From "This Is Uncomfortable": "You'll never be ready to buy a home"
Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season (rerun)
"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" and anime's biggest year yet
The music industry vs. AI (rerun)
Your thoughts on the economy in 2025
Feeding the Family
How to start the caregiving conversation
Can we fix America’s long-term care system?
The "invisible workforce" of family caregivers
Floridians feel the impacts of climate change
Why the Fed cut interest rates
Deep-sea mining: The next frontier for critical minerals
Shopping through a K-shaped holiday season
Is the U.S. a gerontocracy?
The human story behind a digital time capsule
From "Million Bazillion": What is Black Friday?
From "How We Survive": The Dry Line
How prediction markets are transforming sports betting
Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season
The COP without the U.S.
Are we on the cusp of another big health care debate?
What’s happening in Vegas?
An unbalancing of power
The rise of the "solo economy"
How rising energy costs factored into Virginia's elections
Quantum computing: What's all the hype about?
Friends, foes, and tariffs
How to face your financial fears
How can we build a more resilient labor market?
The shutdown continues
From "How We Survive": The Uncanny Valley of Meat
Chicago vs. ICE
How can our food systems become more sustainable?
From "How We Survive": Food Tour of the Future
Make Me Smart: St. Louis Edition
This labor market is ripe for job scams
When the government shuts down, tribal communities get the shaft
Dealing with credit card or medical debt? Here's how to handle it.
An economic vocab lesson for the Trump era
The politicization of the National Guard
Is craft beer's popularity going flat?
Another budget breakdown. Why are we like this?
Checking the pulse of the Las Vegas economy
From "How We Survive": The climate crisis is an economic crisis
Make Me Smart: Fat Bear Week Edition
The music industry vs. AI
What happened to American soft power?
The aftermath of the Hyundai plant raid
Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the troubling rise in Black women's unemployment
The "little treat" economy
Who has the power of the purse these days?
The rise of political violence in America
The future of education research in limbo
From "How We Survive": ESG, Reincarnated
From "How We Survive": The Death of ESG
From "Million Bazillion": Why does organic food cost more than non-organic food?
The Real Costs: Special Coverage from "Marketplace"
Economics on Tap: Anime Edition
What to know about changing COVID vaccine guidelines
Trump turns up the heat on the Fed
The global business of anime
USPS’s EV plans face a Republican roadblock
Armed with cash, ICE plans for rapid growth
A vibe check on the job market
China has an economic data problem. Is the U.S. next?
A new era of athlete pay in the U.S.
A federal takeover of the nation's capital
SOS at the IRS
Are we in a K-shaped job market?
Big Tech's Trump era power play
Why state and local politics matter now more than ever
Lessons from the rest of the world on politicizing economic data
The future of economic data under Trump
Let's check in with the Fed
The hunger crisis unfolding in Gaza
Public libraries on the line
Are Trump's tariffs legal?
We have a trade deal with Japan, right?
The realities of No Tax on Tips and Overtime laws
The trade-offs of Japan’s trade deal
What happens when a data center moves to town?
ICE says it's coming for companies too
Trump administration gives ICE access to Medicaid records
Senate votes to cut funds for public media, foreign aid
Are Trump's tariffs starting to impact prices?
How could Medicaid cuts affect long-term care?
Another budget showdown on Capitol Hill
The changing rules of who's entitled to services in America
Trump cuts and the National Weather Service
The countdown to a government shutdown begins (again)
Who profits from immigration detention?
The first national private school voucher program just dropped
From “Million Bazillion”: What are tariffs?
A tale of two jobs reports
The end of USAID
Is it possible to be a "good tourist"?
Let the vote-a-rama begin!
SCOTUS’ nationwide injunction decision and the economy
The new era of warfare
The fate of federal heat safety rules under Trump
What happened to the Iran nuclear deal?
How much leverage does Iran really have over oil trade?
The current reconciliation bill will raise the deficit. Could it pass anyway?
Health care, social programs on the chopping block
The Senate unveils its version of the reconciliation bill
How will the reconciliation bill affect student loans?
The disappearing safety net for Baby Boomers
Can reparations shrink the Black wealth gap in Tulsa?
Much ado about a China trade deal
Is college still worth it?
California sues Trump over National Guard deployment to LA
Introducing "What We Spend" (Sponsored by Audacy)
Financially Inclined: Going green with your money
Higher education is a major U.S. export. And it’s under threat.
No tax on tips? Here's what that could mean.
Watch the dollar!
Where are the GOP's free market diehards?
Kai shares some news
You've got questions about this economy. We've got answers!
Congress' AI power grab
K2-18b and the search for alien life
What's inside the new GOP tax bill?
Is U.S. trade policy being run on vibes?
So, about that U.S.-UK trade "deal"
The million-dollar starter home?
Is the clean energy economy doomed?
How are companies handling tariffs? Exactly like we predicted
Economics on Tap: Airport Edition
Buy less, pay more?
What’s driving the GDP slowdown?
The Canadian economy goes “elbows up”
The Canadian Dispatch
Inflation's self-fulfilling prophecy
Congress' tug-of-war for tariff authority
Introducing ... The Ryssdal Window
The religious roots of ESG investing
Could the Supreme Court gut preventative care under Obamacare?
Selling America: Special Coverage From Marketplace
Trump's immigration crackdown is coming for legal workers
Trump vs. Powell
Let's talk about Zeno's paradox
Will Congress deliver Trump's tax cuts?
Brexit ... but make it American
Selling America
Your hot takes on this week's tariff insanity
Another day, another tariff switch-up
Move over taco Tuesday! Tariff Tuesday is here
Is the tide turning against Trump’s tariffs?
Can you tariff-proof a cocktail?
Our post-tariff takeaways
Trump’s tariff test. Will it work?
The problem with running the government like a business
The tariff countdown
CoreWeave’s IPO tests money magic of AI
The chilling effect of ICE arrests
Beyond the “Signalgate” headlines
Trump’s race for the world’s rare earth minerals
The Trump administration’s big group chat fail
Our tribute to cherry blossom season
We answer more of your questions about tariffs
U.S. trade tensions with the EU just got tenser
What we can learn from a past tariff tiff (rerun)
We have a constitutional crisis. Now what?
Shutdown averted. How it all went down.
“Tariff on the brain”
Let’s talk about Newsom the Govcaster
Unpacking our collective COVID-19 trauma, five years on
Will climate tax credits stay or go?
Oh, the irony!
Your questions about government economic data answered
What is even happening with the politics of this economy?!
Angel City FC and the rise of women’s pro soccer
What is an economy of caution?
What the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting says about the world economic order
Whaddya wanna know about federal layoffs and this economy?
An asteroid miss and the WaPo opinion shift
“Unlocking the Gates” on housing and economic opportunity
Is Apple actually going “America First”?
A brewing legal battle and the future of the Fed
DOGE’s next target: IRS
Is recession risk rising?
Should we be worried about bird flu?
A gulf between the White House and the press
How to actually tackle government waste
Is there a better way to measure the economy?
What we can learn from a past tariff tiff
Trump’s purge of federal workers and its historical parallels
Are Trump’s firings legal?
Chaos is not an economic strategy
Is this a coup?
The migrant workforce under Trump
The strategy behind Trump’s executive orders
Silicon Valley’s quiet rebellion
The Cuban dispatch II
What you need to know about DeepSeek and the AI race
From Burning Questions: Is the future insurable?
The Cuban dispatch
Finally, a resolution to the Purdue Pharma case?
How Trump’s executive orders are impacting migrant workers
The mainstreaming of meme coins
The American diet under Trump
The tax cut zealots vs. the budget hawks