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Make Me Smart — 250 episodes · page 1 of 3
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