Notable Guests
CP
Consumer Spending Puzzle
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DR
Decoder Ring
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LK
Life Kit
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MM
Mike The Mover
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TS
The Consumer Sentiment
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TP
The Furniture Police
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Recent Episodes
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Hershey's accused of "skimpflation" by using cheaper ingredients in Reese's.
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Cuba's economy struggles with US oil blockade impacting transport and essential services.
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Squamish Nation reclaims urban land, bypassing zoning rules.
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Explores the complex global supply chain behind every book.
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Books are a powerful technology shaping economic systems and ideas.
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Cardinal tetras, popular pet fish, originate from a small Brazilian town.
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Robot chef Robby can cook over 5000 dishes consistently.
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Parkinson's Law explains why meetings always take the allotted time.
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NBA teams are 'tanking' to get better draft picks.
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'Heated Rivalry' hockey romance show cost $2 million per episode.
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The 'replication crisis' questions the reproducibility of scientific studies.
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ICE is rapidly hiring new officers, changing training methods.
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Supreme Court ruled President Trump's tariffs illegal.
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Greenland is not for sale, despite U.S. interest.
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Discussing Betty Boop's entry into the public domain.
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Explores three inventions across history: the sewing machine (created by an ambitious inventor seeking sole credit), an Italian video communication invention promoting global connection, and the pa...
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Recent Iranian protests are motivated by economic hardship caused partly by 47 years of U.S. sanctions alongside human rights concerns
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A record 3 million cars are estimated to be repossessed in 2025, matching Great Recession levels, with many Americans behind on car payments
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Trump administration introduces two new initiatives aimed at making homeownership more affordable as housing costs remain a voter concern
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HOPE VI program demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with mixed-income neighborhoods to combat concentrated poverty