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Economics

How to make the most of your time in prison

August 30, 2022 Economics

Meet the coaches who offer advice for those up against jail time for white-collar crimes and learn how this signals a shift in the justice system.

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When you need your job and your kids need you

August 29, 2022 Economics, Mental Health

Psychologist Maureen Perry-Jenkins discusses the working conditions of parents who must return to work weeks after giving birth and the challenges they face raising healthy children.

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Money and magnetism: Inside the lives of door-to-door salespeople

August 16, 2022 Economics

Tad Friend, a staff writer at the New Yorker, discusses the tactics of today’s D2D salesmen and how they perfect their pitches for what might be one of the hardest jobs in the world.

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What the Fed can do about inflation

August 4, 2022 Economics

Sebastian Mallaby talks about the reasons the Federal bank lost control of monetary policy, lessons in supply and demand, and why handing out money to revive a struggling economy might not be used again for a long time.

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Are we worrying our way into a recession?

August 2, 2022 Economics

Ben Casselman, New York Times reporter, discusses a poll that shows voter pessimism – even as wages are rising and unemployment is low – and why that negative outlook could be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Could hotels help solve the housing crisis?

August 1, 2022 Economics

Slate writer Henry Grabar talks about the by-gone era of glamorous hotel living, why that went away, and if the practice should be resurrected as an option to provide housing to those without homes.

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Can capitalism save us from climate change?

July 25, 2022 Economics, Environment, Global Issues

Bob Keefe discusses why the business world is concerned about the economic impact of climate change, and why capitalism might be the key to breaking gridlock on climate action.

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How poverty steals peoples’ dreams

July 20, 2022 Culture, Economics

Professor Karen A. Cerulo joins us to discuss the impact socioeconomic status, gender and race can have on your dreams.

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Why mom does the dishes and dad mows the lawn

June 22, 2022 Culture, Economics

Kate Mangino is a gender expert and regular contributor to Fathering Together, and she talks about how we can establish household equity through examining cultural expectations.

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How to make the most of your time in prison

June 21, 2022 Economics

Meet coaches who offer advice for those up against jail time for white collar crime, and how it signals a shift in the justice system.

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The connection between power and corruption

June 15, 2022 Economics, Global Issues, Politics

Brian Klaas is professor of global politics at University College London, and joins us to discuss the temptations and trappings of power, why we pick the leaders we do, and lessons we can learn from bad actors.

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Every company is becoming like Amazon

June 8, 2022 Current Events, Economics

Samantha Oltman from Vox talks about Amazon and its influence over American culture and work life, and what happens when customer satisfaction is the primary concern, no matter the costs.

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