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  • What do farmers do in a trade war?

    What do farmers do in a trade war?
    May 6 2025
    Two American farmers tell us how they're feeling about a trade war that targets the soybean industry's biggest customer: China.

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    Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious (Apple / Spotify)

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    10 min
  • Trump's cuts come for food banks

    Trump's cuts come for food banks
    May 5 2025
    The Beigie Awards are back to recognize the regional Federal Reserve Bank with the best Beige Book entry. On today's episode, we shine a spotlight on a Midwest food bank.

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    Why Midwest crop farmers are having a logistics problem (Apple / Spotify)
    How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report? (Apple / Spotify)

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    9 min
  • American science brain drain

    American science brain drain
    May 2 2025
    President Trump's federal cuts and scrutiny of academic institutions are forcing some U.S. scientists to head for the border. On today's show, an entomologist keeping America's farms safe from pests reconsiders America. And a CEO of a Canadian hospital explains how they are benefiting from the exodus.

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    What happens when billions of dollars in research funding goes away (Apple / Spotify)
    A 'Fork in the Road' for federal employees (Apple / Spotify)

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    10 min
  • How much international students matter to the economy

    How much international students matter to the economy
    May 1 2025
    Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas, often over minor infractions. A shift away could carry a heavy economic toll, as international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy last school year. So what happens when a generation of bright-eyed scholars decide to forgo school in the U.S. and take their dollars elsewhere?

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    9 min
  • How stable is Stablecoin?

    How stable is Stablecoin?
    Apr 30 2025
    Stablecoins are the latest digital asset to grab headlines. Congress is considering legislation around the cryptocurrency, and a Trump family-affiliated company is preparing to launch its own Stablecoin. But does this digital currency live up to its own name?

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    Is 'government crypto' a good idea? (Apple / Spotify)
    WTF is a Bitcoin ETF? (Apple / Spotify)

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    9 min
  • Is the US pushing countries towards China?

    Is the US pushing countries towards China?
    Apr 29 2025
    As the U.S. goes head-to-head with the rest of the world on tariffs, those countries are trying to figure out their best diplomatic strategy. One dilemma countries have is how close they get with another global superpower: China. On today's show, we hear from Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb about how the country is balancing trade relations with both countries.

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    9 min
  • When do boycotts work?

    When do boycotts work?
    Apr 28 2025
    For weeks, Target has been the subject of a boycott after its decision to pull back on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. And early data shows it's taken a toll on the company. But in other instances, boycotts haven't made much of a splash. Today on the show, when does a boycott actually make a difference?

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    9 min
  • Student loans are back, U.S. travel is whack, and AI — please, step back

    Student loans are back, U.S. travel is whack, and AI — please, step back
    Apr 25 2025
    It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at the some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

    On today's episode, we investigate falling foreign travel to the U.S., why student loan default collections are back, and why maaaaaaaybe being so friendly with our AI chatbot pals has a cost.

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    Is AI underrated? (Apple / Spotify)

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