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What postwar America can tell us about today's record unemployment

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
May 13, 2020
How will we will get millions of unemployed workers back in the labor force? World War Two war might have some advice.
Eloise J. Ellis worked as a senior supervisor at a Texas naval air station during World War II. Women were drawn into the war effort and joined the workforce in droves afterward.
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In London's lockdown, a small honey retailer navigates online sales

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 29, 2020
Specialty honey isn't high on everyone's essential shopping list, but the "bit of money" coming in is helping.
From Field and Flower's honey products.
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How the pandemic is changing South Carolina manufacturing

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 15, 2020
Despite being home to many essential manufacturing, Spartanburg County, South Carolina has had to adapt.
Inside Assembly North at BMW's Spartanburg manufacturing facility, the biggest BMW factory in the world.
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Feeling crazy working from home? Here's some advice

by Bennett Purser
Apr 13, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic forces many of us inside, a reporter based in Beijing shares ways to make life a little easier.
An empty street in Beijing after the lockdown order to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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A public health strategy to reopen the economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 6, 2020
A new report sheds light on what it will take to end the pandemic and the economic crisis it created.
Medical professionals work at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC.
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Shipping in the age of COVID-19

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 1, 2020
How a Mississippi barge business is navigating the coronavirus outbreak.
A tug pushes a barge down the Mississippi River through St. Paul, Minnesota.
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The legacy of the crossword puzzle in times of crisis

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 24, 2020
Through wars, recessions and possibly even today’s pandemic, crossword puzzles serve as an escape from hard times.
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Shopping in a pandemic: "Everything is gone but gluten-free pasta."

by Bennett Purser
Mar 19, 2020
From empty shelves, to "help wanted" signs, listeners chime in about what they're seeing at the store.
"Shelves were totally empty," said Kelly Kaletsky, a Marketplace listener in Columbus, Ohio.
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Running a mall, in a time of social distancing

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 13, 2020
After years of navigating a rocky retail landscape, a mall manager braces for COVID-19.
People walk through a Manhattan shopping mall on Jan. 30, 2020 in New York City.
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How COVID-19 will shape economic stimulus

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 11, 2020
As the Trump administration plans to boost the economy, a look at how it will be different from the past.
Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center in 2008 in Philadelphia.
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