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Why you'll have a hard time buying the "most American fruit"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 19, 2024
Pawpaws are native to North America, but you're not going to find them in your local grocery store. Yasmin Tayag of The Atlantic explains why.
How expensive fast food can explain rising economic equality
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 17, 2024
Fast food workers' wages are up as much as 30% since 2020. That has had real costs for businesses, but real benefits for society.
As opioid settlement funds hit state coffers, a marketing blitz begins
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 15, 2024
State and local officials are seeing the first wave of the $50 billion arrive. They're also seeing pitches for products to spend it on.
Fewer kids are playing tackle football. Could flag be the future for the NFL?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 12, 2024
The risk of brain injury weighs on participation. Sports writer Dave Sheinin says there’s logic in an eventual move to a safer game.
Midwest's pollution is spurring a reverse Great Migration
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 28, 2023
Thousands of Black families have left industrial cities like Detroit and Chicago due to environmental conditions. Many head to the South.
Franchising is the next hurdle for this Native-owned design business in Alaska
by
Sarah Leeson
Dec 28, 2023
Rico and Crystal Worl, the siblings behind Trickster Company, used to have a brick-and-mortar shop. They're looking to recapture that physical presence with partnerships.
A South Dakota mother-daughter duo bring both business savvy and love to their quilting studio
by
Sarah Leeson
Dec 27, 2023
"For me, quilting is about our relationship in a lot of ways," said co-owner Jacqueline Economo about her mother.
For a Wyoming family, opening a distillery was about facing "uncertain financial times" head on
by
Sarah Leeson
Dec 26, 2023
"There was a romantic ideal about being in control of your own destiny," says Backwards Distilling co-founder Amber Pollock.
Atlanta Fed president: "This economy has even exceeded my expectations of resilience"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 15, 2023
"Wage growth now is greater than inflation," Bostic says. "But I don't think people feel like they've caught up all the way and that's just going to take some time."
After the podcast industry boom and bust, what's next?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 6, 2023
"All of these companies, new and old, public radio and private, threw a bunch of money into podcast departments. And I think they quickly learned that the economics of this high-quality journalism is complicated," said Micah Loewinger of "On the Media."