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Apr 6, 2020

Watching the “milk index”

Demand for milk is down in this shelter-at-home mode. Sink or swim for startups in this COVID-19 economy. How Nashville, which is still recovering from tornadoes in early March, and its musicians are faring right now.

Dairy farmers have been opening up the tanks and dumping out milk. — Dairy farmers have been opening up the tanks and dumping out milk.
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Segments From This Episode

Startups always face bankruptcy risk. COVID-19 has made things worse.
by David Brancaccio, Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Alex Wong/Getty Images
“Small companies and a lot of us are getting a lesson in, ‘Risk is real,'” one business professor says.
Nashville musicians, recovering from tornadoes, face COVID-19 cancellations
by Colleen Phelps
Rachel Iacavone
Now that Nashville’s music industry has weathered a literal storm, they’re facing tough times again with a stream of cancellations.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

Watching the “milk index”