On this episode of Marketplace Weekend, the Los Angeles Times' David Lazarus fills in for Lizzie O'Leary and plays the "Long and Short" game with Marketplace's Raghu Manavalan and Deadspin's Hamilton Nolan. The Los Angeles Times' California Economy reporter Natalie Kitroeff explains how American workers could benefit from Mexico's manufacturing boom. Listeners call in to talk about how money has changed their communities, and Manuel Pastor, the director of the University of Southern California's Program for Environmental and Regional Equity explains the good and bad of gentrification. David and Marketplace's Molly Wood discuss the future of streaming sports and live events after NBC ran into problems during the Rio Games. New York Magazine's Heather Havrilesky takes the Marketplace Quiz. Benjamin Seibold, a professor at Temple University, gives us some hope when it comes to traffic jams. Plus, we learn about Leigh-on-Sea, the happiest place in Britain.
On this episode of Marketplace Weekend, the Los Angeles Times’ David Lazarus fills in for Lizzie O’Leary and plays the “Long and Short” game with Marketplace’s Raghu Manavalan and Deadspin’s Hamilton Nolan. The Los Angeles Times’ California Economy reporter Natalie Kitroeff explains how American workers could benefit from Mexico’s manufacturing boom. Listeners call in to talk about how money has changed their communities, and Manuel Pastor, the director of the University of Southern California’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity explains the good and bad of gentrification. David and Marketplace’s Molly Wood discuss the future of streaming sports and live events after NBC ran into problems during the Rio Games. New York Magazine’s Heather Havrilesky takes the Marketplace Quiz. Benjamin Seibold, a professor at Temple University, gives us some hope when it comes to traffic jams. Plus, we learn about Leigh-on-Sea, the happiest place in Britain.