Dec 4, 2015

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, December 4, 2015

This weekend on Marketplace, we stop by the red carpet at the 2015 Gaming Awards, the band "El Vy" tell us why we should be weary of buying vacation hats, and a look into why Orlando, Florida is attracting the young crowd (hint: it has nothing to do with Disney).

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The Marketplace Quiz

Band El Vy takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan and Jenny Ament

Dec 4, 2015

Brent Knopf from Menomena and Matt Berninger from The National teamed up recently to form El Vy and take our economics-inspired personality quiz.

El Vy members Brent Knopf and Matt Berninger.

Deirdre O'Callaghan/Courtesy of 4AD

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Charting the 37 most important rap songs since 1979

by Molly Wood

Dec 4, 2015

Shea Serrano's book tracks influential songs, and the rise of rap overall.

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Local Money

Local Money: From Disneyworld to bio-tech, Orlando evolves

by Molly Wood

Dec 4, 2015

A trip to Orlando, Florida, a past and present hub for tech.

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Was there a time you wanted to financially help someone and couldn't?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Dec 4, 2015

Maybe you didn't have the money, or you couldn't afford to lose the money.

Streaming vs. TV broadcast: The Game Awards

by Adriene Hill

Dec 4, 2015

The second annual Game Awards streamed over the internet this week.

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This weekend on Marketplace, we stop by the red carpet at the 2015 Gaming Awards, the band “El Vy” tell us why we should be weary of buying vacation hats, and a look into why Orlando, Florida is attracting the young crowd (hint: it has nothing to do with Disney).