Feb 22, 2019

Advertisers still love the Oscars

Between the hosting debacle, declining viewership and last-minute changes to how awards are presented, the road to this Sunday's Oscars has been bumpy. Despite all that, ad rates are still a bright spot for the academy. But first: Why Kraft and Oscar Meyer got a $15 billion write-down. Plus, can a lake have rights? Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are voting on it.

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Advertisers love the Oscars, whether you watch or not

by Ben Bradford

Feb 22, 2019

The Academy Awards take place this Sunday and, for the first time since 1989, the show will have no host. Viewership in 2018 fell 19 percent from the year before. In creative attempts to hold on to viewer interest, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has floated and withdrawn proposals for new awards, […]

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Brexit

My Economy: Waiting out Brexit as an immigrant in the U.K.

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 22, 2019

"Brexit has put our lives on hold," said Helen De Cruz.

Helen De Cruz, a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and immigrant from Belgium, said Brexit has changed the way she thinks about her finances and immigrant status.

Courtesy of the BBC

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Can a lake have legal rights? Voters in Toledo, Ohio, will decide

by Adrian Ma

Feb 22, 2019

Ballot measure supporters want to stop pollution in Lake Erie. Opponents say the measure could unleash a torrent of frivolous lawsuits.

Members of a grassroots group called Toledoans for Safe Water set up a sign on a highway overpass urging people to vote for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

Adrian Ma/ideastream

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Between the hosting debacle, declining viewership and last-minute changes to how awards are presented, the road to this Sunday’s Oscars has been bumpy. Despite all that, ad rates are still a bright spot for the academy. But first: Why Kraft and Oscar Meyer got a $15 billion write-down. Plus, can a lake have rights? Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are voting on it.

Music from the episode

Natural Green Blazo

Eple Röyksopp

Keep You Close Knox Fortune

All The Stars (with SZA) Kendrick Lamar, SZA

Blacklight Riddim Dre Skull

Amigos Richard Houghten

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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