Jul 12, 2024

America’s got a power grid problem

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Plus, a look back on the age of motorcycle messengers and a glimpse into the future of the administrative state.

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The Weekly Wrap

by Amy Scott

“Marketplace” host Amy Scott talks with Rachel Siegel at The Washington Post and David Gura at Bloomberg about the week’s big economic data releases, politics facing the Fed, and more.

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The country's power grid needs updating — not just in Houston

by Samantha Fields

Jul 12, 2024

Poles, lines and other infrastructure around the country are aging, and subject to damage from today's more extreme weather.

Texas' grid is one of many outdated systems struggling to manage extreme weather.

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What the past can teach us about a post-Chevron America

by Kimberly Adams

Jul 12, 2024

The Supreme Court's decision overturning the Chevron deference is a step towards rolling back the power of the administrative state, the origins of which go back more than a century.

FDR addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in 1939. During his tenure, President Roosevelt created new regulatory agencies aimed at improving life during the Great Depression.

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My Analog Life

A former motorcycle messenger rides down memory lane

by Maria Hollenhorst

Jul 12, 2024

“I used up eight of my nine lives in that job,” said Ray Charlton, who drove paperwork around Los Angeles in the 1980s.

A motorcyclist splits lanes as drivers sit in traffic in Southern California in 2024. In the 1980s, motorcycle messengers zoomed around Los Angeles delivering papers.

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For Illinois students, the promises of for-profit colleges often ring hollow

by Lisa Kurian Philip

Jul 23, 2024

For-profit colleges sell a promise of success to marginalized groups, but often haven't delivered. Now, they may have to pay for it.

Some for-profit colleges, including DeVry University, are under fire for allegedly misleading students.

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Music from the episode

"chillin again" [bsd.u]

"Double Bass" Gorrillaz

"Offcut #1" Little People

"Every Day is a New Start" Sun Glitters

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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