Nov 3, 2020

Anything but election news

A woman poses for a portrait while wearing an "I Voted" sticker on her forehead in a polling place at the Weisman Art Museum on November 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

On today's show: A check-in on airlines and movie theaters, conversations with artists and artisans here and abroad, and ... uh, a little bit of economic context for this election.

Segments From this episode

China halts Ant Group IPO after Jack Ma blasts red tape

by Scott Tong

Nov 3, 2020

Analysts say the suspension reinforces the dominant role of the Chinese government in the private economy.

People visit a showroom of Ant Financial, now called Ant Group, in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province in 2018.

AFP via Getty Images

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Can big-screen cinemas be saved?

by Jasmine Garsd

Nov 3, 2020

AMC Theatres, reporting a brutal quarterly loss in revenues, turn to studios for a deal to stay afloat.

A worker at a reopened AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in August.

Tom Cooper/Getty Images

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Flying soon? That middle seat might be occupied

by Samantha Fields

Nov 3, 2020

More airlines are starting to sell middle seats to increase capacity on their flights.

Passengers board a flight in Lima, Peru, in July. Southwest Airlines said keeping its middle seats open cost the company $20 million in September alone.

Raul Sifuentes/Getty Images

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High fashion in Italy faces "strange," uncertain times

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Nov 3, 2020

The owner of a hand-embroidery business in Milan describes how the pandemic has affected her work and life.

Models are seen backstage at the Drome fashion show during the Milan Women's Fashion Week on Sept. 26.

Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

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How one professional singer is managing work from home

by Rose Conlon

Nov 3, 2020

With live performances canceled, artists are finding creative solutions.

"When the pandemic hit, really quickly it became apparent that we wouldn’t be able to sing again with other people."

Courtesy of Ayana Haviv

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Music from the episode

Never Catch Me Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar

Cocomango Sie7e, The Islanauts

Ceremony Anchorsong

Lush Four Tet

Ride or Die (feat. Foster the People) The Knocks, Foster The People

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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