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Attention turns to bank examiners in SVB fallout
Mar 24, 2023

Attention turns to bank examiners in SVB fallout

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It's the examiners' job to monitor a bank's safety and soundness. What does that entail? Plus, franchise films aim to lure back moviegoers.

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The Weekly Wrap

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal chats with Jeanna Smialek at the New York Times and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about what’s to come in the ongoing banking crisis.

Will franchise films like "John Wick" get people back in theaters?

Mar 24, 2023
At least three big franchise sequels have come out this month, which could get the public back in the movie-going habit.
March franchise film releases like "John Wick: Chapter 4," starring Keanu Reeves, may help draw people back to theaters.
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New home sales rise in the South and West, but sag in Northeast

Mar 24, 2023
Affordability is attracting people to sunnier climes — and that's helping to heat up those regions' economies.
"The fastest-growing cities nationwide are located in the South and West, so builders are responding to that demand," says Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American.
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Who are bank examiners, and what do they do?

Mar 24, 2023
Examiners are the government employees who monitor a bank’s safety and soundness. What happened in the case of Silicon Valley Bank?
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

If retirement isn't your thing just yet, what about ... college?

Mar 24, 2023
Some schools are creating college programs for adults who've finished one career — and may want to use their past experience to give back to their communities.
Students in CU Denver's Change Makers program during an evening class.
Nell Salzman

Music from the episode

It Starts With Bongos Kid Spatula
Saint Ivy Beach Fossils
Us and Them Pink Floyd
Pick Up Bonobo
Wind Travel Richard Houghten
Heartbreaker Crazy P

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I
Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer