Aug 12, 2021

With census data comes redistricting fights — and lots of spending

People gathered at the Supreme Court in June 2019 as decisions on census questions were handed down. The Census Bureau released its first local data Thursday. Mark Wilson via Getty Images

Also on the show: Dr. Leana Wen talks about public health's link to the economy, a restauranteur discusses her next chapter and Biden pleads with OPEC.

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Why politicians have little sway over gas prices

by Andy Uhler

Aug 12, 2021

In an attempt to moderate gas and oil prices, Biden has asked OPEC to increase production, despite it being a function of market forces.

Gas prices near $6 a gallon at a Shell station on July 12 in San Francisco.

Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

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Release of 2020 census data starts countdown to congressional redistricting

by Kimberly Adams

Aug 12, 2021

Redrawing congressional maps is an expensive process — one that will shape U.S. politics for the next 10 years.

People gathered at the Supreme Court in June 2019 as decisions on census questions were handed down. The Census Bureau released its first local data Thursday.

Mark Wilson via Getty Images

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COVID-19

COVID closed Philadelphia's Poi Dog, but the sauces and recipes remain

by Reema Khrais and Sean McHenry

Aug 12, 2021

Kiki Aranita closed her restaurant after the city shut down. A year later, she's still making Hawaiian food and building the brand.

Photo courtesy Kiki Aranita

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Shelf Life

Why public health and the economy are inextricably linked

by Leana Wen

Aug 12, 2021

Read an excerpt from a new book by emergency room physician and former Baltimore Health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen.

“Public health is housing. It’s food. It’s clean air. It’s education,” writes former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen in her new book. “It’s the social supports that give everyone their best chance to survive.”

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Notes from a 10-year-old entrepreneur

From Marketplace’s “Million Bazillion,” we hear from Luca, who started his own flower business for Mother’s Day.

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Music from the episode

Pink + White Frank Ocean

Worst Comes To Worst Dilated Peoples

Embrace Goldroom, Ariela Jacobs

Toad Lick East Forest

All Night (feat. Knox Fortune) Chance the Rapper, Knox Fortune

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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