Dec 21, 2020

Finally, some relief (probably)

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On today's show: the impact of the coming relief money. Plus, when teachers should get the coronavirus vaccine.

Segments From this episode

What the Fed will and won't be allowed to do

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the New York Times’ Jeanna Smialek about what power the Federal Reserve will have in future crises.

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Race and Economy

This lender wants young people to see the opportunity on the Pine Ridge Reservation

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Dec 21, 2020

On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the woman running the sole business loan lender has a message: There's opportunity on the reservation.

A 2001 photo of the Wounded Knee cemetary and memorial, located in Badlands National Park on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

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COVID-19

With congressional support, what are the prospects for movie theaters?

by Marielle Segarra

Dec 21, 2020

Ticket sales have been dismal this year, and studios are delaying their releases.

A sparse crowd waits for the show to start at a movie theater in Las Vegas. Attendance has been way down in 2020.

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Workplace Culture

Teachers move near the front of the line for vaccine

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 21, 2020

It's up to states to decide if teachers qualify as frontline essential workers, given that they're able to work remotely.

A teacher helps her first-grade student during in-person class at an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, in September.

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COVID-19

A freight time to be in shipping

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Dec 21, 2020

In recent months, freight rates have been skyrocketing.

A truck carrying a cargo shipping container drives across a bridge in the Port of Long Beach on Dec. 14, 2020.

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Music from the episode

Becoming a Tree Richard Houghten

Cypress Tycho

Kölsch, Kippe, Lederjacke Veedel Kaztro

Hate It Or Love It The Game, 50 Cent

Ceremony Anchorsong

Don't Sweat The Technique Eric B. & Rakim

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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