Aug 23, 2022

Is housing in a recession or a reality check?

New home sales are down, which has builders crying "housing recession," but prices are way up. What gives? Plus, what it takes to build a semiconductor plant and why Brits are gearing up for an energy bill-paying strike.

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Is housing in a recession or a reality check?

by Matt Levin

Aug 23, 2022

Trade groups say the industry is in recession, but prices are still high and foreclosures are low.

While prices are still high, home sales across the country have declined for six straight months.

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Finnish prime minister's woes show women in power face double standard

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Aug 23, 2022

Sanna Marin faced scrutiny after dancing and partying, a reaction familiar to many women in positions of authority.

Finnish leader Sanna Marin, whose partying at a private event raised a furor.

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The multibillion-dollar youth sports industry is leaving lots of kids on the sidelines

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Aug 23, 2022

In "Take Back the Game," Linda Flanagan looks at how the growing youth sports industry has become a recipe for haves and have-nots.

According to author Linda Flanagan, parents are the main spenders in the youth sports industry. "It goes into travel, to equipment, to team memberships," said Flanagan. "There's an entire world out there that is offering sports options to parents, and they're paying up."

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Music from the episode

Hearbeats The Knife

Simmer Hayley Williams

Weary Solange

Pyramid Blue Richard Houghten

Last Raindrop Fitz and The Tantrums

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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