Reproductive rights and the economic divide
Jun 24, 2022

Reproductive rights and the economic divide

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Without abortion access, economic disparities will only grow. And later, checking in on a pandemic couple's plant shop venture.

Segments From this episode

With Roe v. Wade overturned, economic disparities are poised to get worse

For millions of Americans, the loss of abortion rights may affect educational attainment and lifetime earnings for generations.
Abortion-rights activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday after the court's ruling was announced.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The Weekly Wrap

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal speaks with ADP’s Nela Richardson and The New York Times’ Jeanna Smialek about consumer sentiment, Fed Chair Powell’s testimony and the politicization of the Federal Reserve.

Work at the office, work from home or both? Companies are still deciding what's best.

Jun 24, 2022
The purpose of the workplace is changing for businesses that let employees work both remotely and in the office.
Businesses are still trying to find a balance between employees working both remotely and in the office.
Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images

For this pandemic couple, opening a plant shop together was the answer to burnout

Jun 24, 2022
Larry Groves and Ricky Barosa met during the pandemic. Two years later, they're taking a chance on starting a business together.
Larry Groves, left, and Ricky Barosa in their Davis, California, plant shop, known as the Growing Groves. "I kind of just told him, how about we try to do it for ourselves?" Barosa recalled.
Ashley Villanueva/Lusting for Light Photography

For this pandemic couple, opening a plant shop together was the answer to burnout

Jun 24, 2022
Larry Groves and Ricky Barosa met during the pandemic. Two years later, they're taking a chance on starting a business together.
Larry Groves, left, and Ricky Barosa in their Davis, California, plant shop, known as the Growing Groves. "I kind of just told him, how about we try to do it for ourselves?" Barosa recalled.
Ashley Villanueva/Lusting for Light Photography

Music from the episode

When Rostam
Go Gina SZA
Brea Oddissee
Fishin' Takenobu

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