Dec 12, 2019

Welcome to Tariff Land

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Today, we're doing the numbers on where agriculture aid is going amid the trade war, and spend some time with three Iowa farmers to see how they're coping.

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Trade showdown

Tariff land: How farmers in Iowa are dealing with the trade war

by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal

Dec 12, 2019

China was the United States’ biggest customer of soybeans, but the trade war changed that.

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Trade showdown

These are the states benefiting the most from the $28 billion farm bailout

by Janet Nguyen and Daisy Palacios

Dec 12, 2019

A government program has given billions in subsidies to farmers affected by the U.S.-China trade war.

A view of a combine being used to harvest soybeans in a field at a farm in Iowa.

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Why is inflation still so low?

by Mitchell Hartman and Sabri Ben-Achour

Dec 13, 2019

With the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, wages — and prices — should be rising faster than they are.

One reason inflation is so low might be globalization.

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Automatic Reply

Automatic Reply: "There's a good boy"

by Maria Hollenhorst

Dec 12, 2019

Mateo Eaton is barking crazy about out of office messages.

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Music from the episode

Shoop Salt-N-Pepa

Chosen Blood Orange

Sunny Sloth Monster Rally

Feels Right Carly Rae Jepsen, Electric Guest

Chartreuse Capital Cities

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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