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What exactly is going on with GameStop?
Jan 27, 2021

What exactly is going on with GameStop?

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The company's stock has jumped 1,700% since the beginning of the year. Plus, a new study on the deadliest jobs during the pandemic.

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Biden orders push agencies to reckon with their roles in systemic racism

Jan 27, 2021
Economic policies have long excluded entire communities. The Biden administration is putting special emphasis on reviewing housing policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs executive orders related to his racial equity agenda.
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images

Does the sale of fine art need physical spaces?

Jan 27, 2021
Masha Golovina of Masterworks.io talks about the two-tiered economy and says that when physical art fairs are coupled with online sales, "that's the ideal mix."
Two paintings by Fernand Léger that debuted at auction last year before the arrival of the pandemic, which disrupted gallery sales.
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's

Is London’s financial center doomed to decline after Brexit?

Jan 27, 2021
The City has lost its unfettered access to the European market, and Britain’s former EU partners see opportunity.
An early-morning view of London's financial district, known as the City. The district has lost jobs since the Brexit vote, and European financial centers are eager to profit from regulatory changes.
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Music from the episode

Night Body AT / ALL
Let's Love Crown City Rockers
Lovin Millionyoung
Canto del Sol Combo Lulo
Still Think Chrome Sparks
Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) Beyoncé, JAY-Z

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II