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How one company is keeping the audio cassette alive

by Molly Wood
Nov 10, 2015
National Audio Company made more than 10 million audio cassette tapes in 2014.
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The Marketplace Quiz

Neko Case takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan
Nov 6, 2015
Musician Neko Case takes our money-inspired personality quiz and reflects on the lessons she learned in her 20-year career.
Musician Neko Case.
Dennis Kleiman
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Bizarre, campy song explains China's 13th 5-year plan

by Rob Schmitz
Oct 27, 2015
China's propagandists outdo themselves with song dedicated to centralized economy.
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The Marketplace Quiz

LA band YACHT takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan
Oct 23, 2015
Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt try our spin on Proust's Questionnaire.
Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans of YACHT.
Illustration by Bec Lorrimer
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Inventor Quintron turns weather into sound

by Jenny Ament
Sep 18, 2015
Wind, rain, sun and temperature play the Weather Warlock.
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Shelf Life

Detroit: Then and Now

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 17, 2015
A new book looks at how Motor City shaped American culture.
David Maraniss in front of the home in which he spent the first six years of his life. It's now a pile of rubble.
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Actuality, by Marketplace and Quartz

Sonification

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 4, 2015
Quartz and Marketplace listen to 'data,' and talk about Wi-Fi allergies.
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10 years after Katrina

Trombone Shorty visits his childhood home

by Jenny Ament
Aug 21, 2015
Troy started performing as a child in a family and neighborhood of musicians.
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10 years after Katrina

Big Freedia, entrepreneur and Queen Diva

by Jenny Ament
Aug 21, 2015
She’s also an author, producer, actor, decorator and has plans for more.
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The creative limitations of sampling

by Ben Johnson and James Perla
Aug 20, 2015
Run the Jewels rapper and producer El-P talks about the sampler that started it all.
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