Ella Feldman

5 days ago | wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Ella Feldman

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Corey Bridges |Ella Feldman

Nintendo has been a titan in the video game industry for decades, but that wasn't always the case. At its very core, Nintendo sees itself as a toy company which is evident in its products from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to the Nintendo Switch 2. Today on the show, we explore Nintendo's history and examine how a small playing card company in Japan became a multimedia giant.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Corey Bridges |Ella Feldman |Kate Concannon

3 hours agoAmrita Ahuja shares how the fintech giant is leveraging AI and real-time data to empower underserved customers, reshape financial access, and respond to market volatility with product velocity. One stock recently impacted by a whirlwind of volatility is Block—the fintech powerhouse behind Square, …

Dec 10, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

The iconic shoes, which went missing for more than a decade, are now the most valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned A pair of storied ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland during the making of The Wizard of Oz sold for $28 million on Saturday, becoming the most expensive piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned, according to a statement from Heritage Auctions.

Dec 6, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical instrument ever auctioned. Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the instrument was crafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian violin maker, during his “golden period” of craftsmanship. The instrument is still in working condition, and it could sell for between $12 and $18 million, Sotheby’s announced this week.