Reema Khrais

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Marissa Cabrera |Courtney Bergsieker

On today’s episode: Marketplace’s Reema Khrais joins Kimberly to discuss two stories from opposite ends of the housing spectrum – cuts to rental assistance programs and the soaring cost of starter homes. Then, Kimberly explains yet another reason why the rest of the world is giving the U.S. major side-eye. And we’ll smile about a slimy substance that might help keep microplastics at bay and parrots connecting over Facetime.

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Zoe Saunders |Alice Wilder |Zoha Malik

When Hanna Sanborn was 12 years old, she made herself a promise: if she didn’t have kids by the time she turned 30, she’d figure out a way to do it on her own. Thirty came, she was single, so she found a sperm donor, did IVF, and became pregnant with twins. Everything was going smoothly – until a routine check-up turned into an emergency. Doctors told Sanborn she had preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition for both parent and baby, and that she needed to deliver imminently.

Sep 19, 2024 | marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Alice Wilder |Zoe Saunders

This Is Uncomfortable September 19, 2024 TranscriptNote: Marketplace podcasts are meant to be heard, with emphasis, tone and audio elements a transcript can’t capture. Transcripts are generated using a combination of automated software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting. Amanda Petteruti: Dementia in my opinion takes your worst qualities and turns them up to 11.

Aug 22, 2024 | marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Zoe Saunders |Alice Wilder

This Is Uncomfortable August 22, 2024 TranscriptNote: Marketplace podcasts are meant to be heard, with emphasis, tone and audio elements a transcript can’t capture. Transcripts are generated using a combination of automated software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting. Hanif Abdurraqib: You know, there is a real difference between being broke and being poor.

Apr 11, 2024 | marketplace.org | Alice Wilder |Reema Khrais

For 20 years, “Lorena” (not her real name) was a garment worker at a small factory in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. Every day, she went to work and sewed something like 30 t-shirt collars or 50 backpack zippers, depending on that day’s assignment, and she was paid a few cents per item. That kind of pay is actually illegal now under California’s 2022 Garment Workers Protection Act, which banned the piece rate and required that workers be paid by the hour. But at Lorena’s factory, nothing changed.