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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Daisy Palacios |Courtney Bergsieker
Every day this week, we’re going to take a closer look at the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which aims to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. It proposes a tax cut and increased spending for border security and the military. It also includes cuts to health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs. Today, we explain the rules around what provisions can go into reconciliation bills, and where the bill currently stands in the legislation process now.
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais |Courtney Bergsieker |Daisy Palacios
Episode 1402Jun 10, 2025Some Americans are rethinking the value of a four-year degree. For decades, going to college has been seen as a reliable path to good jobs and economic success in the United States. But a recent Indeed survey reported that over half of Gen Z respondents beg to differ. As tuition prices continue to rise and the Trump administration takes aim at higher education institutions, is the way we view college changing?
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2 weeks ago | 
marketplace.org | Kimberly Adams |Reema Khrais
Episode 1401Jun 9, 2025Tensions span from the streets to the courthouse. President Donald Trump deployed California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Sunday, following demonstrations over the weekend protesting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The decision was made without California Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval, and the state is now suing the “illegal and immoral” move. We get into all the potential ramifications of the uptick in immigration raids.
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1 month ago | 
marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Zoe Saunders |Hayley Hershman |Alice Wilder
Have you ever wrestled with a work problem and didn’t know where to turn? “This Is Uncomfortable” host Reema Khrais is tackling listeners’ questions about sticky work problems in our new series, “Work Drama.” For this first installment, she’s joined by career coach and host of the Brown Ambition podcast, Mandi Woodruff-Santos. This week’s submissions run the gamut: One listener is dealing with their toxic bosses and the damage they leave in their wake.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
marketplace.org | Reema Khrais |Zoe Saunders |Alice Wilder |Hannah Green
This is Uncomfortable March 21, 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 it. Reema Khrais: So if you’re at a dinner party and you introduce yourself and you tell someone that you’re a financial therapist, what reaction do you typically get?
