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613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard.
Episode 613
Macy’s wants to recapture its glorious past. The author of the Wimpy Kid books wants to rebuild his dilapidated hometown. We just want to listen in. (Part two of a two-part series.)
SOURCES:Mark Cohe…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
612. Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset?
Episode 612
The 166-year-old chain, which is fighting extinction, calls the parade its “gift to the nation.” With 30 million TV viewers, it’s also a big moneymaker. At least we think it is — Macy’s is famously t…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (Update)
Episode 461
It’s true that robots (and other smart technologies) will kill many jobs. It may also be true that newer collaborative robots (“cobots”) will totally reinvigorate how work gets done. That, at least, …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
611. Fareed Zakaria on What Just Happened, and What Comes Next
Episode 611
After a dramatic election, Donald Trump has returned from exile. We hear what to expect at home and abroad — and what to do if you didn’t vote for Trump.
SOURCE:
Fareed Zakaria, journalist and author.…Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
610. Who Wins and Who Loses Once the U.S. Legalizes Weed?
Episode 610
Some people want the new cannabis economy to look like the craft-beer movement. Others are hoping to build the Amazon of pot. And one expert would prefer a government-run monopoly. We listen in as th…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
609. What Does It Take to Run a Cannabis Farm?
Episode 609
Chris Weld worked for years in emergency rooms, then ditched that career and bought an old farm in Massachusetts. He set up a distillery and started making prize-winning spirits. When cannabis was le…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update)
Episode 384
With abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot, we look back at Steve Levitt’s controversial research about an unintended consequence of Roe v. Wade.
SOURCES:John Donohue, professor of law at Stanford Law School…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
608. Cannabis Is Booming, So Why Isn’t Anyone Getting Rich?
Episode 608
There are a lot of reasons, including heavy regulations, high taxes, and competition from illegal weed shops. Most operators are losing money and waiting for Washington to get out of the way. In the …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
607. Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?
Episode 607
We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legaliza…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
606. How to Predict the Presidency
Episode 606
Are betting markets more accurate than polls? What kind of chaos would a second Trump term bring? And is U.S. democracy really in danger, or just “sputtering on”? (Part two of a two-part series.)
SOU…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago