Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSkilled labor scarcity
An AI-driven construction boom is coming, some hope. But to build all that infrastructure, the U.S. is going to need a lot more construction workers,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
On the ground in Minnesota
On today’s show, Dana Ferguson, political correspondent for MPR News, joins Kimberly to share how her community has been affected by a recent surge i…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Paying more at national parks
International visitors to 11 U.S. national parks, including Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, and Sequoia, now have to pay more to get in — as in, up to a $…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Corporate leaders in Minnesota stay silent amid ICE raids. Why?
Minnesota is home to more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies, including 3M, Target, Best Buy, and General Mills. But in a wave of wake immigration ar…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Can Canada and China repair their relationship?
From the BBC World Service: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have announced a "new strategic partnership" at a meeti…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review – New chip exports for China, Microsoft to pay electricity for AI data centers, and Gemini will power Apple’s AI
Those massive AI data centers going in across the country can use as much energy as an entire city. President Trump said this week he wants tech comp…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Trump's latest plan to lower mortgage rates
President Trump recently ordered government-backed mortgage companies (that’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) to buy up $200 billion in mortgage-backed s…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
It's brutal out here (in the job market)
Marketplace’s “This Is Uncomfortable” is back with new episodes about life and how money messes with it. Today, host Reema Khrais joins Kimberly to s…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Potential signs of a friendlier housing market
2025 was a tough year for homebuyers. Two things happened over the last three months of the year that helped people trying to buy a home: Housing pri…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What happened to Saks?
Saks Global — the luxury retail conglomerate that owns brands like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman — filed for Chapter 11 bank…
1 month, 3 weeks ago