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The human egg is a precious resource, exchanged in markets open, gray or black. To tell its story, we follow a teenage girl in India, lured into selling her eggs; a model in Argentina whose genetic makeup is prized; a mother in Greece, told by police that her eggs were stolen; and two “egg girls” from Taiwan who have put themselves at risk to earn money in the US. By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Jessica Brice, Susan Berfield, Vernon Silver, Kanoko Matsuyama, Cindy Wang, Sinduja Rangarajan and Fani NikiforakiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before You Write a Wall Street Memoir, Listen to ThisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘I Don’t Want to Go Back’: When Ozempic Insurance Coverage Runs OutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Problem with the Portfolio CareerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coaches routinely violate rules meant to protect injured players at football powerhouse. By Peter Robison and Noah BuhayarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By Jason GaleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI’s early adopters are disproportionately men, a disconnect that could stands to exacerbate the gender pay gapSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 'Box Office Poison,' Tim Robey looks for lessons in a century of Hollywood failures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The tennis legend has become something of a global ambassador for pickleball, which is starting to take off in India and China.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of … chicken. Chicken occupies a unique position in the US diet, but issues facing the poultry industry illustrate wider points about the development of the US economy and the decisions being made about how it's structured and who benefits from it. So why has the chicken industry evolved in the way that it has? What’s been driving the price increases in eggs and meat? And what does it all say about things like inflation, the labor market and the nature of American capitalism? Check out Beak Capitalism on Odd Lots wherever you get your podcasts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.