Marketplace All-in-One
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Marketplace® is the leading business news program in the nation. We bring you clear explorations of how economic news affects you, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. The Marketplace All-in-One podcast provides each episode of the public radio broadcast programs Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report®and Marketplace Tech® along with our podcasts Make Me Smart, Corner Office and The Uncertain Hour. Visit marketplace.org for more. From American Public Media.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 15min
The humanitarian risks of a fertilizer shock
Michael Werz, a CFR senior fellow focused on food security and climate, explains how Strait of Hormuz disruptions are squeezing fertilizer supplies. He walks through which regions are most exposed. He discusses links between energy shocks, rising food costs, and the risk of humanitarian crises.
Mar 26, 2026 • 6min
Population growth in the U.S. is slowing
Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace reporter who explains Census trends and migration shifts. Carla Javier, Marketplace journalist who covers the pawn shop economy and consumer borrowing. They discuss slowing metro population growth, sharp border declines tied to lower international migration, internal Sun Belt moves, and why pawn shops are seeing record demand and rising loan sizes.
Mar 26, 2026 • 28min
What happens when you can bet on anything?
Hannah Horvath, a financial planner who studies money and identity, and Timothy Fong, a psychiatry professor who studies gambling behavior, discuss prediction markets and online betting. They talk about how bets are woven into everyday life, who decides outcomes and legal gaps, why people are drawn to wagering, and how betting reshapes values and empathy.
Mar 26, 2026 • 4min
The tech transforming Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
Jim Harkness, chief engineer overseeing the new Francis Scott Key Bridge, explains the high-tech rebuild. He discusses sensors and real-time structural monitoring. He covers elevator and access features in the 600-foot towers. He highlights design changes to handle heavier port traffic and how live data will guide maintenance and capacity decisions.
Mar 25, 2026 • 26min
Import prices are sky-high. Why?
Donnie Paquin, jewelry designer navigating volatile gold and silver costs. Christina Stemble, floral entrepreneur coping with rising fuel, fertilizer and transport expenses. Kristen Schwab, reporter unpacking a sharp monthly jump in U.S. import prices. They discuss soaring import costs, how commodity swings hit small businesses, and what the price surge could mean for inflation and everyday pricing.
Mar 25, 2026 • 7min
ICE agents are at airports. TSA agents aren't really sure why.
Lisa Green-Lewis, CPA at TurboTax, offers quick tax tips and explains recent code changes. Nancy Marshall-Genzer, transportation and homeland security reporter, covers TSA agents working unpaid and ICE arrivals at airports with unclear roles. They discuss training limits, financial strain on screeners, and what ICE presence means for airport operations.
Mar 25, 2026 • 7min
Will this oil shock push the world more toward renewables?
Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy and energy-market expert. He discusses how oil shocks expose fossil-fuel vulnerability and why electrifying economies can cut exposure. He warns about geopolitical risks in clean-tech supply chains and outlines policy moves like diversification and stockpiles. The conversation asks whether crises can accelerate renewables adoption.
Mar 25, 2026 • 5min
Why digital archiving is more than "store and ignore"
Linda Tadic, digital archivist and CEO of Digital Bedrock who rescues and preserves legacy audio, explains why stored digital files can vanish. She discusses hardware obsolescence and the need for legacy machines to read old media. She warns that cloud storage is still physical and finite. She recounts a dramatic archival rescue from failing LTO tapes.
Mar 24, 2026 • 25min
Wine country is heating up
Carla Javier, Marketplace reporter on retail and logistics, explains FedEx’s renewed same-day delivery push. Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Lines, discusses domestic barging, the Jones Act waiver and oil shock impacts. Daniel Ackerman, commodities reporter, covers copper market shifts. Mitchell Hartman, agriculture reporter, reports from Oregon wine country on growers adapting to warming climates.
Mar 24, 2026 • 14min
The super PAC spending flooding the primaries
Tim Lim, Democratic strategist and president of Lim Consulting Services, explains the surge in super PAC spending and how outside money is shaping primaries. He breaks down coordination rules, why groups target primaries, and a Supreme Court case that could rewrite party-campaign spending. Expect heavy outside ads and shifting campaign dynamics.
