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Kai Ryssdal
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Jun 10, 2025
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  • What's the consumer debt tipping point?
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    Consumer debt did rise in April, but we aren’t sounding the alarm quite yet. Plus, bikes, Warner Bros. Discovery and more from our trip to Utah.

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  • Labor force participation dropped last month
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    Dwindling options may have kept some potential jobseekers on the sidelines. Plus, Chinese e-commerce companies and West Coast agricultural innovation.

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  • Churn goes the labor market
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    Turnover could be a sign of a healthy economy, but it depends on whether laid-off workers are able to find new jobs. Plus: The cost of decoupling the U.S. economy from China, and more from Kai’s visit to Utah County.

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  • Why employers are flocking to Utah County
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    Some companies see the young LDS community in Provo as an optimal hiring pool. Plus, income taxes and rare earth materials.

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  • What if government data becomes untrustworthy?
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    It won’t be good for businesses that need to predict tomorrow’s economy. Plus, the warehousing sector, hard versus soft data and Utah’s booming culture of entrepreneurship.

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  • How many trade wars are we in right now?
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    The answer may surprise you (and depend on who you ask). Plus, the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” gets a Byrd bath, and we visit one of the youngest counties in the U.S.

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  • Where's the job market headed?
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    We give a preview of the employment data out next week. Plus, Evan Osnos discusses his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”

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  • This GOP bill will affect borrowing costs for everyone
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    If the U.S. government takes on significantly more debt, mortgage rates and other borrowing costs will go up too. Plus, content creator production studios, orphan oil wells and tariff check-ins with a few small businesses.

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  • Can anyone compete with Nvidia?
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    Why the firm continues to dominate the AI chipmaking sector. Plus, tourist dollars, a TV production legend and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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About the show

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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