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"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" and anime's biggest year yet
Dec 26, 2025Hey smarties! We’re taking a short break for the holidays. In the meantime, enjoy this bonus episode on one of Kimberly’s favorite topics: anime! Anime had a big year in 2025. The animated film “KPop...
The music industry vs. AI (rerun)
Dec 25, 2025Hey smarties! We’re taking a short break for the holidays. So today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from 2025. Enjoy! Today we’re diving into the business of music. Trapital founder Da...
Your thoughts on the economy in 2025
Dec 23, 2025On today’s show, we’re digging into the mailbag to hear our listeners’ thoughts on the economy in 2025. Spoiler: tariffs came up a lot. And, we’ll hear from some of the reporters who helped us make se...
Feeding the Family
Dec 22, 2025Hey Smarties! We’re dropping into your feeds today to share this special coverage from Marketplace. For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel a little different. May...
How to start the caregiving conversation
Dec 19, 2025Family caregivers in the United States are increasingly under mental and financial stress. Elizabeth Miller, founder of the caregiver resource platform Happy Healthy Caregiver, is here to help. On tod...
Can we fix America’s long-term care system?
Dec 18, 2025Long-term care is expensive in the United States. With Medicaid spending cuts looming and the Trump administration’s deportation plans threatening the caregiving workforce, the system is under even mo...
The "invisible workforce" of family caregivers
Dec 16, 2025Roughly 1 in 4 Americans now identifies as a family caregiver. That share has risen dramatically over the past decade. With more people needing care and limited options for affordable long-term care s...
Floridians feel the impacts of climate change
Dec 13, 2025Florida is a state that often feels tangible impacts of climate change, with strong storms and hurricanes making landfall in the state every hurricane season. However, this year is the first time in a...
Why the Fed cut interest rates
Dec 11, 2025The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday. And this decision comes as President Donald Trump continues to put pressure on the supposedly independent agency to...
Deep-sea mining: The next frontier for critical minerals
Dec 09, 2025Rare-earth elements help power our everyday electrical devices, and that’s because most batteries are made with minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite. As of now, China produces more of th...