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What happens when small town politics collide with the climate crisis? And how do hazard maps—maps that show which homes in your neighborhood are at risk of getting destroyed or damaged by a natural disaster—come into play? On today’s episode, how some people—from Indiana to Oregon to Alaska—are facing some very real concerns about insurance […]

A cabinet maker in North Carolina is seeing interest rates slow down home development. His clients in the Outer Banks though, pictured here, are moving ahead as normal. John Greim/LightRocket hide caption toggle caption John Greim/LightRocket A cabinet maker in North Carolina is seeing interest rates slow down home development. His clients in the Outer […]

Despite the video game industry raking in more and more money every year, the working conditions for many designers leave much to be desired. Recent surveys show that developers don’t believe their careers are sustainable, leading to a surge of unionization efforts in the industry. Theresa O’Reilly for beragampengetahuan hide caption toggle caption Theresa O’Reilly […]

It’s highs and lows in this edition of Indicators of the Week! The surprisingly high amount of electricity needed for artificial intelligence, basketball star Caitlin Clark’s surprisingly low base salary, plus a potential crackdown on the ticketing company everyone loves to hate (possibly because of those high fees). Related Episodes: Ticket scalpers: The real ticket […]

Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Subway Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Subway In this edition of Indicators of the Week: the new incentive for speed in cash prizes for Olympic track and field, growing iPhone assembly in India and the curious inflation puzzle of the foot-long cookies at Subway. Related episodes: Can India become the next high-tech […]

LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images Does breaking the law … make financial sense? Paying future fines and settlements at the risk of harm to people and the environment? Some legal scholars argue that’s just the cost of doing business. Today, we ask whether a company’s duty is to the law […]

March Madness is in full swing as Men’s and Women’s college basketball teams across the country compete for the NCAA championship. However, the Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team made headlines just before the tournament for its successful unionization vote. Today, we break down why the Dartmouth men are pushing to unionize and what a college athletics […]

Cooper Katz McKim/Cooper Katz McKim Snowmaking has been able to cover up the effects of climate change for a long time. But by the turn of the century, that started to change. A recent report shows US resorts are opening later, closing earlier, and taking a financial hit. For an industry that relies on snow, […]