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Plastic Is The New Toilet Paper For Scientists
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Plastic Is The New Toilet Paper For Scientists

A lot of pandemic-related supply chain snafus have been corrected, but scientists are still struggling to get some of their most basic supplies. What's going on?

Plastic Is The New Toilet Paper For Scientists

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A Beige Revolution - Shaking up the Beige Book
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A Beige Revolution - Shaking up the Beige Book

It's Beigies season! We honor the Federal Reserve Bank that added two new sections to their Beige Book entry: Worker experience and Minority- and Women- owned Business Enterprises.

A Beige Revolution - Shaking up the Beige Book

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Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

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Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

The resounding vote against forming a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is a blow to the labor movement. It has glimmers of hope but in the private sector unions are rare and mostly weak.

Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

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Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

Barbara Gaught stands outside the home she's now renting in Billings, Mont., with her 5-year-old son, Blazen, and their dog, Arie. Gaught and her family were evicted from the mobile home they had owned outright and lived in for 16 years because they fell behind on 'lot rent' for the little plot of land under the mobile home. Louise Johns for NPR hide caption

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Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

Mobile home owners right now are twice as likely as other homeowners to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing their homes over small amounts of rent they owe for land the home sits on.

Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

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After The Banks Leave
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After The Banks Leave

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the decline of in-person banking. But after a bank branch finally closes down, what happens to the community left behind?

After The Banks Leave

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How Burlington Powered Through 2020 Without A Website
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How Burlington Powered Through 2020 Without A Website

Burlington shut down its online store right as the pandemic started, but it still weathered 2020 well. In fact, its stock prices just hit an all time high! What's Burlington's secret to success?

How Burlington Powered Through 2020 Without A Website

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The Biden Administration's Women-Led Push For Investment In 'Care Infrastructure'

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The Biden Administration's Women-Led Push For Investment In 'Care Infrastructure'

President Biden wants to make a massive investment in infrastructure, and not just in roads and bridges. His administration is proposing big investments in "care infrastructure" — investments designed to help women succeed in the workforce.

The Biden Administration's Women-Led Push For Investment In 'Care Infrastructure'

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How Amazon Defeated The Union
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How Amazon Defeated The Union

The results are in: Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama will not unionize, for now. We discuss the tactics companies use to keep organized labor at bay.

How Amazon Defeated The Union

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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives
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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

Cardiff picked our final installment of favorites week. We learn about an experiment that led to more low-income students attending an elite college. Sometimes all it takes is the right nudge.

Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

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Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines
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Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines

In today's classic, the robots take over the show from Cardiff and Stacey as we continue our week of favorite episodes.

Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines

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The Housing Market Is Wild Right Now — And It's Making Inequality Worse

A record low number of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers to afford homeownership. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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The Housing Market Is Wild Right Now — And It's Making Inequality Worse

Home prices are soaring around the U.S. Amid low inventory and historically low interest rates, some buyers are hitting the market to find they can't compete with all-cash offers, or bidding wars that escalate well out of their price range.

The Housing Market Is Wild Right Now — And It's Making Inequality Worse

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Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor
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Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

It wouldn't be favorites week at The Indicator without the yield curve. Meet it again for the first time in this classic from the first time Cardiff brought it to the show.

Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

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Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail
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Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail

This week we're picking our favorite Indicators and adding a little behind the scenes peek. Today, the first time Stacey and Cardiff realized they share a taste for the bizarre in podcasting.

Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready to Retail

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Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well
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Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

On this very special episode of Indicators of the Week, we talk about the decline of demand for gasoline and reflect on the past three years of the show with Cardiff.

Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

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The Virtual Office
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The Virtual Office

The Indicator team has been working remotely for about a year now. While remote work has its perks, sometimes we miss sharing an office space. Can virtual reality help bridge the gap?

The Virtual Office

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15 Million N95s Without A Buyer
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15 Million N95s Without A Buyer

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an N95 mask shortage. Now there's still a shortage, but many American mask manufacturers can't sell their masks. We break down the reasons why.

15 Million N95s Without A Buyer

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Schmoozing And The Gender Gap
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Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

Women now make up nearly half of entry level work workers, but there's still a gap higher up on the corporate ladder. One possibility for why this is happening? Schmoozing.

Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

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Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.

Emotions, Money, And What It Means To Be 'Financially Whole'
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Emotions, Money, And What It Means To Be 'Financially Whole'

Money isn't just about numbers. It's about emotions, too. Tiffany 'The Budgetnista' Aliche's new book unpacks the relationships we all have with finances so you can make the most of your cash.

Emotions, Money, And What It Means To Be 'Financially Whole'

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Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week
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Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

On Indicators of the week, we discuss the Suez Canal blockage hindering global trade and the stock market recovery since last year's low point. Plus, listeners chime in with their indicators!

Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

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Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?
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Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?

Kaiser Health News

Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But there was an extra "facility fee" because the location changed slightly. A shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.

Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?

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