Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/29/world/study-fracking-contaminated-water-supply
Summary: Marketplace addresses the negative economic and health impacts fracking can have on a community, particularly those resulting from a lack of clean drinking water.
Original Air Date: March 29, 2016
Length: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/15/economy/homeowner-buyout-plan-better-late-never
Summary: The Federal Housing Finance Agency begins to help 33,000 homeowners who financed their mortgages through Freddie Mae or Fannie Mac and are are more than 15% underwater and 90 days delinquent on payments. Assistance includes lowering interest rates and the balance of principal owed
Original Air Date: April 15, 2016
Length: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/01/world/power-superdelegates-and-campaign-contributions
Summary: Marketplace analyzes the role of superdelegates in a campaign election and considers what effect donations from candidates to superdelegates have on the United States presidential election overall.
Original Air Date: March 1, 2016
Length: 2 minutes 45 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/21/world/venezuela-hot-dog
Summary: Marketplace breaks down the complexities of the Venezuelan economy using the local pepito as a metaphor to explore inflation and the impacts of an oil-dependent economy.
Original Air Date: March 23, 2016
Length: 3 minutes 16 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/24/world/new-approach-increasing-low-income-college-grads
Summary: Taxpayers are spending about $30 billion a year to help send low-income students to college, but only half of these students finish college within six years. College graduates are more likely to hold jobs and earn a higher wage than those who don’t. The federal government is beginning to take a closer look at Pell grant recipients to track their success, in hopes of improving future recipients chances of graduating college.
Original Air Date: March 24, 2016
Length: 2 minutes 41 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/28/world/why-have-14-million-prime-age-men-dropped-out-work
Summary: About 1.4 million men, ages ranging from 25-54, have left the workforce since even before the Great Recession began. Looking at data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the most common reason for leaving the workforce has been being ill or disabled. Economist William Rodgers discussed the obstacles to their rejoining the workforce.
Original Air Date: March 28, 2016
Length: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Link: http://http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/25/tech/can-you-encrypt-data-then-ive-got-job-you
Summary: With the growing threat of cyber security, individuals with expertise in security and encryption are in high demand from financial, health, automobile, and tech industries.
Original Air Date: February 25, 2016
Length: 3:55
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/29/world/grocey-chain-kroger-banks-innovation
Summary: Kroger, a supermarket giant, seeks to reach out to a younger generation of shoppers through the sales of fresh foods while using new technologies to create the perfect price.
Original Air Date: March 3, 2016
Length: 1 minute 23 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/11/tech/fido-and-his-fitbit-will-pet-wearables-take
Summary: Would you want to quantify your dog’s daily routine? The Marketplace team explores the young and growing market for pet activity trackers, and how that data could benefit pet owners.
Original date aired: February 18, 2016
Length: 4 minutes
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