You’ve heard the saying: “It’s the economy, stupid.” But truth is you are not stupid for not understanding the economy in this election year. Enter the Marketplace Live “No Horse, No Race” Election Road Shows. Listen to the archive recording of Marketplace Live: No Horse, No Race, from the Oct. 15 broadcast at KERA in Dallas, Texas. The one-hour show featured engaging conversation, lively interviews and fun as we get you away from the noise of political advertising and he-said vs. he-said.
Featured guests included:
Kai Ryssdal, host and senior editor of Marketplace, public radio’s program on business and the economy, since 2005; he joined American Public Media in 2001 as the host of Marketplace Morning Report.
Paddy Hirsch, senior producer of Personal Finance at Marketplace; he is the creator and host of Marketplace Whiteboard, a video explainer of financial and economic terms.
Krissy Clark, senior reporter for the Wealth and Poverty Desk at Marketplace.
Richard Fisher, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Herb Beckwith, CFO and senior vice president of international operations at Justin Brands.
Lorena Toffer, architect at Corgan Associates; named 2011 AIA Dallas Young Architect of the Year.
BJ Austin, reporter at KERA.
Raul Magdaleno, education consultant and community activist.
Fernando Luna, Sr. and his son Fernando Junior, owners of Luna’s Tortillas.