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How Samsung became one of the world's biggest tech companies
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Mar 17, 2020
The South Korean company went from selling groceries in the 1930s to a market leader in technology across the globe.
What lunch shaming tells us about how we think about poor people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 10, 2020
The way we talk about poverty and the the people living in it could be getting in the way of solving inequality. One example? Lunch shaming.
"Women's Work," the book that wants to show all work is women's work
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2020
From miners to CEO's, photographer Chris Crisman collected images and essays from 60 women working a variety of jobs across the country.
Could we be doing more to help people on parole?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Alli Fam
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 2, 2020
A former New Orleans parole officer reflects on what could be done better to help parolees stay out of jail and build new lives.
How George Washington would respond to today's national debt
by
Andie Corban
Feb 17, 2020
The first president warned the country against accumulating national debt. Today the U.S. owes over $23 trillion.
What happens when a robot can lay bricks?
by
Bridget Bodnar
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2020
The story of how a small band of inventors and engineers built a machine that could lay bricks. It's way harder than it sounds.
What if Florida caused the Great Depression?
Jan 17, 2020
An argument that Florida's land boom in the 1920s, not the stock market crash, was the real reason for the financial crisis that followed.
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Is your email etiquette up to snuff?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 7, 2020
We talked to a digital etiquette expert.
When sportswear helps break records
by
Andie Corban
Dec 27, 2019
Sportswear companies risk upsetting fans if their innovations help athletes break records, said author Kassia St. Clair.
How Latino Immigrants "saved the American city"
by
Amy Scott
Dec 26, 2019
In his new book, A.K. Sandoval-Strausz argues that Latino Immigrants played a major role in urban revitalization.