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Gloria Steinem looks back on her life

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2015
The feminist icon reflects on what inspired her fight for women's equality.
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Urban Meyer on coaching football ... and life

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Oct 28, 2015
The elite college coach wants you to apply his locker room lessons off the field.
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Donna Karan on her chaotic life in fashion

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Oct 27, 2015
Kai Ryssdal talks to fashion icon Donna Karan about her new memoir, 'My Journey.'
Fashion Designer Donna Karan walks the runway at the Donna Karan New York 30th Anniversary fashion show during Spring fashion week in New York City in 2014. 
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz
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How a secret meeting on Jekyll Island led to the Fed

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 20, 2015
Author Lowenstein explains the 'patriotic conspiracy' behind the central bank.
The Jekyll Island Club.
Evangelio Gonzalez/Flickr
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'Razzle Dazzle' and why Broadway came back

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Mukta Mohan
Oct 16, 2015
A look at how theater on the Great White Way changed Time Square's reputation.
Front row, from left to right: Jerry Schoenfeld, former chairman of the theatrical producing company The Shubert Organization; Bernard Jacobs, former president of The Shubert Organization; and Phillip J. Smith, the current CEO of the company. 
Courtesy Betty Jacobs
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How the 1 percent got to the top of the money pile

by Molly Wood
Oct 14, 2015
Want to join them? Author Sam Wilkin has a manual for you.
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Dr. Ben Carson on the economy, taxes and debt

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 7, 2015
In one of his only in-depth interviews about the economy, Carson laid out his plan.
Dr. Ben Carson
Tobin Low/Marketplace
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Getting by in America on $2 a day

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Oct 1, 2015
What the country's extreme poor want: Dignity. Respect. Jobs.
The number of people in the U.S. who are extremely poor is increasing.
Christopher Hollis/Wikimedia Commons
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Robert Reich is trying to save capitalism

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2015
The former labor secretary's new book is about remaking a system that works for everyone.
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Is this the rise of the robots? Probably not

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Sep 23, 2015
Pedro Domingos' book 'The Master Algorithm' explores technology and our future.
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