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Small talk: Mascots, ATMs and libraries

May 21, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Matt Berger, Stacey Vanek-Smith, and Rob Schmitz about new Olympic mascots, ATM fees, and library fines.

Small talk: Apple site, pork test, women

May 7, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Betsy Streisand, Dalasie Michaelis, and Stacey Vanek-Smith about a dating site for Apple lovers, a test for pork, and how beautiful women can raise your stress level.

Small talk: Prison theft, Spirit, pelicans

Apr 23, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Rafael Cohen, Rod Abid, Stacey Vanek-Smith about under-the-radar stories: Robbing a prison, Spirit's pre-reclined airplane seats, and getting rid of pelicans in Idaho.

Small talk: China builds, trees, fake bills

Apr 9, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Stacey Vanek-Smith, Brett Neely, and Jeremy Hobson about under-the-radar stories: A Chinese version of Times Square, miracle trees, and counterfeit $1 bills.

Small talk: Drinks, island war, divorce

Mar 26, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Dalasie Michaelis, John Haas and Stacey Vanek-Smith about under-the-radar stories: The price of drinks at a New York bar, an island war, and divorce registries.

Small talk: Snowmen, faking, Phoonk 2

Feb 26, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers George Judson, Amy Scott and Stacey Vanek-Smith about under-the-radar stories: Protesting snowmen, fake kidnapping, and a prize for watching Phoonk 2 alone.

Small talk: Roses, McItaly, annoyances

Feb 12, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Rod Abid, George Judson, and Stacey Vanek-Smith about under-the-radar stories: Cocaine bouquets, the McItaly, and what most annoys people at work.

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Small Talk

Jan 29, 2010
Brendan Newnam, Rico Gagliano and select members of the Marketplace staff look at the less-than-major news of the week.

Small talk: Clothes, bosses, affairs

Jan 15, 2010
Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Betsy Streisand, Jeremy Hobson and Stacey Vanek-Smith about under-the-radar stories: Destroying clothing, telling off your boss, and Mrs. Robinson.

Dinner Party Download: Small Talk

Dec 31, 2009
Rico Gagliano, Brendan Francis Newnam and other Marketplace staffers look back on 2009 -- not the big stories but the some of the more fun stuff.