Marketplace Weekend for Friday, May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, May 20, 2016

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On this episode of Marketplace Weekend, we go long and short on Puerto Rico, the Roots remake, and Steph Curry's haters. Lizzie speaks with Marketplace's Adriene Hill about the release of the Angry Birds movie, we hear from Anna Wiener about her time working at a tech startup in Silicon Valley, and our listeners discuss their wedding registries. Plus, Lizzie speaks with Rob Schmitz about his new book, and we hear some of his China reporting that inspired the writing. 

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Long and Short: Puerto Rico's debt crisis, "Roots" reboots, Steph Curry domination

Marketplace's Andy Uhler and Danyel Smith from the Undefeated go long and short on topics from this week's news.
Stephen Curry celebrates in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers last year. 
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'Uncanny Valley': Anna Wiener on her story from Silicon Valley

May 20, 2016
The writer tells a story from her time working at a San Francisco startup.
A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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On this episode of Marketplace Weekend, we go long and short on Puerto Rico, the Roots remake, and Steph Curry’s haters. Lizzie speaks with Marketplace’s Adriene Hill about the release of the Angry Birds movie, we hear from Anna Wiener about her time working at a tech startup in Silicon Valley, and our listeners discuss their wedding registries. Plus, Lizzie speaks with Rob Schmitz about his new book, and we hear some of his China reporting that inspired the writing.