My preview of the February jobs report. Unfortunately for "Team Reacceleration", the US policy uncertainty machine isn't done with the labor market yet. macromostly.substack.com/p/bls-jobs-r...

My colleague shared this happiness map, and man, at this moment in time, AM I HERE FOR THIS. pudding.cool/2026/02/happ...

"But this transaction was always a ‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price."

What is it with some venture capitalists not having real web pages? For the second time in two days, I found a (real) VC's website that's essentially just a postcard, with no actual content or way to get in touch.

Thee Klondike bars and two bananas seems like the right amount of items for a Monday night tiding over at the corner store

Really enjoyed talking with @mikeisaac.bsky.social about how Meta is using AI to make its ads even MORE targeted. Also, how VR lost ... and AI won at the company. www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

How long does it take your fingers to automatically enter a new password?

I was just talking with a friend this weekend about switching between listening to a book and reading it, depending on where you are. Now you could switch between listening to a podcast and ... watching it. variety.com/2026/digital...

Today's public radio is being brought to you by ... granola bars! I just ate three of them while writing this script.

Really fun writing by @amorrow.bsky.social in this piece about Google's 100-year bond: www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/b...

I have a crazy cold I caught from the baby, and every time I sneeze, it feels like my right eyeball is vibrating.

When we use smartphones to respond to surveys, compared to a laptop or tablet, we're more likely to answer incorrectly, or say we don't know. Economist @carlyurban.bsky.social is calling this "the smartphone penalty" in a new working paper. www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

I don’t think I totally realized until this week how not used to dealing with snow Maryland is.

Thanks to @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org for chatting with me about the extremely challenging environment for young people who are currently looking for work. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

Site of first intense HIIT workout post-baby. Think I might throw up a little.

In Oklahoma, which has more casinos than any other state but Nevada, high schoolers learn about odds, gambling addiction, and strategies for gambling responsibly as part of their personal finance education. My latest from @marketplace.org www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

This week, I reported on how core goods inflation -- which is goods, taking out food and energy -- could be where we see the effects of tariffs on prices first. But not yet. That measure was up 0% in May from the month before. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

THANK YOU @hughesstephanie.bsky.social for entertaining our thoughts in today's @marketplace.org piece on the announced splitting of Warner Bros. Discovery into two new publicly traded entities! www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Do you guys know about application fees for day cares? They are a THING. Like, some places are in the hundreds of dollars. I now know about this now that I need a day care.

Cuts at the Department of Education are already impacting financial aid in big ways. @hughesstephanie.bsky.social of @marketplace.org talked to Robin Thompson in the financial aid office @hmc.edu about what she's seeing and the effects on students and colleges. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

“By 2034, there's going to be more Americans over 65 than there are under 20. This is the growth market for higher education in the future.” - Goucher President Kent Devereaux I really enjoyed reporting this story, on the new meaning of a "college senior." www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

I am in a customer service hell loop, and have twice been asked by the automated system if I want to do a survey about my thoughts on my experience, and I'm like...buddy, you really don't want my thoughts.

What is going on with sports tickets? Prices for admission to sporting events was up 9.3% in April from a year ago. Now, that’s down from a 25.8% year over year increase in March, but damn, son, you’ve got to want to go to that Mets game. (Which, I do, CPI, I do.)

1983 was around about the time that Time called the computer “the machine of the year.” It was also the last time that company spending on computers grew as much as it did last quarter, as businesses tried to get ahead of tariffs: www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Thanks to @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org for chatting with me yesterday: “People are also telling you, you know what? I actually think the bathtub is going to drain a lot faster in the next few months.” www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

I feel like "uncertainty" has to be the biggest word in the business journalism word cloud so far this year.

We learned that AI is still socially ... pretty awkward. www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...

For a story for Marketplace by APM, I'm hoping to talk to someone who used to have a mobile phone issued by the federal government, but lost access because they lost their job. Is this you, or do you know someone like this? I'd love to talk before 130 ET. [email protected] / 267-388-1450

DeSantis said "that a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replacing “dirt cheap” labor from migrants in the country illegally." www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

“Things were good in mid-March, but what do they look like in mid-September?” My pessimistic take on the coming damage to the US labor market, in conversation with @hughesstephanie.bsky.social at @marketplace.org : www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/e...

I wrote "9 pm" on my to-do list and drew a box around it earlier today, and now I am struggling to remember ... why. What do you think is happening at 9 tonight?

I'm honestly running out of words I can use on the air to describe what's happening in and to this economy

There's a special room in hell where you're on customer service with an AI that won't let you through to a human.

Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach." Salary: $120K-$140K Remote: ✅ Come join us!

"He not busy being born is busy dying." Dylan this morning. Feels right.

In today's episode of @marketplace.org Tech, I get much more attached to an AI chatbot than I expect to be. Excellent insights from Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project, great production by @jesusalv.bsky.social www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

This week, @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and I have been busy reporting and producing our new series "The Infinite Scroll" for #MarketplaceTech, looking at how minors use social media, the harms that come with that online presence and the guardrails that exist to protect these young users.

Re-upping my story from last week: Tariffs on Canada could raise energy prices in the Northeast. www.marketplace.org/2025/02/25/t...

My computer clock seems permanently stuck at 9:04, which--in a deadline world, is not going to work

Today, @marketplace.org is launching its new series on kids on social media. It's called "The Infinite Scroll." Today, @evatelzer.bsky.social, on how social media is changing adolescents' brains to make them more sensitive to peer feedback www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Whoa

NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson is living in a D.C. townhouse that is the center of an evangelical pastor’s secretive influence campaign — and the home is owned by a major GOP donor. www.propublica.org/article/mike... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

After I tape the @marketplace.org Bytes video segment, I feel like there should be some sort of explosion, and then it just ends up being me sitting in a room with a bunch of cups. Yogurt bowl, coffee mug, water cup.

Like many federal agencies, the Food and Drug Administration is going through a round of layoffs. Now the head of the FDA's food safety division says these cuts will damage the agency's ability to safeguard our food supply. Here are a few ways it will happen.

Sometimes I wish I had an IV of black tea like straight into my brain

‪In a world of disappearing webpages, to avoid that sinking feeling that comes with the dreaded 404 message, archivist Jack Cushman suggested using a tool like ArchiveWeb.Page: archiveweb.page Here's the full chat: www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Great to join @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and @marketplace.org for this conversation on tech first movers past and present (RIP Friendster) www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Is there a first mover you wish was still around? For me, I think it's AOL's Instant Messenger. Here's our story on first movers, out today: www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Just looking at my bottle of Tagrisso, a cancer drug that literally *reduced death by half* in people like me. The product of intense clinical trials and meticulous science. The trials were supported by the National Cancer Institute, a part of NIH.

Honestly, I really don't know where he finds the time to ... do everything he does.