Just How ‘Green’ Are Green Bonds?
Green bonds are surging in popularity across the globe, as companies and governments want to show they’re investing in environmentally friendly projects–and people want to feel good about where they’r...
23 Nov 202226min
Inside A Culture Clash At Apple
A growing number of workers at Apple Stores across the US believe the company they once loved to work for is changing–and they’re not happy about it. They say the famously low-key, no-pressure showcas...
22 Nov 202228min
You Might Think Twice Before Buying Those New Jeans
Shein is one of the biggest fast-fashion brands in the world. Young women and girls film their “Shein hauls” for TikTok — showing off piles of trendy, cheap clothes they bought from the Chinese compan...
21 Nov 202223min
The Tiny Nation Suddenly Swimming In Oil
What happens when a small country all of a sudden strikes it fantastically rich? The South American country of Guyana, is finding out in a big way. A nation of just 800,000 people, its economy centere...
18 Nov 202224min
Virtually Reviving Ukraine’s Bombed Buildings
Russia’s military has targeted libraries and museums across Ukraine that housed irreplaceable books and documents and works of art. Now, with the help of advanced digital modeling and other technolog...
17 Nov 202226min
How Inflation Ends: Painfully
High prices for just about everything are making us all suffer–and there’s no end in sight. Why is inflation hanging on for so long, and when will it finally let go? The answer is…complicated. Fortuna...
16 Nov 202226min
We Name Hurricanes, Why Not Heat Waves?
We’re talking about heat in this episode. That might strike you as a bit odd, especially if you live in the northern hemisphere where summer’s long gone by now. But it’s easy to put out of your mind t...
15 Nov 202223min
Small Gun Makers Are Testing The Limits Of Gun Control Laws
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a Second Amendment right to keep guns in their homes for self-defense and to carry them in public. But the Court has also been clear that the federal...
14 Nov 202228min
