Make Me Smart
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Make Me Smart

by Marketplace

Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams makes today make sense along with her Marketplace colleagues, breaking down happenings in tech, the economy, and culture. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.

108 episodes
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1
Make Me Smart about the business of sake
27:19 Mar 27, 2026
2
The humanitarian risks of a fertilizer shock
15:11 Mar 26, 2026
3
The super PAC spending flooding the primaries
13:52 Mar 24, 2026
4
The economics behind the rise of BTS and Korean culture
32:30 Mar 20, 2026
5
Who gets to set limits on AI?
16:57 Mar 19, 2026
6
How the farm bill became the everything bill
15:49 Mar 17, 2026
7
Can Hollywood make a comeback?
22:20 Mar 13, 2026
8
The economic ripple effects of ICE in Minnesota
13:55 Mar 12, 2026
9
The ski industry squeeze
15:48 Mar 10, 2026
10
The big money in the Texas primaries
20:17 Mar 6, 2026
11
The Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding. Now what?
14:44 Mar 5, 2026
12
The U.S., Iran, and the rise of drone warfare
16:26 Mar 3, 2026
13
Make Me Smart: Vermont Edition
15:50 Feb 27, 2026
14
Kai returns to unpack Trump's new tariff
20:42 Feb 26, 2026
15
Sled hockey's Declan Farmer makes us smart about the Winter Paralympics
13:29 Feb 24, 2026
16
The view from cattle country
20:38 Feb 20, 2026
17
Congress set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care. Will it work?
18:30 Feb 19, 2026
18
Medical providers grapple with Trump's attempts to end gender-affirming care for minors
18:44 Feb 17, 2026
19
From "This Is Uncomfortable": In America, cultural education doesn't come cheap
31:39 Feb 13, 2026
20
Can AI bots help us find love?
17:22 Feb 12, 2026
21
The power of reading and writing as self-care
24:13 Feb 10, 2026
22
From "This Is Uncomfortabe": Help! My coworker wants a copy of my house key!
24:15 Feb 6, 2026
23
What do American families really care about right now?
16:55 Feb 5, 2026
24
The political cloud hanging over the Fed
15:39 Feb 3, 2026
25
Make Me Smart about Olympic figure skating
24:58 Jan 30, 2026
26
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?
18:53 Jan 29, 2026
27
Trump’s rift with Europe
23:38 Jan 27, 2026
28
The infrastructure side of the AI boom
27:51 Jan 23, 2026
29
What is media capture?
18:54 Jan 22, 2026
30
The changes coming to federal student loans in 2026
19:27 Jan 20, 2026
31
On the ground in Minnesota
22:10 Jan 16, 2026
32
It's brutal out here (in the job market)
16:08 Jan 15, 2026
33
Trump vs. the courts
18:03 Jan 13, 2026
34
New year, new mayor, New York
29:08 Jan 9, 2026
35
Venezuela and Trump's new Monroe Doctrine
23:11 Jan 8, 2026
36
The road to rebuilding, one year after the LA wildfires
25:13 Jan 6, 2026
37
From "This Is Uncomfortable": Wait, I think I’m being underpaid
26:26 Jan 2, 2026
38
From "This Is Uncomfortable": "You'll never be ready to buy a home"
38:12 Jan 1, 2026
39
Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season (rerun)
24:01 Dec 30, 2025
40
"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" and anime's biggest year yet
12:42 Dec 26, 2025
41
The music industry vs. AI (rerun)
19:23 Dec 25, 2025
42
Your thoughts on the economy in 2025
18:41 Dec 23, 2025
43
Feeding the Family
52:42 Dec 22, 2025
44
How to start the caregiving conversation
24:33 Dec 19, 2025
45
Can we fix America’s long-term care system?
21:10 Dec 18, 2025
46
The "invisible workforce" of family caregivers
21:16 Dec 16, 2025
47
Floridians feel the impacts of climate change
25:16 Dec 13, 2025
48
Why the Fed cut interest rates
16:01 Dec 11, 2025
49
Deep-sea mining: The next frontier for critical minerals
17:42 Dec 9, 2025
50
Shopping through a K-shaped holiday season
27:42 Dec 5, 2025
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