Marketplace

  • Internet Porn: Is It Evil?

    A man whose job is scrubbing porn from the web; adult film star Stoya’s battle against free, pirated porn; and the dirty history of tagging.

  • Local Money: Google + Boulder

    Google is expanding its Boulder, Colorado campus, but some residents are worried about the effect the company will have on housing costs.

    Listen — 5:58

  • Marketplace Quiz: Greg Proops

    Greg Proops, author of “The Smartest Book in the World,” takes our money-inspired personality quiz.

    Listen — 3:04

  • The Rain Room

    The Rain Room is brought to you by the artists and Restoration Hardware, which begs the question: Is art funded by a company branded content?

    Listen — 5:43

  • Email: Is It Evil?

    A woman answers a mysterious email and finds herself on a plane, spam buries our inbox, and a band falls apart over the send button.

  • Marketplace Quiz: Neko Case

    Musician Neko Case takes our money-inspired personality quiz and reflects on the lessons she learned in her 20-year career.

    Listen — 4:12

  • Marketplace Quiz: Miranda July

    Artist, writer, and director Miranda July takes our money-inspired personality quiz, and discusses life as a female artist and healthy food.

    Listen — 5:20

  • 90s Pop Queen Does Kid’s Music

    Pop star Lisa Loeb talks about her transition into writing kid’s music, after she made her name with the 1994 mega-hit “Stay (I missed you).“

    Listen — 6:10

  • Local Money: Mid-Market’s Gap

    Tax breaks have changed a formerly rundown neighborhood in San Francisco irrevocably, leaving a massive wealth disparity in their wake.

    Listen — 6:06

  • Sarah Vowell Talks Lafayette

    Writer Sarah Vowell discusses Lafayette’s pervasive influence in America in her new book, “Lafayette In the Somewhat United States.“

    Listen — 5:02