Marketplace

  • Singer-Songwriter Buys A House

    Amy Speace’s new song “Spent” focuses on the financial struggle of trying to buy a home.

    Listen — 5:06

  • Corner Office: Dov Charney

    In this next installment of the Corner Office, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney talks about his plans for the future.

    Listen — 7:07

  • Why Tech Needs Good Design

    Designer John Maeda talks about why tech needs good design and why good designers need time.

    Listen — 3:39

  • Alison Bechdel’s Digital Diary

    We caught up with the cartoonist and memoirist at SXSW Interactive to discuss the way technology has changed the cartoonist’s job.

    Listen — 4:00

  • Steve Case: The Web’s 3rd Wave

    Former AOL CEO and venture capitalist Steve Case discusses how the web has changed in the 30 years since AOL got its start.

    Listen — 5:21

  • A Fun AND Educational Game?!

    Game designers attempt to understand what’s actually fun for kids to play, and what’s just “chocolate covered broccoli.“

    Listen — 2:33

  • The Cost of Generosity

    Organ donation saves lives and money — unless you’re the organ donor.

    Listen — 5:41

  • ‘What Do You Do?‘

    When you’re unemployed, you come to dread a common question: “what do you do?” Turns out, gaps in our employment can change the way we think.

    Listen — 3:17

  • A Stove for a Stove

    Jonathan Cedar, CEO of Biolite, is changing the way people cook and power up their electronics in developing countries.

    Listen — 2:48

  • My Money Story: Off the Grid

    Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘The Last American Man’ is about Eustace Conway. He has lived in the forest for 40 years and has little use for money.

    Listen — 5:07