Kimberly Adams
@kimberlyadams.bsky.social
Senior Washington Correspondent at Marketplace, Host & Senior Editor of the “Make Me Smart” podcast. Guest Host on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal". She/Her https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/
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I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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john-fallon-econ.com
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Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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john-fallon-econ.com
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This says a lot about where our country is and where we are going.
Projected job openings in occupations typically requiring a graduate-level degree, 2024–34 www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This says a lot about where our country is and where we are going.
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What investment has been tanking in value recently? What's one of the trendiest flavors of the moment?
Whether you’re a news junkie or just love a little trivia with your morning coffee, the Marketplace news quiz is a fast, fun way to test your knowledge and maybe learn something new. 👇
Whether you’re a news junkie or just love a little trivia with your morning coffee, the Marketplace news quiz is a fast, fun way to test your knowledge and maybe learn something new. 👇
Marketplace News Quiz
Every week, the Marketplace news quiz brings you a fresh set of questions about the economy — from the quirky to the wonky. Whether you’re a news junkie, a casual scroller or just love a little trivia...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What investment has been tanking in value recently? What's one of the trendiest flavors of the moment?
Whether you’re a news junkie or just love a little trivia with your morning coffee, the Marketplace news quiz is a fast, fun way to test your knowledge and maybe learn something new. 👇
Whether you’re a news junkie or just love a little trivia with your morning coffee, the Marketplace news quiz is a fast, fun way to test your knowledge and maybe learn something new. 👇
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This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees are unchanged in September #BLSData www.bls.gov/news.release...
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Real average hourly earnings for all employees are unchanged in September #BLSData www.bls.gov/news.release...
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Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium
In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
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On Veterans Day, I'm sharing an episode of Call to Mind - Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service. I learned a lot while working on this show. The experiences of combat & non-combat duty can significantly affect wellbeing. We hear some powerful stories.
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service — Call To Mind
Mental illness is the leading cause of hospitalization for America’s military service members. Anxiety conditions and post-traumatic stress disorders lead the list of diagnoses.
www.calltomindnow.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On Veterans Day, I'm sharing an episode of Call to Mind - Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service. I learned a lot while working on this show. The experiences of combat & non-combat duty can significantly affect wellbeing. We hear some powerful stories.
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using furloughed employees’ email accounts to broadcast partisan messages about the shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using furloughed employees’ email accounts to broadcast partisan messages about the shutdown.
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BREAKING: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story:
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying wit...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story:
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There already aren’t enough dentists who accept Medicaid patients, said Kimberly Raleigh of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, and “if there is a reduction in community water fluoridation, it’s just a downward spiral.”
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
On the Front Line of the Fluoride Wars, Debate Over Drinking Water Treatment Turns Raucous
After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are wavering on the practice. In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There already aren’t enough dentists who accept Medicaid patients, said Kimberly Raleigh of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, and “if there is a reduction in community water fluoridation, it’s just a downward spiral.”
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
SCOTUS: Words mean words
Trump Admin: I meannnnnn….
Trump Admin: I meannnnnn….
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
SCOTUS: Words mean words
Trump Admin: I meannnnnn….
Trump Admin: I meannnnnn….
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
This is such a nerdy joke but I actually laughed out loud.
Overton window costume but it’s just someone sprinting away
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is such a nerdy joke but I actually laughed out loud.
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Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
For Make Me Smart's Friday episode, we're talking about folks' financial fears. It's a pretty scary time for many, and if you're game to share what's frightening/ worrying you, please drop us a line. We'll try to share some strategies for coping. www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...
Make Me Smart
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October 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For Make Me Smart's Friday episode, we're talking about folks' financial fears. It's a pretty scary time for many, and if you're game to share what's frightening/ worrying you, please drop us a line. We'll try to share some strategies for coping. www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...
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Analysis: On Sunday night, meteorologist Matthew Cappucci flew through the eye of Hurricane Melissa.
The once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into meteorology was stunning, but also horrifying.
The once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into meteorology was stunning, but also horrifying.
Analysis | What it was like to fly into Hurricane Melissa’s eye
I was sitting in the middle of a 10-mile-wide stadium of the gods. On all sides, hulking thunderstorms towered high above. Just miles in any direction, a hellish-monster creating unsurvivable conditio...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Analysis: On Sunday night, meteorologist Matthew Cappucci flew through the eye of Hurricane Melissa.
The once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into meteorology was stunning, but also horrifying.
The once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into meteorology was stunning, but also horrifying.
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In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet!
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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The Land Problem
We need to make more food with less land. Could factory farms be the key?
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October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In this episode, I go meat shopping with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social, sample cattle feed, and confront some hard questions about what's really "best" for the planet. Maybe my favorite one yet!
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
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Had an absolute blast on the Make Me Smart @marketplace.org podcast with @kimberlyadams.bsky.social.
We recorded the show at The Royale (which has a fabulous selection of NA drinks).
We discussed MO redistricting, efforts to overturn Amendment 3, the tornado recovery and (gasp) STL stlye pizza:
We recorded the show at The Royale (which has a fabulous selection of NA drinks).
We discussed MO redistricting, efforts to overturn Amendment 3, the tornado recovery and (gasp) STL stlye pizza:
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October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Had an absolute blast on the Make Me Smart @marketplace.org podcast with @kimberlyadams.bsky.social.
We recorded the show at The Royale (which has a fabulous selection of NA drinks).
We discussed MO redistricting, efforts to overturn Amendment 3, the tornado recovery and (gasp) STL stlye pizza:
We recorded the show at The Royale (which has a fabulous selection of NA drinks).
We discussed MO redistricting, efforts to overturn Amendment 3, the tornado recovery and (gasp) STL stlye pizza:
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Congrats to the 2025 Nobel winners in Economics! Their vital message: Progress isn't an accident, it's a choice. Stagnation was the historical norm. To keep our economy growing, we must actively choose openness and innovation over isolation.
October 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Congrats to the 2025 Nobel winners in Economics! Their vital message: Progress isn't an accident, it's a choice. Stagnation was the historical norm. To keep our economy growing, we must actively choose openness and innovation over isolation.
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"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
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“Today’s poem is by one of my favorite Kentucky writers, a fellow dog person,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.
Read “For You Who Have Loved Old Dogs" by @silashouse.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHW4zT
📸: Carey Neal Gough
📖: Blair
Read “For You Who Have Loved Old Dogs" by @silashouse.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHW4zT
📸: Carey Neal Gough
📖: Blair
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Today’s poem is by one of my favorite Kentucky writers, a fellow dog person,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.
Read “For You Who Have Loved Old Dogs" by @silashouse.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHW4zT
📸: Carey Neal Gough
📖: Blair
Read “For You Who Have Loved Old Dogs" by @silashouse.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHW4zT
📸: Carey Neal Gough
📖: Blair
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I'm working on a new show for Call to Mind and I want to know what stresses you out? What keeps you up at night? How does stress affect your mental health? Comment below or email with your stories about STRESS [email protected]
TY to anyone who can lend a 🔄 to help spread the word.
TY to anyone who can lend a 🔄 to help spread the word.
October 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm working on a new show for Call to Mind and I want to know what stresses you out? What keeps you up at night? How does stress affect your mental health? Comment below or email with your stories about STRESS [email protected]
TY to anyone who can lend a 🔄 to help spread the word.
TY to anyone who can lend a 🔄 to help spread the word.
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Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hits #1 today in 1983
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hits #1 today in 1983
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
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In case you were wondering, U.S. Postal Service remains open during the federal government shutdown because it generally receives no tax dollars to keep running. USPS relies instead on stamp sales and and other service fees
October 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In case you were wondering, U.S. Postal Service remains open during the federal government shutdown because it generally receives no tax dollars to keep running. USPS relies instead on stamp sales and and other service fees