5 Parts Of The U.S. Economy That Are Stranger Than You Think
The Cracked Podcast
Literally Media
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Alex Schmidt is joined by the one and only Kai Ryssdal (Marketplace, Make Me Smart) for a look at surprising, strange, and shocking stories from all over the U.S. economy. Discover an international pig flu, a 26-word statement that built the modern Internet, and more amazing ways cash is ruling everything around you. By the way, if you’re an American listener, you spent the past few years funding an astonishingly huge bailout. Surprise! Listen for details!
Footnotes: https://www.cracked.com/podcast/5-parts-u.s.-economy-that-are-stranger-than-you-think
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| 1:01.1 | Hey there folks, welcome to another episode of the Cracked Podcast. |
| 1:12.7 | The podcast all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is. |
| 1:16.9 | My name is Alex Schmidt and I'm the head of podcasting here at Cracked. |
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