Hurricane season, then and now

Make Me Smart

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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Galveston, Texas, was all but wiped out when a Category 4 storm hit the port city in 1900. Thousands died, surviving residents fled and Houston became the economic center of the region. One of our listeners wants to know: Could that be the future of other coastal cities? We’ll talk about it on this Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday. Plus: What are i bonds, and where’d the arugula go?

“What are i bonds and should you invest in them?” from Marketplace
“Grocery Store Shortages Are Back. Here’s Why.” from Eater
“‘There’s just not enough water’: California drought hits grocery stores” from Axios
“What’s With the Surge in Mortgage Rates?” from NerdWallet
“The Tempest At Galveston: ‘We Knew There Was A Storm Coming, But We Had No Idea’” from NPR
“Introducing ‘How We Survive Season 2: Saving Miami’” from Marketplace

If you’ve got a question about the economy, business or technology, let us know. We’re at [email protected] or leave us a message at 508-U-B-SMART.

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0:00.0	I'm Carlos, here we go.
0:04.2	It's not like Friday's beer can in here, but that's a whole different podcast.
0:09.0	Hey everybody, I'm Kyle Rizdo, welcome back to Make Me Smart, where we make the day
0:12.0	make sense.
0:13.0	Kimberly is off today, joining me now, though, Marketplace Smith Field, TASAM.
0:17.9	Hey, Kai, thanks for having me.
0:19.8	This is What Do You Want to Know Wednesday, where we answer questions that you, our listeners,
0:23.7	have sent in.
0:24.7	If you have a question about the economy, business, or tech, you can send it to us at Make Me Smart
0:29.7	at Marketplace.org, or you can leave us a voicemail at 508UB Smart.
0:36.1	Our first question today comes from listener Richana in South Carolina.
0:40.5	She writes, I have heard the term I bond on your program.
0:43.9	Can you please make me smart on how the I bond is different from other Treasury bonds?
0:47.9	Yeah, we can do that.
0:50.2	Am I taking this one?
0:51.2	What do you think?
0:52.2	I think you're taking this one.
0:53.2	I think you know a little about this guy.
0:55.2	So Treasury bonds are, of course, the I use the government gives you when you're in
0:59.6	your, you buy a Treasury bond, right?
1:01.9	They say, listen, give us $100 or $10,000 or whatever, the nomination to bond you would
1:06.0	like to buy.
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