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Make Me Smart

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Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams make today make sense. Along with our supersmart listeners, we break down happenings in tech, the economy and culture. Every Tuesday we bring on a guest to dive deeper into one important topic. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 6.2k ratings
  • Substitutes

    I go back to Kai and Molly days and Kimberly has stepped right up. more

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    CGK in PDX
    United States2 months ago
  • Great Show

    Thoroughly enjoyable way to keep up with current events.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ElectricianWes
    United States3 months ago
  • I thought this was different, sadly mistaken.

    It’s so hard to trust journalism and media these days and that’s why I turned to podcasts where real people can discuss topics without the persuasion of propaganda. I found Marketplace, and then subsequently, Make Me Smart and was excited to have a news source where I could trust that I’m being informed, without being persuaded one way or the other (left or right). After listening to several episodes, I thought this might be it. Then I just listened to an episode where they attacked FOX news as ... more

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    2
    Right up the Middle
    United States5 months ago
  • What I Need To Hear When I Need To Hear It

    Today I was strumming through my open iPad pages thinking about everything I need to get done today. I’m getting distracted, of course. more

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    5
    Lucifer Son of the Morning
    United States5 months ago
  • Smart and happy

    This is one of my favorite podcasts. Informative and just fun to listen to

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike traveling
    United States5 months ago

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