Make Me Smart

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We read the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting so you don’t have to! Kai Ryssdal explains why an interest rate cut in September is looking more and more likely. Plus, how the Ozempic boom is changing the cost of workplace insurance plans. And, Chicago’s hottest dance club is at the … Democratic National Convention?!



Here’s everything we talked about today:





    1. “Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee” from the Federal Reserve







  • “Workplace insurance could soon be stripped down” from Axios




  • “The FTC’s noncompete agreements ban is blocked” from The Verge




  • “The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here’s what your state chose” from NPR




  • “‘Crowd’ size 📏 “ from Politico





Kimberly Adams is headed to Denver on Sept. 23 for a live Marketplace event all about the economics of being single! You can find details about it here.


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