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Oct 8, 2021

How “Squid Game” took over fall TV

Also on today’s program: the Weekly Wrap, shipping consternation for importers and a preview of Marketplace’s newest show, “How We Survive.”

The Weekly Wrap
The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and Business Insider’s Linette Lopez chat with Kai Ryssdal about the September jobs report, the debt ceiling and more of this week’s economic news.
Hourly wages rose for the sixth month in a row
by Amanda Peacher
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The September wage numbers from the Labor Department are good news in particular for workers at restaurants, hotels and retail.
Pay or delay: Importers caught in shipping backup face limited options
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
“There’s nothing I can do,” said India Hynes, CEO of appliance importer Vinotemp.
How “Squid Game,” a Korean drama from Netflix, became a global hit
by Kristin Schwab
American audiences have become increasingly interested in foreign films and shows.
An excerpt from "How We Survive"
To get off fossil fuels, you need a lot of batteries. To get a lot of batteries, you need to mine a lot of lithium. Welcome to Thacker Pass, Nevada, where a proposed lithium mine has sparked protests, in Marketplace’s newest podcast “How We Survive.”