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In her new book, "Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management,” Caitlin Rosenthal details how plantation owners used advanced accounting and management techniques to increase the productivity and profitability of the people they enslaved.

One of our most popular on-air series, Kai Ryssdal’s “Conversations from the Corner Office” brings you inside the room with the business leaders transforming our economy, our culture and our daily lives.

Because none of us is as smart as all of us. Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly is a podcast about the economy, technology and culture. Hosts Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood use their expertise to connect the dots on the topics they know best, and get help from listeners and experts about the ones they want to know better.

Con artists are zeroing in on the retirement savings and other assets of an aging population, some of whom might already be suffering from cognitive decline.

Phyllis Hartman, an HR expert, talks to us about the challenges HR faces when dealing with issues of a potentially hostile workplace.

Dealing with a bullying boss is not easy, but management consultant Kathi Elster offers some useful advice.

Organizational psychologist Karlyn Borysenko needed an out from her job. So she learned how to direct her energy on formulating an exit strategy, instead of expending it on the stress at work.

Tell us: how is your economy doing?

Ten years ago, the American economy broke.

Today, the country is a much different place. We’ve fractured along many lines – economic, political and cultural. How did we get here? Why? How has the system changed? How has it changed us? And what does it mean for our future?

In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.