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Public Radio Show Hires Rapper for Tribute to Biden Treasury Secretary

Tim Graham
January 24th, 2021 12:13 PM

The public-radio show Marketplace has this ongoing love affair with Janet Yellen, Biden's new Treasury Secretary. When she was nominated in November, host Kai Ryssdal gushed she was the "economic EGOT" -- like someone who's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony -- because she's already been head of the Federal Reserve and the Council of Economic Advisers. But now the gush has gotten…

 

Civility on NPR: Business Anchor Says Donald Trump Has 'A Special Plac

Tim Graham
May 2nd, 2014 2:00 PM
NPR sells itself as a voice of civility, an oasis away from the haters and the shouters. But many NPR stations run the show “Marketplace” from American Public Media. On Wednesday night, host Kai Ryssdal interviewed author Zac Bissonette, author of the book Good Advice From Bad People. Ryssdal raised eyebrows with this declaration: “Alright, we will start with a guy for whom I personally…