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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Economic Outlook

    Americans have been spending more money recently. The Commerce Department reports that the U.S. economy saw the fastest growth in 11 years last quarter. And the Dow has topped 18,000 for the first time in its history. This all sounds good, but is the growth in fact good news for everybody?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 23, 2014 • 1 min read

    Americans have been spending more money recently. The Commerce Department reports that the U.S. economy saw the fastest growth in 11 years last quarter. And the Dow has topped 18,000 for the first time in its history. This all sounds good, but is the growth in fact good news for everybody? And what could this mean for the economy in the coming year?

    The full episode

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    The Economy Grows, Prenatal Testing Problems, and Boozy Science
    1. 0:00The Economic OutlookYou’re reading this
    2. 8:45A Scientific History of Booze
    3. 21:41The Problems With Prenatal Tests
    4. 31:21The Surprising Benefits of Carrying Your Child’s Cells
    5. 40:54Linda Deutsch Looks Back at L.A.’s Biggest Trials
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Sudeep Reddy

      Wall Street Journal

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    The Economy Grows, Prenatal Testing Problems, and Boozy Science
    1. 0:00The Economic OutlookYou’re reading this
    2. 8:45A Scientific History of Booze
    3. 21:41The Problems With Prenatal Tests
    4. 31:21The Surprising Benefits of Carrying Your Child’s Cells
    5. 40:54Linda Deutsch Looks Back at L.A.’s Biggest Trials
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand