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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MSNBC'S Joy-Ann Reid calculates the true price of the Trump presidency ""The host of AM Joy on MSNBC argues that President Trump’s administration is characterized by grift and venality that demeans the office and diminishes America.” —New York Times Book...

Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. In Sold a Story, Emily Hanford investigates four authors and a publishing company that have made millions selling this idea.

Laurence A. Johnson, a supermarket chain owner in Syracuse, New York, wasn't just passionate about fresh produce; he was equally fervent about purging communism from America's airwaves in the early 1950s. Teamed with like-minded anti-communists, Johnson targeted food giants like Borden and Kraft. He threatened to hurt sales of their products if they sponsored TV and radio shows employing anyone blacklisted for alleged communist ties. The Grocer Who Sold McCarthyism explores Johnson's ascent from small-time grocery operator to kingmaker wielding Red Scare hysteria.

The third season of Sold Out examines the intersection of the climate and housing crises. Hosted by Erin Baldassari, the series tells the stories of families and communities throughout California, as we all grapple with the ways that climate is challenging our very idea of home, and our ability to live there. We shine a light on the solutions that can help us all face the future, highlighting the people who are actively working to protect their communities. We question assumptions that dictate how and where people live, while examining the barriers – whether political, financial or social ...

En todo Estados Unidos, las escuelas han estado enseñando a leer con un método que no funciona muy bien. Hace décadas que los estudios científicos lo desmintieron. A algunos niños puede causarles daños duraderos. En Sold a Story, la reportera Emily Hanford investiga a los influyentes autores que promovieron este método y a la empresa que vende sus obras. Desvela cómo los educadores llegaron a creer en algo que no es verdad y ahora se enfrentan a las consecuencias: niños perjudicados, dinero despilfarrado y un sistema educativo trastornado. Esta adaptación al español del exitoso ...

What if you could build a powerful, profitable brand—without selling a single product? In this captivating episode of BrandStory Sessions, host Joseph Uchechukwu tells the unforgettable true story of Daniel, a man who opened a shop with nothing on the shelves. No products. No offers. Just a chair, a smile, and a handwritten sign that read: “Tell Me Your Story.” People thought he was crazy… until they couldn’t stop talking about him. Through raw storytelling and powerful branding lessons, you'll discover how Daniel turned presence into profit, silence into community, and connection ...

How I Sold, presented by Exit Factor, features a narrative journey about entrepreneurs and business owners, the businesses they started, and how they grew and sold them. We highlight small-medium businesses, we seek to turn the spotlight on the everyday success stories, not just the billion-dollar exits.

Cost of Goods Sold is a Podcast about the environmental and social costs of the things we buy. In each episode, we explore topics like sustainability, innovation, social entrepreneurship, the circular economy, conscious consumerism and how we all can effect change. Be inspired by thoughtful designers and responsible creators and curators using business to create positive impact. Listen in to hear the stories of those taking on the world’s biggest challenges and making meaningful contributions towards a better future. Hosted By Jennifer Myers Chua. Interested in sustainable practices, product...

“Saudi Arabia is more and more an irrational state—a place that spawns global terrorism even as it succumbs to an ancient and deeply seated isolationism, a kingdom led by a royal family that can’t get out of the way of its own greed. Is this the fulcrum we want the global economy to...

“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New World slavery sustained the Church and, thereby, helped to entrench enslavement in American society.”—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello and On...

No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony of the American outdoor experience: visiting wild spaces supposedly untouched by capitalism first requires shopping.