‘Thinking of gifting someone "The 12 Days of Christmas" this year? Well you better be well-off. Sean Cole investigates the true price of the song.’
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/24/mm-how-much-for-the-12-days-of-christmas/
‘Thinking of gifting someone "The 12 Days of Christmas" this year? Well you better be well-off. Sean Cole investigates the true price of the song.’
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/24/mm-how-much-for-the-12-days-of-christmas/
"A black market for mooncakes in China
China’s mid-Autumn Festival and its tradition of eating mooncakes has lent itself to an underground economy worth billions."
From http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/09/21/a-black-market-for-mooncakes-in-china/
See segment ‘starttime=00:22:27.0 & endtime=00:26:40.0’
"Politicians will spend billions holding onto their offices or getting elected for the first time this fall. There’s a whole industry dedicated to getting a slice of that pie, and a new kid on the block. Brett Neely reports."
From http://marketplace.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=marketplace/pm/2010/03/18/marketplace_cast1_20100318_64&starttime=00:22:27.0&endtime=00:26:40.0 and http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/18/pm-google-elections/
"Reporter Sam Eaton turns his home into a model of energy efficiency, and talks about the ways home weatherization can pay off big financially."
From http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/01/29/mm-eaton-weatherization/