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Sam Kesler

  • Associate Producer, Planet Money, NPR
Philadelphia
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There's no business like dough business

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By Alex Goldman, Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi , Emma Courtland, Jess Jiang , Sam Kesler
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Impulse buying, franchising, and the secret at the center of a pretzel : Planet Money Have you ever walked around a street, mall, or airport and noticed two or three of the same franchise restaurant within walking distance? Why might one Starbucks or McDonald’s or Wetzel’s Pretzels sometimes be built so close to another? Are they friends or competitors? And how can that possibly be profitable? Today’s show is one such example.
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The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food Original

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By Sarah Gonzalez , Jess Jiang , Sam Kesler
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How untested chemicals sometimes sneak past the FDA and into our food : Planet Money 99% of chemicals in our food right now were added without FDA approval. Many were added in secret, through a sneaky loophole built into the 1958 Food Additives Amendment. It was supposed to require FDA approval for new additives. But food companies and chemical makers found a workaround. And the FDA formally okayed the loophole in the 90s — in the process bringing attention to a loophole to the loophole.
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Vacation and why Americans take so little

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By Sarah Gonzalez , Jess Jiang , Sam Kesler
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Europe gets more vacations than the U.S. Here are some reasons why. : Planet Money Note: This episode originally ran in 2023. Do you work more for more money? Or work less for more time? For some, this is the ultimate economic choice. Every single worker in the European Union is guaranteed four weeks of paid vacation. No matter how long they’ve been at a company. No matter how low paying the job is. Vacation is a right.
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