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From the BBC World Service: Governments around the world are scrambling to react to President Trump’s decision to impose a sweeping 15% tariff on all imports to the United States. It follows Friday’s Supreme Court judgment that ruled the President had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs using a law reserved for national emergencies. And we’ll visit Spain, where the government recently announced plans to legalize around half a million undocumented migrants in a move designed to boost the country’s workforce in economic sectors that have struggled to recruit. Spain’s economy has been outstripping its European Union partners and the government wants to keep momentum going.

Thanks to AI coding agents, basically anyone can program their own software without much technical knowledge. But lowering the barrier to sophisticated web design is also opening the door to more scams. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino experienced the effects firsthand.

“Building Tomorrow” is a special collaboration between Marketplace and This Old House Radio Hour that asks a simple but urgent question: How do we build homes that can last the next hundred years?

From wildfire rebuilds to factory-built housing, this hour explores how new materials, new methods, and new ideas about community are reshaping the future of housing in America. Hosted by Jenn Largesse and Marketplace’s David Brancaccio, the episode blends reporting, lived experience, and hard science to show what’s possible right now.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

A massive prefab factory where homes are built like cars on an assembly line.
A disaster research campus where engineers crash-test houses against hurricanes, hail, and wildfire.
A cutting-edge micro factory using software and small factories to build homes faster, locally, and at scale.
Touring a pioneering cross-laminated timber home built as a living case study in low-carbon construction.
How a 100-year-old house is transformed into a net-zero, future-ready home.
A tiny-house community redefining retirement, aging, and what “home” really means.

Note: In the segment featuring Aloe Blacc's prefabricated home, the exterior is made of cement fiber, but the interior is not. The home's fire resilience comes from a combination of steel framing, fiber cement siding, and triple-pane windows.

The Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump’s tariffs today. We’ll discuss how the decision might affect businesses and consumers. Also in this episode: Since Trump announced those tariffs, some importers have figured out ways to avoid them. One way is through “transhipping” — making a pit stop en route to the U.S. and claiming the goods originated there, rather than China. Plus, we’ll talk to a few business owners who are planning for potential tariff changes.

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On today’s edition of “Economics on Tap,” Kimberly is joined by Anna Pope, agriculture and rural affairs reporter for KOSU and Harvest Public Media, to talk about how Oklahoma’s agricultural workers are faring amid wildfires, federal workforce reductions and shifting global trade tensions. One bright spot: beef prices! And, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Oklahoma fire crews battling several wildfires" from KOSU
"Oklahoma-based federal ag workforce lost nearly 1 in 5 of its employees last year" KOSU
"Hunger rose slightly in the U.S., a new report shows. The USDA says it will stop tracking the data" from Harvest Public Media 
"Oklahoma had a bumper wheat crop, but it's not alone. Here's what that means for producers" from KOSU
"Beef prices keep rising. What will it take to bring them down?" from Marketplace
"Gen Z Doesn’t Go to the Club. They Party at Coffee Shops Instead." from Texas Monthly
"Job hunters turn to "reverse" recruiters to get an edge" from Marketplace
"Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline" from Harvest Public Media 

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