{"podcast":{"title":"Marketplace","slug":"marketplace-309699","podcast_index_feed_id":309699,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace","website_url":"https://www.marketplace.org/","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/2cdc31dad47bb9956cb2728a8329beaab1035ea0/square/b9d891-20220203-marketplace-logo-2000.jpg","author":"Marketplace","episode_count":50,"summary":"Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. \"Marketplace\" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:17:07.822204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699"},"episode":{"title":"Inflation sped up in May. What's to blame?","slug":"inflation-sped-up-in-may-what-s-to-blame","published_at":"2026-06-25T22:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/inflation-sped-up-in-may-what-s-to-blame","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/06/25/inflation-sped-up-in-may-whats-to-blame","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/pm/2026/06/25/pm_20260625_PM_Podcast_64.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-MKP-PM&awEpisodeId=01KW06KQEA0PHP4H11XX80VW6K","summary":"Inflation was up 4.1% in May, according to the BEA’s personal consumption expenditures index. We know hot energy prices, resulting from the war in Iran, were part of that spike. But cut out energy and food, and inflation still hit a three-year high, at 3.4%. So what else is driving the increase? Also in this episode: Q1 GDP is revised up, Wyoming navigates the consequences of property tax cuts, and Great Lakes cargo ships make up a vital branch of U.S. supply chains. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future. Read the stories from today’s episode: It's not just food and energy — \"core\" inflation is up as well GDP grew 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026. What does that tell us? What do we need property taxes for? Wyoming is finding out Need a burger? A car? Winter road salt? Thank cargo ships on the Great Lakes Gen Z trades in date-flation for \"solo-maxxing\"","meta_description":"Inflation was up 4.1% in May, according to the BEA’s personal consumption expenditures index. We know hot energy prices, resulting from the war in Iran, w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-309699/episodes/inflation-sped-up-in-may-what-s-to-blame/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/inflation-sped-up-in-may-what-s-to-blame.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}