This week’s economic radio show Marketplace, a production from American Public Media, is covering the ins and outs of Dubai. Hosted by the eccentric and hip Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace is spending the week entrenching itself with the populous, covering everything from night club activity to oil prices to expatriate feelings in the Arab State. It’s an interesting viewpoint on the booming culture where you find yourself surprised by at least a few things in every story. For example, welfare recipients in the country earn nearly five thousand dollars a month in pay, largely financed by oil and business revenues in the state.
I know, you may be thinking that public radio is for sissies, but Marketplace puts an interesting spin and delivery on their stories. While I am nowhere near an economist nor have I ever been to Dubai, each of their stories feels relevant and important to me as a listener.
If you’re in the listening mood right now, Marketplace runs in the evenings around 6PM (depending on your local station’s schedule). Alternatively, check out their website and past reports on marketplace.org.
Now all I need to do is book a trip to Dubai. I wonder if I can stay with Abha’s parents?