Broadcast: November 30, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel… a little different. Maybe it’s the cost of ingredients that’s on your mind. Or you’ve been furloughed from your job. Whatever it is, these things have a way of showing up at our tables.
This hour, we’ll have tips for making festive meals on a shoestring; we’ll talk about how to avoid the pressure of putting on a good show; and we’ll look at the little-known economic history of one of America’s favorite desserts.
In this station special from Marketplace, we will explore the complicated forces impacting the food on our tables this holiday season. From farmers in Texas grappling with a sudden loss in federal funding, to the ways Tik Tok is reshaping our meals, to the ways climate change is impacting our favorite desserts.