Interest rates are high. Bonds yields are on the rise. And money is getting more expensive. We’ll explain what this means for consumers and fiscal policymaking. Plus, NASA has ambitious plans to send civilians to the moon (and make Kimberly’s dreams come true). Later, we’ll weigh in on self-checkout aisles and magnet less refrigerators during a round of Half Full/Half Empty.

Here’s everything we talked about:

- “Pharmacies begin dispensing abortion pills” from Politico

- “Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars” from The New York Times

- “Chaos in Washington Feeds Americans’ Dismal View of Politics” from The New York Times

- “Gil Scott-Heron’s Poem, ‘Whitey on the Moon'” from The Atlantic

- “Why does furniture fall apart so easily?” from Marketplace

- “What are YouTube obituary pirates?” from Marketplace

- “Are Fridge Magnets ‘Lowbrow’? Appliance Manufacturers Have Decided: Yes” from The Wall Street Journal

- “Costco gold bars: Here’s what’s behind the demand” from AP News

- “Walmart, Costco, and Kroger Are Facing a Self-Checkout Reckoning” from Business Insider

If you’ve got a question about today’s economy, send it our way. Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART or email us at makemesmart@marketplace.org.

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A moment of economic peril