The value: prioritizing adventure in a tough economy

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The Takeaway’s correspondent Farai Chideya joins us with the next installment in her series, The Value, which focuses on how priorities change in an uncertain economy. This time, Farai talks to “ordinary adventurer” Mason Scherzer, who values adventure travel over saving or common comforts like a daily latte. Instead of sticking his money under his mattress, he’s going on a trip to Antarctica.

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