METRO with Sarah Koenig

Episode 2: Karat and Schtick

METRO with Sarah Koenig

Show Notes

TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a video depicting the store’s owner in a full-on brawl with a rival jeweler. But Sarah Koenig wants to know: At TraxNYC, how much is real and how much is for show?

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