Planet Money
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BOOKstore Economics
Apr 10, 202640 min
A pro-worker experiment in private equity
Apr 8, 202625 min
Reese’s heir vs. chocolate skimpflation
Apr 4, 202633 min
Dark times for Cuba’s economic experiment
Apr 2, 202627 min
The skyscrapers that NIMBYs and zoning couldn't stop
Mar 28, 202622 min
Our BOOK vs. the global supply chain
Mar 26, 202646 min
Inside a BOOK auction
Mar 21, 202643 min
The little pet fish that saved a town in the Amazon
Mar 18, 202633 min
Chef vs. Robot
Mar 13, 202625 min
The laws of the office revisited
Mar 11, 202629 min
Planet Money vs. the NBA’s tanking problem
Mar 6, 202630 min
The Business of Heated Rivalry
Mar 4, 202627 min
Don't hate the replicator, hate the game
Feb 27, 202636 min
The ICE hiring boom
Feb 25, 202618 min
The Supreme Court struck down a bunch of Trump's tariffs. Now what?
Feb 21, 202625 min
How to get what Greenland has, with permission
Feb 18, 202627 min
Betty Boop, Excel Olympics, Penny-isms: Our 2026 Valentines
Feb 13, 202631 min
The Invention Invention
Feb 11, 202630 min
Iran, protests, and sanctions
Feb 7, 202633 min
Riding with the repo man (update)
Feb 4, 202629 min
Can Trump make buying a home more affordable?
Jan 31, 202627 min
Can transforming neighborhoods help kids escape poverty?
Jan 28, 202627 min
A trip to the magic mushroom megachurch
Jan 24, 202631 min
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?
Jan 22, 202636 min
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty
Jan 17, 202633 min
How much money President Trump and his family have made
Jan 14, 202630 min
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.
Jan 10, 202624 min
How Black hair care grew Black power
Jan 7, 202629 min
Venezuela’s recent economic history (Update)
Jan 4, 202622 min
Indicators of the Year, Past and Future
Dec 31, 202518 min
Why economists got free trade with China so wrong
Dec 30, 202525 min
The Rest of the Story, 2025
Dec 26, 202528 min
The summer I turned binge-y
Dec 24, 202530 min
What AI data centers are doing to your electric bill
Dec 20, 202532 min
PM does a pop culture draft: 1999 edition
Dec 17, 202554 min
When Chicago pawned its parking meters
Dec 12, 202530 min
Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wear
Dec 10, 202536 min
How hurricanes became a hot investment
Dec 5, 202530 min
Is AI slopifying the job market? (Two Indicators)
Dec 3, 202518 min
Capitalism (Taylor's Version) (25-minute Podcast Version)
Nov 28, 202524 min
Saving lives with fewer dollars
Nov 27, 202532 min
The Consumer Sentiment vs. Consumer Spending Puzzle
Nov 21, 202519 min
Days of our Tariffs
Nov 19, 202530 min
The obscure pool of money the US used to bail out Argentina
Nov 15, 202529 min
Buy now, pay dearly? (update)
Nov 12, 202525 min
A new experiment in remote work … from the inside
Nov 7, 202528 min
Everything’s more expensive!! Pet care!! Concert tickets!! (Two Indicators)
Nov 5, 202517 min
After the shutdown, SNAP will still be in trouble
Nov 1, 202529 min
The remittance mystery
Oct 30, 202528 min
Should the fine have to fit the crime?
Oct 24, 202525 min