The Indicator from Planet Money
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GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?
Jun 26, 20268 min
AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?
Jun 25, 20268 min
How stock options made him an overnight millionaire
Jun 24, 20269 min
Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!
Jun 23, 20268 min
An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?
Jun 22, 20269 min
How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop
Jun 19, 20269 min
Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?
Jun 18, 20269 min
Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?
Jun 17, 20269 min
Your American Dream is pending review
Jun 16, 20267 min
Community colleges are kind of underrated
Jun 15, 20268 min
Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had
Jun 12, 20269 min
The SpaceX IPO drama explained
Jun 11, 20268 min
Should we tax AI?
Jun 10, 20269 min
U OK, UK?
Jun 9, 20269 min
The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment
Jun 8, 20268 min
Who should new grads boo more? AI or remote work?
Jun 5, 20269 min
Equinomics, bag fees, and leftover campaign dollars
Jun 4, 20268 min
Can the internet be reclaimed from Big Tech?
Jun 3, 20269 min
Why boardinghouses could make a comeback
Jun 2, 20269 min
How AI is clogging the courtroom
Jun 1, 20269 min
Obsession, the most fun job in China, and a new green card policy
May 29, 20269 min
Saudi’s LIV golf exit is just the start
May 28, 20269 min
What the movies teach us about recessions, memestocks and gold
May 27, 20269 min
Who’s behind that shell company? We may never know
May 26, 20269 min
Game of 'roids, trader Trump, and searching for Shakira's tax residence
May 22, 20269 min
So ... how long until these oil prices get REALLY bad
May 21, 20267 min
It's come to this: Human certification in the age of AI slop
May 20, 20269 min
Why GLP-1s aren't lowering employers' costs
May 19, 202610 min
Taiwan arms sales, Board of Trade, and Chinamaxxing
May 18, 20269 min
GameStop rejected, a troubling loan trend, and no to pre-IPO AI shares
May 15, 20269 min
How Trump's central bank beef could hurt the economy
May 14, 20269 min
Should NATO be pay-to-protect?
May 13, 20269 min
Prediction markets are threatening national security. Who's gonna fix it?
May 12, 20268 min
The new AI model that could steal your life savings
May 11, 20269 min
Which jobs are future-proofed?
May 8, 20269 min
Trump crypto, Trump ballroom and Trump drones
May 7, 20269 min
When will the Iran war hit food prices?
May 6, 20267 min
How your bank account might predict dementia
May 5, 20269 min
How taxing the wealthy could work
May 4, 20268 min
Polymarket bots, lithium found: lots!, marathon shoe thoughts
May 1, 20268 min
The UAE wants a dollar lifeline
Apr 30, 20268 min
The new economic arms race
Apr 29, 20269 min
Jan. 6ers already got pardoned. Will they get their money back too?
Apr 28, 20268 min
Premium and affordable products are having a moment
Apr 27, 20268 min
The Devil Wears Prada Index, SNAP, and flight cancellations
Apr 24, 20269 min
How to get your tariff cash back
Apr 23, 20269 min
The Iran war puts the petrodollar regime to the test
Apr 22, 20269 min
Corporate landlords aren't the real villain
Apr 21, 20268 min
Is anyone gonna do anything about these Iran War trades?
Apr 20, 20269 min
Fed chair, health care, and AI shoe repair
Apr 17, 20269 min