Planet Money

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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand... more

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The podcast currently has 1,102 episodes available.

Planet Money episodes:

September 18, 2019 Strike One
An automakers' strike against General Motors in the 1930s changed the world of unions forever. Before, striking was dangerous and illegal. Today, it's a fairly civilized business.
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18min
September 13, 2019 The Working Tapes Of Studs Terkel
In the 1970s, Studs Terkel interviewed scores of people about their jobs for his book Working. Today, we hear a few of those conversations — and follow up with the subjects.
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29min
September 11, 2019 How To Make It In The Music Business
Behind popular music, there is this hidden economy of music producers buying and selling sonic snippets, texting each other half-finished beats, and angling for back-end royalties.
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23min
September 07, 2019 The Marshall Plan
Sometimes to help yourself, you help your enemy. After WWII, the U.S. launched what might be the most successful intervention in history, rebuilding Germany and more.
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22min
September 04, 2019 Where Dollar Bills Come From
Imagine being the company that makes all the world's dollar bills. We found that company and took a look inside.
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17min
August 30, 2019 Moving To Opportunity?
In the 1990s, the government ran an experiment to test the economic impact of moving people to lower-poverty neighborhoods. The results surprised them.
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21min
August 29, 2019 The Modal American
Who is the average American? Bad question. You end up with a clumpy amalgamation of qualities. If you want to know how real people are living, you want the Modal American.
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29min
August 23, 2019 You Asked For A Food Show
How to get the best value from the salad bar? Why do Americans refrigerate their eggs? What's the deal with Choco Pies? It's the food edition of listener questions.
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26min
August 21, 2019 Two Yield Curve Indicators
A 13-year-old listener wrote in asking if the inverted yield curve means that a recession is on the way. Today on the show, we try to answer him.
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19min
August 16, 2019 Find The Helium
You need helium to launch rockets into space. It's also essential for MRI machines and cellphones. But the world is running short on helium. So we're going looking for more.
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26min

FAQs about Planet Money:

How many episodes does Planet Money have?

The podcast currently has 1,102 episodes available.

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