Planet Money

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The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.... more

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The podcast currently has 321 episodes available.

Planet Money episodes:

November 13, 2019 Snakebite
There are millions of snakebite victims per year, but antivenom hasn't really changed since its development over 100 years ago. A doctor goes to extremes to find a solution.
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25min
November 08, 2019 Overrated Or Underrated?
Tyler Cowen rates the NBA, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, the humanities, your neighbors, and more.
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15min
November 06, 2019 Free Love, Free Market
A free-love commune of perfectionists in upstate New York embraced the free market, and became a blockbuster brand.
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23min
November 02, 2019 The Pigou Club
Canada has put a price on pollution. The economist behind the idea thought about it more than a century ago.
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22min
October 31, 2019 A Series Of Unfortunate Recessions
There is one real-life economic monster that can take away your money, your job, and your future: A recession.
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17min
October 25, 2019 Some-of-the-Money Ball
Baseball is a winner-take-all career path. But income pools could change the way baseball players, and other people in high risk/high reward professions, think about uncertainty.
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22min
October 23, 2019 Fries Of The Future
The modern french fry isn't just crispy and delicious, it's a technological marvel.
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22min
October 19, 2019 The Liberty City
Von Ormy, Texas is a small city with a big dream: To thrive with almost no regulations, property taxes, or debt.
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24min
October 16, 2019 Blockchain Gang
Charlie Shrem's odyssey in and out of prison is a parable for everything that has happened with bitcoin during its first years: from idealists to outlaws to respectable citizens.
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23min
October 11, 2019 We Should Have Mentioned That
We answer some of the most popular questions our listeners had after listening to our recent shows: on baseball cards, the repo market, and the least common American.
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23min

FAQs about Planet Money:

How many episodes does Planet Money have?

The podcast currently has 321 episodes available.