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:

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
August 14, 2019 How Solar Got Cheap
Solar energy used to be a fantasy. Then it arrived, but was too expensive for most people to afford. Now it's cheap. Here's how it happened.
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18min
August 09, 2019 Deep Learning With The Elephants
Counting elephants is key to saving them. But in the rainforest, they're hard to spot. One scientist is listening for them instead, with the help of artificial intelligence.
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26min
August 07, 2019 The IT Guy Vs. The Con Artist
Felipe was an IT professional looking for a new gig. Then a notorious con artist offered him a job. Felipe took the job — and tried to con the con man.
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22min
August 03, 2019 Twins
Scientists have been studying twins for a long time, trying to figure out how much of human behavior is influenced by the environment, and how much of it is in our genes.
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23min
July 31, 2019 That Time We Shorted America, Part Two
We shorted America, taking a bet against its entire stock market. Today, we find out the results, and revisit the very first person to short a stock back in the 17th century.
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20min

FAQs about Planet Money:

How many episodes does Planet Money have?

The podcast currently has 321 episodes available.