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:

April 24, 2020 Making It Work
Lockdown has changed how people spend money. Some companies are doing unexpectedly well. This episode: Farm animals, a crafty comeback, Clint Eastwood, and a story with a twist.
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21min
April 23, 2020 Negative Oil
On Monday the price of a barrel of oil in the United States fell below zero. Specifically, it fell to a negative $37 a barrel. Today on the show — what just happened?
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17min
April 17, 2020 The Mask Mover
During this pandemic, getting PPE has turned into a free-for-all — states competing against states. To even have a chance... well, you kind of have to know a guy.
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24min
April 15, 2020 Lives Vs. The Economy
The economy will start back up again. When it does, it'll be because someone decided that it was worth the lives risked, and lost. Today on the show: How that decision is made.
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26min
April 11, 2020 The Big Small Business Rescue
This past week, millions of small business owners have been trying to take advantage of a $349 billion rescue program.
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23min
April 09, 2020 What If No One Pays Rent?
We follow the distress from a laid-off worker, to her landlord, to the multi-trillion-dollar global mortgage market.
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22min
April 04, 2020 The Economics Of Hospital Beds
Bellevue is the oldest public hospital in the nation. It's seen everything, and survived everything. But even they might not have enough beds for the COVID peak. Here's why.
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22min
March 31, 2020 The Race To Make Ventilators
At maximum output, Seattle-area-based Ventec can produce about 1,000 ventilators a month. That's not going to be nearly enough. So, they called in help.
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25min
March 28, 2020 America Unemployed
There are 3,283,000 new claims for unemployment – but the unemployment system wasn't designed for that kind of record number. Now 3 million people are asking, "What's next?"
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24min
March 26, 2020 Where Do We Get $2,000,000,000,000?
The government's economic rescue package will cost so much it's worth writing out the full number: $2,000,000,000,000. Where will that money come from? And what will happen next?
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21min

FAQs about Planet Money:

How many episodes does Planet Money have?

The podcast currently has 321 episodes available.