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935: You Asked For A Food Show
The top producer of Top Chef helps us spice up this food edition of listener questions. How do you master the salad bar? Why do Americans refrigerate eggs? The story of Choco Pies and more. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
2019-08-23Länk till avsnitt
#934: Two Yield Curve Indicators
An inverted yield curve has predicted recessions for the past six decades. The curve is inverted right now. What does that tell us? | Subscribe to our newsletter here.
2019-08-21Länk till avsnitt
#933: Find The Helium
Helium is so special, and so rare, that the U.S. government once tried to buy it all up. And hide it. But the government's helium stockpile is running low. And we need it for MRI machines and NASA rockets.
2019-08-16Länk till avsnitt
#616: How Solar Got Cheap
For a long time, only rich people could afford to put solar panels on the roof. Not anymore. Here's what changed.
2019-08-14Länk till avsnitt
#932: Deep Learning With The Elephants
Elephants are in danger. Counting them is crucial to saving them. But they're hard to see in the rainforest. So scientists are enlisting the help of AI technology.
2019-08-09Länk till avsnitt
#931: The IT Guy Vs. The Con Artist
A notorious con artist offered Felipe an IT job. He took the job ?and tried to con the con man. | Plus, listen to a full double feature all about cons here.
2019-08-07Länk till avsnitt
#930: Twins
Scientists have studied twins for years, hoping to figure out how big a role genes play in human behavior. Our very own pair of twin reporters are on the case.
2019-08-03Länk till avsnitt
#598: That Time We Shorted America, Part Two
Everyone said betting against the entire stock market was a terrible idea. We did it anyway. Today, we find out the results, and revisit the first short ever done in the 17th century.
2019-07-31Länk till avsnitt
#597: That Time We Shorted America, Part One
Today on the show, we ignore the advice of some very smart people and bet against something people love.
2019-07-26Länk till avsnitt
#929: Could A Wealth Tax Work?
Elizabeth Warren wants to tax the wealth of the mega-rich to help fix inequality. Europe tried this, and failed. Can it work in the U.S.?
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#928: Hong Kong
In 1960, a 12-year-old boy left mainland China, hidden in the bottom of a fishing boat. He later became one of Hong Kong's richest people. His story is the story of Hong Kong.
2019-07-19Länk till avsnitt
#927: The Indicator In The House
Two highlights from our daily podcast, The Indicator, about houses. A plan to lower rents pits state against city, and a private firefighter breaks down his business for us.
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#926: So, Should We Recycle?
Cities might be picking up your recyclables, but there is a very good chance they aren't being recycled. And that might be a good thing...if you really care about the planet. Part two of a two-part series. ?Subscribe to our newsletter here.
2019-07-13Länk till avsnitt
#925: A Mob Boss, A Garbage Boat and Why We Recycle
In 1987, an Alabama man had an idea. So he made a deal with the mob. And ended up with 3,186 tons of trash no landfill would take. This is the accidental birth of recycling in the U.S. ?Subscribe to our newsletter here.
2019-07-10Länk till avsnitt
#924: Stuck In China's Panopticon
China is building a high-tech surveillance state to capture minorities' every move and word. We go inside it and find that some Americans are involved. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter npr.org/planetmoneynewsletter
2019-07-05Länk till avsnitt
#752: Eagles vs. Chickens
A farmer in Georgia became more in tune with nature. Then eagles started killing his chickens. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: npr.org/planetmoneynewsletter
2019-07-03Länk till avsnitt
#923: Good Teachers, Bad Deal
Teachers made a deal with the Department of Education. They kept their end of the bargain. Why didn't the government?
2019-06-28Länk till avsnitt
#922: The Cost of Getting Your Money Back
Accidentally sending $1,500 to a stranger on Venmo reveals just how hard it is to get your money back in the new economy.
2019-06-27Länk till avsnitt
#921: Tales From The Parking Lot
Three stories: A tire-booting vigilante, a surge price conspiracy, and the civil rights fight over parking tickets.
2019-06-21Länk till avsnitt
#920: What Should We Be Worried About?
The economic recovery turns 10 this month. Don't get too comfortable. There's plenty to be worried about.
2019-06-19Länk till avsnitt
#919: Are Cities Overrated?
Big cities used to be the land of opportunity for most people. But with changes in work, some economists are wondering: Are cities overrated?
2019-06-14Länk till avsnitt
#590: The Planet Money Workout
Gyms don't want you to workout. Or at least, not often. It's better for business that way. Economics explains why.
2019-06-12Länk till avsnitt
#918: The Day Of Two Noons
People didn't always know what time it was. But in the nineteenth century, a high school principal, a scientist, and a railroad bureaucrat synchronized the nation.
2019-06-07Länk till avsnitt
#651: The Salmon Taboo
In Japan, salmon used to be garbage fish. Today, it's a delicacy. How one Norwegian with a lot of extra fish changed the tastes of a nation.
2019-06-05Länk till avsnitt
#917: Quit Threat!
Sometimes an economy can get so strong the power dynamic between bosses and workers flips: Full employment. Are we there yet?
2019-05-31Länk till avsnitt
#916: The Whistleblower Whisperer
Jordan Thomas is a lawyer who represents some of Wall Street's biggest whistleblowers. The life that led him here is extraordinary.
2019-05-29Länk till avsnitt
#915: How To Meddle In An Election
In which someone runs a science experiment on an actual election, on actual voters, to test the persuasive power of ethically sketchy methods.
2019-05-24Länk till avsnitt
#914: Trump and Deutsche, A Long Affair
After Donald Trump's companies declared four bankruptcies, several major banks stopped loaning him money. But Deutsche Bank didn't.
2019-05-23Länk till avsnitt
#913: Counting The Homeless
From renting hotels to a jobs report-like census in the night, we look at ways communities are helping the homeless.
2019-05-18Länk till avsnitt
#407: A Mathematician, The Last Supper, And The Birth Of Accounting
The story of an innovation that changed the way the world works, and of the man who made this innovation possible: Luca Pacioli.
2019-05-15Länk till avsnitt
#912: How Uncle Jamie Broke Jeopardy
James Holzhauer took data, probability and a lot of practice with a fake buzzer, and turned it into a fortune on a game show.
2019-05-10Länk till avsnitt
#911: You Asked The Listener Question Hotline
We answer a bunch of the questions you asked ? and even one you *didn't* ask.
2019-05-08Länk till avsnitt
#910: Economics, Sexism, Data
A young economist holds a mirror up to her field. And starts a national conversation about women in economics.
2019-05-03Länk till avsnitt
#416: Why The Price of Coke Didn't Change For 70 years
For 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola stayed a nickel. Why? The answer includes a half a million vending machines and a 7.5 cent coin.
2019-05-01Länk till avsnitt
#909: Dollar Stores Vs Lettuce
Every six hours a new dollar store opens in the U.S. Are they killing grocery stores?
2019-04-27Länk till avsnitt
#908: I Am Not A Robot
The remarkable story of the online "CAPTCHA" tests we've all taken to prove that we're not robots.
2019-04-24Länk till avsnitt
#907: Two Spring Indicators
The Indicator from Planet Money explores trade wars, peanuts, hurricanes, and happiness.
2019-04-19Länk till avsnitt
#644: How Much Does This Cow Weigh?
We wanted to understand an eerie phenomenon that drives everything from the stock market to the price of orange juice. So we asked you to guess the weight of a cow.
2019-04-17Länk till avsnitt
#906: The Chicago Boys, Part II
How a ruthless dictator, and a bunch of economists known as the Chicago Boys, took Chile from socialism to capitalism.
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#905: The Chicago Boys, Part I
In the late 1950s and early '60s a handful of Chilean students went to study economics at the University of Chicago. What they learned changed their country.
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#904: Joke Theft
Copyrighting comedy is expensive. So comedians have devised an informal system of sanctions to protect their jokes from theft. Sometimes it works.
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#760: Tax Hero
Joe Bankman, professor at Stanford, figured out a way to make filing your taxes easy and painless. Then the tax lobby found out about it.
2019-04-04Länk till avsnitt
#903: A New Way To Pay For College
Some colleges are offering students a new way to pay. It's not a scholarship. It's not a loan. It's more like the students are selling stock in themselves.
2019-03-29Länk till avsnitt
#902: The Phoebus Cartel
The story behind two sneaky forces that drive us to buy more products, more often: Planned obsolescence and psychological obsolescence.
2019-03-28Länk till avsnitt
#901: Bad Cops Are Expensive
There's an industry of people working to eliminate bad police behavior. They're not activists or protestors. They're insurers.
2019-03-22Länk till avsnitt
#189: Why A Dead Shark Costs $12 Million
Today's show is about the fickle market for art. What makes a dead shark cost $12 million, and a photo of steel wool that looks like a tornado cost only $1,265?
2019-03-20Länk till avsnitt
#900: The Stolen Company
When an American company named ABRO learns their goods are being counterfeited in China, they start their own trade war.
2019-03-15Länk till avsnitt
#724: Cat Scam
The internet was supposed to get rid of middlemen--but instead they are taking over the global economy.
2019-03-13Länk till avsnitt
#899: Mexico Fights The Fuel Pirates
Thieves are stealing billions of dollars worth of gasoline in Mexico. The President is taking drastic action to cut them off, and it comes at a serious cost. Content warning: Audio of deadly pipeline explosion.
2019-03-08Länk till avsnitt
#785: The Starbury
The story of an NBA All-Star and an experiment: To make a desirable basketball shoe cheap enough for anyone.
2019-03-07Länk till avsnitt