Planet Money

@npr_planet_money@robot.villas

NPR podcast about the economy, explained in human terms.

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Homepage: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money

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What happens to central banks under pressure? #Economy #CentralBanking #Finance
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Sep 6, 2025
The million dollar mystery behind Milk.com #Economy #Business #Tech
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Sep 3, 2025
Lisa Cook and the fight for the Fed #Economy #Finance #News
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Aug 29, 2025
Summer School 8: Graduation LIVE! #Economy #Business #Finance
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Aug 27, 2025
Buy discount Ozempic here now click this link #Economy #Health #Scams
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Aug 22, 2025
Summer School 7: Trade blocks and blockages #Economy #Trade #Business
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Aug 20, 2025
When our inflation infeelings don't match the CPI #Economy #Inflation #PersonalFinance
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Aug 15, 2025
What happens when governments cook the books #Economy #Finance #News
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Aug 9, 2025
Summer School 6: When the markets need a designer #Economy #Markets #Business
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Aug 6, 2025
Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry #Economy #Policy #Business
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Aug 6, 2025
Would you trust an economist with your economy? #Economics #Trust #Business
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Aug 2, 2025
Summer School 4: Who are all these regulations protecting? #Economy #Regulation #Business
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Jul 30, 2025
The President's Golden Share in U.S. Steel #Economy #Business #Finance
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Jul 25, 2025
Summer School 3: How government decides what to spend our money on #Economy #Government #Finance
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Jul 23, 2025
Why are we so obsessed with manufacturing? #Economy #Business #Industry
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Jul 18, 2025
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media #Economy #News #Politics
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Jul 18, 2025
Summer School 2: How taxes change behavior and the economy #Economy #Taxes #Behavior
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Jul 16, 2025
Made in America #Economy #Business #MadeInUSA
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Jul 11, 2025
Summer School 1: A government's role in the economy is to make us all richer #Economy #Government #Business
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Jul 9, 2025
The simple math of the big bill #Economy #Finance #News
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Jul 4, 2025
A thought experiment on how to fix the national debt problem #Economy #Finance #Policy
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Jul 2, 2025
When Trump met crypto #Economy #Crypto #Politics
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Jun 27, 2025
Econ Battle Zone: Budget Showdown #Economy #Budgeting #Finance
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Jun 25, 2025
The U.S. is the world's bribery cop. Is that about to change? #Economy #GlobalBusiness #Corruption
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Jun 20, 2025
Jay & Shai's debt ceiling adventure (Update) #Economy #Finance #News
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Jun 19, 2025
Why I joined DOGE #Economy #Crypto #Finance
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Jun 14, 2025
Are Trump's tariffs legal? #Economy #Tariffs #Law
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Jun 11, 2025
When Chinese manufacturing met Small Town, USA #Economy #Manufacturing #GlobalTrade
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Jun 6, 2025
Trump's crypto interests (Two Indicators) #Economy #Crypto #Finance
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Jun 4, 2025
The U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory #Economy #Trade #GameTheory
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May 30, 2025
Why does the government fund research at universities? #Science #Economy #Research
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May 28, 2025
The secret world behind those scammy text messages #Scams #Economy #Technology
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May 23, 2025
How economists (and TikTok) know if a recession is coming #Economy #Recession #Finance
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May 21, 2025
The 145% tariff already did its damage #Economy #Trade #Tariffs
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May 16, 2025