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Planet Money

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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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  • Charles Ponzi's scheme (plus a new scam) #Finance #Scam #Economy

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    Oct 7, 2026

  • Where all those weird new drinks are coming from #Business #Economy #Food

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    Oct 2, 2026

  • Who's gonna pay for your Social Security? #Economy #SocialSecurity #Retirement

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    Sep 30, 2026

  • Middlegarchs are the new Oligarchs #Economy #Business #Finance

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    Sep 25, 2026

  • Is our national debt finally too much? (update) #Economy #Finance #NationalDebt

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    Sep 23, 2026

  • The Domino's Pizza Tracker Theory of Everything #Economics #Business #Tech

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    Sep 18, 2026

  • How investing is getting riskier (Two Indicators) #Finance #Economy #Investing

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    Sep 16, 2026

  • The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis #Economy #Finance #Housing

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    Sep 11, 2026

  • Cost-cutting, quiet guilt and the inflation generation #Economy #Inflation #PersonalFinance

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    Sep 9, 2026

  • Trump drinks Venezuela's milkshake #Economy #Politics #GlobalTrade

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    Sep 5, 2026

  • Love in the time of Palantir #Economy #Tech #Business

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    Sep 2, 2026

  • Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," the true story behind the anthem (bonus) #Economy #Music #History

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    Aug 30, 2026

  • Branded fruit: How produce got "Honeycrisp-ified" #Economy #Branding #Agriculture

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • The continent nobody owns & everyone benefits from (Summer School) #Economy #Global #Science

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    Aug 26, 2026

  • Who decides what big box sells? Our GAME got us answers #Economy #Business #Retail

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    Aug 21, 2026

  • Getting entrepreneurial in Korea (Summer School) #Business #Economy #Entrepreneurship

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    Aug 19, 2026

  • You bet your life insurance #Finance #Economics #Business

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    Aug 14, 2026

  • Currency Chaos in Argentina (Summer School) #Economy #Inflation #Finance

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    Aug 12, 2026

  • Older workers aren't retiring. Should they be forced to? #Economy #Retirement #Workforce

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    Aug 7, 2026

  • Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School)

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    Aug 5, 2026

  • What makes a toy go viral #Economy #Marketing #Trends

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    Jul 31, 2026

  • How to beat the resource curse in Norway (Summer School) #Economy #Resource #Norway

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    Jul 29, 2026

  • Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School) #Economy #Africa #Development

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    Jul 24, 2026

  • Big Lettuce meets Small Intestine #Economy #Business #FoodSafety

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    Jul 22, 2026

  • New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast #Podcast #Economy #News

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    Jul 21, 2026

  • Can World Cup mania grow MLS in the U.S.? #Soccer #Economy #SportsBusiness

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    Jul 17, 2026

  • Building things and breaking things in China (Summer School World Tour) #Economy #China #Business

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • Seven allegedly fake Chanel bags vs The RealReal #Economy #Luxury #Business

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • Our mission: Find the world's best economic ideas (Summer School World Tour) #Economy #Business #Finance

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory) #Economics #GameTheory #Sports

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    Jul 3, 2026

  • Can the Trump administration make college cheaper? #Economy #Education #Policy

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    Jul 1, 2026

  • We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail? #Tech #History #Business

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • Before Kalshi and Polymarket there was the Iowa Electronic Markets #Economics #History #Markets

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    Jun 24, 2026

  • The real horror of 'Alien' and how it explains why we're not paid enough #Economy #Workplace #Inequality

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • Can computer hackers get inside your mind? #Tech #Security #Hacking

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    Jun 17, 2026

  • It's my tree. Why can't I cut it down? #Economy #Property #Law

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    Jun 12, 2026

  • Two indicators for lowering the rent #Economy #Housing #Rent

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    Jun 10, 2026

  • Why is there a supplement craze if they don't even work? #Economy #Health #Science

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