Planet Money
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.
Summer School 6: When the markets need a designer
In economics, a market is a place (even virtual) where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods or...
EscucharWhat happens when governments cook the books
After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians...
EscucharSummer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry
LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. Traditional economics says the market is guided by...
EscucharWould you trust an economist with your economy?
Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions - in government, in media, in...
EscucharSummer School 4: Who are all these regulations protecting?
LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. There are occasional incentives in business that make...
EscucharThe President's Golden Share in U.S. Steel
LIVE SHOW ALERT: August 18th, NYC. Get your tickets here. When news broke that a Japanese company, Nippon...
EscucharSummer School 3: How government decides what to spend our money on
Although it seems like the government can spend an endless amount of money, it cannot actually do all...
EscucharWhy are we so obsessed with manufacturing?
It seems like politicians cannot agree on a lot. But many seem to agree on... manufacturing. Leaders...
EscucharCongress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential...
EscucharSummer School 2: How taxes change behavior and the economy
We all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior?...
EscucharMade in America
What people might picture when they think of "Made in America" ... might not look like the "Made in...
EscucharSummer School 1: A government's role in the economy is to make us all richer
Government. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as being independent...
EscucharThe simple math of the big bill
If we think about the economic effects of President Donald Trumps big taxing and spending and domestic...
EscucharA thought experiment on how to fix the national debt problem
There's an economic fantasy you sometimes hear in D.C. It often gets trotted out when politicians are...
EscucharWhen Trump met crypto
In 2019, President Trump tweeted: "I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies." Today, the...
EscucharEcon Battle Zone: Budget Showdown
Econ Battle Zone is back! On today's episode Mary Childs and Kenny Malone enter Econ Battle Stadium...
EscucharThe U.S. is the world's bribery cop. Is that about to change?
The U.S. has been policing bribery all over the world for nearly half a century using a law called the...
EscucharJay & Shai's debt ceiling adventure (Update)
Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023.Every year, the U.S. government spends more money...
EscucharWhy I joined DOGE
What was it like to work inside Elon Musk's DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency,...
EscucharAre Trump's tariffs legal?
When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled....
EscucharWhen Chinese manufacturing met Small Town, USA
Over the past decade, politicians from both parties have courted American voters with an enticing economic...
EscucharTrump's crypto interests (Two Indicators)
Today on the show – our crypto president. Just before President Donald Trump began his second administration...
EscucharThe U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory
Over the last few months U.S.-China trade relations have been pretty hard to make sense of – unless...
EscucharWhy does the government fund research at universities?
American universities are where people go to learn and teach. They're also where research and development...
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