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Is the reign of the dollar over?
For decades, dollars have been the world's common financial language. Central banks everywhere hold...
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Virtually every product brought into the United States must have a so-called "country of origin." Think...
EscucharWhy it's so hard to find a public toilet
Why is it so hard to find a bathroom when you need one? In the U.S., we used to have lots of publicly...
EscucharPlanet Money complains. To learn.
On today's show: we're ... venting.We at Planet Money are an ensemble show – each with different curiosities...
EscucharHow 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank
Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi's Aunt Vovi signed up for 23andMe back in 2017, hoping to learn more about...
EscucharA primer on the Federal Reserve's independence
President Donald Trump has been loudly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for years now....
EscucharHow much for that egg
Recently, one of our NPR colleagues wrote a message to all of NPR saying he had extra eggs to sell for...
EscucharOIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal government
OIRA — the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs — is an obscure, but powerful federal office...
EscucharTrade war dispatch from Canada
How do you run a business when a trade war is brewing? As President Trump's tariffs kick in - or are...
EscucharDo trade deficits matter?
At the heart of President Trump's tariffs is this idea that we should not be buying more from other...
EscucharHow the War on Drugs got us... blueberries
Ever wondered why you can buy fresh Peruvian blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly,...
EscucharTariffs: what are they good for?
What are tariffs good for?For years, mainstream economists have basically said: tariffs are not good....
EscucharPM x Radiolab: Can the economy grow forever?
Earth can sustain life for another 100 million years, but can we? This episode, we partner with Radiolab...
EscucharPlanet Money buys a mystery diamond
The deal seemed too good to be true. There's a website that's been selling top quality diamonds at bizarrely...
EscucharCan we just change how we measure GDP?
There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic...
EscucharEscheat show (Update)
Note: This original episode ran in 2020.Walter Schramm did everything right as an investor — at least...
EscucharHow Tupperware took over our homes, with Decoder Ring
Tupperware is the stealthy star of our modern homes. These plastic storage containers are ubiquitous...
EscucharThe last time we shrank the federal workforce
If you cut every single federal job President Donald Trump wants to cut, how much money would that save?...
EscucharHow to start a bank
In some ways, starting a bank is a lot like starting any other business. Who will you hire? Where will...
EscucharThe Parable of Peanut the Memecoin
Memecoins are having a moment. Everyone from Hawk Tuah to President Donald Trump to animal influencers...
EscucharThe Memecoin Casino
What do Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, social media sensation Hawk Tuah, and the President of the United...
EscucharThe controversy over Tyson Foods' hiring of asylum seekers
Last year, Tyson Foods shuttered a meat processing plant in Perry, Iowa. The company said it made the...
EscucharThe rise and fall of Long Term Capital Management
There's this cautionary tale, in the finance world, that nearly any trader can tell you. It's about...
EscucharCan the president override Congress on spending?
So the president can't spend more money than Congress has agreed and voted to spend. But can the president...
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