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.
The 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...
EscucharThe Big Government Money Pipe Freeze
There has been chaotic uncertainty around billions of dollars allocated by Congress. The Trump administration...
EscucharThe 'Crypto Wizard' vs. Nigeria
The trip that changed Tigran Gambaryan's life forever was supposed to be short — just a few days....
EscucharThe fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure
The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand...
EscucharHow the scratch off lottery changed America
Americans spend more on scratch lottery tickets per year than on pizza. More than all Coca-Cola products....
EscucharHow DeepSeek changed the market's mind
On Monday, the stock market went into a tizzy over a new AI model from Chinese company DeepSeek. It...
EscucharRe-imagining the energy grid ... through batteries (Two Indicators)
When it comes to solar and wind power, renewable energy has always had a caveat: it can only run when...
EscucharThe "chilling effect" of deportations
After being sworn into office, President Trump signed a whole host of executive actions and orders that...
EscucharAfter the fires
The fires in Los Angeles are almost out. Residents are starting to trickle back into their burned-out...
EscucharTariffs, grocery prices and other listener questions
Donald Trump is just about to begin his second presidency. And it may be safe to say that every single...
EscucharThe Land of the Duty Free (classic)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2018.)Is it really cheaper to shop at an airport Duty Free store?...
EscucharThe case for Fed Independence in the Nixon Tapes
You know Watergate, but do you know Fedgate? The more subtle scandal with more monetary policy and,...
EscucharZIP Codes!
The ZIP code is less like a cold, clinical, ordered list of numbers, and more like a weird overgrown...
EscucharThe potato-shaped loophole in free trade
Ever since free trade opened up between the US and Mexico in the 1990s, trillions of dollars of goods...
EscucharIf AI is so good, why are there still so many jobs for translators?
If you believe the hype, translators will all soon be out of work. Luis von Ahn, CEO and co-founder...
EscucharThe Rest of the Story, 2024
After the gift exchange comes another great holiday tradition: returns season. Once again, we are joining...
EscucharThe Indicators of this year and next
This year, there was some economic good news to go around. Inflation generally ticked down. Unemployment...
EscucharThe habitat banker
Our planet is in serious trouble. There are a million species of plants and animals in danger of extinction,...
EscucharHow sports gambling blew up
Sports gambling isn't exactly a financial market, but it rhymes with financial markets. What happens...
EscucharA Nobel prize for explaining why there's global inequality
Why do some nations fail and others succeed?In the late 1990s and early 2000s, three economists formed...
EscucharWorst. Tariffs. Ever. (update)
The Smoot Hawley Tariffs were a debacle that helped plunge America into the Great Depression. What can...
EscucharThere Will Be Flood
Windell Curole spent decades working to protect his community in southern Louisiana from the destructive...
EscucharGeorge Soros vs. the Bank of England
As people learn more about Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, one story comes...
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