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Planet Money

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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the…

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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for Planet Money.

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Frequencyabout 2 episodes per weekCalculated from 402 episodes published between Nov 2022 and Aug 2026.
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Aug 21, 202637 min
Who decides what big box sells? Our GAME got us answers

There’s a room where the fates of retail products are decided. Will they make it onto the shelves of the big box stores? Usually the rest...

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Aug 19, 202640 min
Getting entrepreneurial in Korea (Summer School)

This week’s stop on our world tour - Korea. A country divided into two very different power structures since the end of WWII. Today South...

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Aug 14, 202638 min
You bet your life insurance

Some of the biggest firms on Wall Street are, at this very moment, waiting for thousands of strangers to die to reap their returns. Because...

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Aug 12, 202639 min
Currency Chaos in Argentina (Summer School)

Just about everyone in Argentina is an expert in inflation and whether they like it or not, economic flexibility. Can we learn from them?...

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Aug 7, 202634 min
Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to?

When workers past retirement age can’t afford to retire — that’s one thing. When they can, and just don’t want to — that’s trickier.It used...

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Aug 5, 202640 min
Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School)

Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. You walk down the street, pick out a nice looking plot of land, and...

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Jul 31, 202625 min
What makes a toy go viral

Squishy, slimy, fidgety toys are having a moment. But it’s more than just an anxiety-soothing, social-media fueled trend – these toys are...

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Jul 29, 202638 min
How to beat the resource curse in Norway (Summer School)

Let’s call it the luxury of restraint. This is what enabled Norway to avoid the fate of so many other countries when they discovered oil...

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Jul 24, 202638 min
Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School)

Let’s head to a small town in Kenya that’s become globally famous for helping economists answer some of the biggest questions facing...

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Jul 22, 202625 min
Big Lettuce meets Small Intestine

The cyclospora outbreak that’s sickening thousands of Americans got us interested in the rise of Big Lettuce, and the challenges of keeping...

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