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Episodes

Total: 378

The Rent Help Is Too Damn Slow
2021/10/2

Congress created a massive pile of money to help people pay rent during the pandemic. Why have so fe

When The U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt (Classic)
2021/9/29

There was one time the U.S. federal government stopped borrowing and paid off every penny of nationa

When Luddites Attack (Classic)
2021/9/24

A couple centuries ago, a group of English clothworkers set out to destroy the machines that had bee

Original Sign
2021/9/23

A request for dozens of stop signs flummoxes a town and angers a resident. A show about infrastructu

Two Indicators: Women And Work
2021/9/18

Women start a lot of businesses, but when it comes time for them to grow, many hit a wall, or the wo

Afghanistan's Money Problem
2021/9/15

Afghanistan's economy changed — almost overnight — after the Taliban retook control of the country |

Flood Money (Classic)
2021/9/10

Bill Pennington's house floods a lot: Three times over the course of three years. And every time his

This Is Your Brain On Drug Ads
2021/9/9

Apologies to listeners who received two episodes in their feed today. The U.S. is one of two countri

Two Indicators: Water Pressure
2021/9/3

It's another extremely dry, hot summer for the American West. Our daily podcast, The Indicator f

SUMMER SCHOOL 6: Crypto & Commencement
2021/9/2

In the last class of Planet Money Summer School Season 2, we cover one more important market — crypt

The Lost Archives of Sadie Alexander
2021/8/27

The work of our first Black economist was lost to history. Professor Nina Banks set out on a quest t

SUMMER SCHOOL 5: Bubbles, Bikes, & Biases
2021/8/25

Investing during a bubble can leave you bust. But how to tell the difference between a bubble before

Two Indicators: Will Remote Work Kill The Office?
2021/8/20

It's Stacey vs Greg in a face off on the future of the office. Each takes a side, armed with studies

SUMMER SCHOOL 4: Bonds & Becky With The Good Yield
2021/8/18

A few years back, Cardiff asked for an unusual Christmas present: a junk bond... Parallel to the sto

Big Little Ideas
2021/8/14

There are a lot of fancy terms for the things we experience — but are they really useful? Yes! We ex

SUMMER SCHOOL 3: Smooth Spending & The 401K
2021/8/11

Even if you don't own stocks, there are a lot of reasons to care about investing. We meet some of th

Mobile Home Parked
2021/8/6

We find out what happens when big investors spend billions of dollars buying mobile home parks and m

SUMMER SCHOOL 2: Index Funds & The Bet
2021/8/4

In 2006, Warren Buffett bet a million dollars that the most brainless, boring investment around woul

Three Reasons for the Housing Shortage
2021/7/30

America's housing shortage has been decades in the making. A lot of people blame Baby Boomers — but

SUMMER SCHOOL 1: The Stock Market & Penelope The Cow
2021/7/28

The first class of Planet Money Summer School starts off with a field trip. With the help of a cow,