The Indicator from Planet Money
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Episodes (301)
Is it time to abolish the MBA?
Oct 28, 2026
Why Meta is giving you Muse for free
Oct 27, 2026
How bots are overtaking humans on the internet
Oct 26, 2026
CoreWeave woes, Pokémon foes, and maple syrup lows
Oct 23, 2026
Can a "moneyball" system work for campaign funding?
Oct 22, 2026
The case for sharing your salary
Oct 21, 2026
The gamble of trying to inflate away debt
Oct 20, 2026
Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem
Oct 19, 2026
Will AI take my job? Ask an economist!
Oct 18, 2026
Supercore inflation, Bumble valuation and Pooh's repatriation
Oct 16, 2026
How did political campaigns get so expensive?
Oct 15, 2026
A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!
Oct 14, 2026
How did we get a Nobel Prize in economics?
Oct 13, 2026
The echo of the bison (Encore)
Oct 12, 2026
SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bounty
Oct 9, 2026
The chilling effect of ICE in hospitals
Oct 8, 2026
One economist's answer to data center anxiety
Oct 7, 2026
Inside Norway's sovereign wealth fund dilemma to divest from Israel
Oct 6, 2026
The proper etiquette of the Venmo nudge
Oct 5, 2026
Can we make Social Security better for blue-collar workers?
Oct 2, 2026
New college degrees designed to job-proof graduates
Oct 1, 2026
Is investing in sports worth it for universities?
Sep 30, 2026
What does every business need but not every industry has?
Sep 29, 2026
How the rich make money by losing money
Sep 28, 2026
Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare
Sep 25, 2026
What Doordash, Dell and Palantir all have in common
Sep 24, 2026
Why are used cars priced like new cars?
Sep 23, 2026
How will the US refill its dwindling oil reserves?
Sep 22, 2026
How Hemp-THC businesses are bracing for a near total ban
Sep 21, 2026
OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!
Sep 18, 2026
Strait talk: Why the oil crisis is getting worse
Sep 17, 2026
How the bond market is handling AI risks
Sep 16, 2026
How much safer do Flock cameras make us?
Sep 15, 2026
A beautiful bill, Mamdani's market, and stock subscriptions
Sep 14, 2026
Bessent's yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net
Sep 11, 2026
Are small town colleges going extinct?
Sep 10, 2026
Let's play ... Who Wants To Be a Bank!
Sep 9, 2026
Canada fights tariffs with tariffs
Sep 8, 2026
Which jobs are future-proofed?
Sep 7, 2026
Are job hoppers better at their jobs?
Sep 4, 2026
Does Planet Money’s game pass the shelf test? We go undercover to find out
Sep 3, 2026
For a lot of Gen Z, gambling is investing
Sep 2, 2026
A Treasury showdown with the bond market
Sep 1, 2026
How ICE arrests are creating 'economies of fear'
Aug 31, 2026
The teacher pay penalty, Meta's major settlement, and a footwear flop
Aug 28, 2026
Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break
Aug 27, 2026
What Mark Cuban REALLY thinks of Medicare for All
Aug 26, 2026
Medicare for All is not Medicare for All
Aug 25, 2026
Could politics put your city's funding at risk?
Aug 24, 2026
EV sales slow, US Treasury yields grow, 'Niu Lai' has impressive box office mojo
Aug 21, 2026