The Indicator from Planet Money
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Episodes (300)
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
Is bankruptcy really all that bad?
Aug 20, 2026
Have a bad manager? Science explains why.
Aug 19, 2026
Trump versus Capital One
Aug 18, 2026
Did you know companies can vote in Delaware?
Aug 17, 2026
Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps
Aug 14, 2026
C is for C-shaped economy
Aug 13, 2026
Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore
Aug 12, 2026
Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong?
Aug 11, 2026
Why is Trump paying to stop wind farms?
Aug 10, 2026
I'm just here for the health benefits
Aug 7, 2026
Following the Chipotle playbook for the cyclospora crisis
Aug 6, 2026
How ending TPS is squeezing workers, businesses and (soon) consumers
Aug 5, 2026
Why we're short on blood, water and helium
Aug 4, 2026
Who is a music industry plant? And does it matter?
Aug 3, 2026
Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks
Jul 31, 2026
Trump’s new Truth Social plan: pay $100K
Jul 30, 2026
Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech
Jul 29, 2026
You had housing questions. An economist answered them
Jul 28, 2026
Petty! Econ! Grievances!
Jul 27, 2026
Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers
Jul 24, 2026
Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?
Jul 23, 2026
Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?
Jul 22, 2026
Tale of Two Cities
Jul 21, 2026
Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?
Jul 20, 2026
New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast
Jul 19, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey
Jul 17, 2026
Why the Pope wants to disarm AI
Jul 16, 2026
Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car
Jul 15, 2026
Can the internet survive AI summaries?
Jul 14, 2026
Young people aren’t paying their car loans. We can help.
Jul 13, 2026
SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms
Jul 10, 2026
Why Google fell behind in the AI race
Jul 9, 2026
Cracking down on egg prices
Jul 8, 2026
We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)
Jul 7, 2026