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Planet Money

Planet Money


Planet Money

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Length:
355 episodes
Language:
Englisch
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Podcast

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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.Wanna go deeper? Subscribe to Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney
Language:
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Format:
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Summer School 4: Banker vs president and the birth of the dollar

Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here....

36 minutes
Jul 31, 2024

Summer School 3: The first stock and perpetual life

Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here....

34 minutes
Jul 26, 2024

What Kamala Harris' economic agenda might look like

Last weekend we were all thrown for a loop when President Joe Biden dropped out of the ...

18 minutes
Jul 24, 2024

The color monopoly

In 2022, artist Stuart Semple opened up his laptop to find that all his designs had tur...

22 minutes
Jul 20, 2024

Summer School 2: The golden ages of labor and looms

Who has the power? Workers or bosses? It changes through the ages, though it's usually ...

32 minutes
Jul 17, 2024

Rooftop solar's dark side

4.5 million households in the U.S. have solar panels on their homes. Most of those cust...

27 minutes
Jul 12, 2024

Summer School 1: An Economic History of the World

Planet Money Summer School is back for eight weeks. Join as we travel back in time to f...

34 minutes
Jul 10, 2024

How flying got so bad (or did it?)

We often hear that air travel is worse than it's ever been. Gone are the days when airp...

25 minutes
Jul 05, 2024

The two companies driving the modern economy

At the core of most of the electronics we use today are some very tiny, very powerful c...

20 minutes
Jul 03, 2024

Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages?

We wade into the heated debate over immigrants' impact on the labor market. When the nu...

25 minutes
Jun 29, 2024