The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

Episódios

OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!

Strait talk: Why the oil crisis is getting worse

How the bond market is handling AI risks

How much safer do Flock cameras make us?

A beautiful bill, Mamdani's market, and stock subscriptions

Bessent's yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net

Are small town colleges going extinct?

Let's play ... Who Wants To Be a Bank!

Canada fights tariffs with tariffs

Which jobs are future-proofed?

Are job hoppers better at their jobs?

Does Planet Money’s game pass the shelf test? We go undercover to find out

For a lot of Gen Z, gambling is investing

A Treasury showdown with the bond market

How ICE arrests are creating 'economies of fear'

The teacher pay penalty, Meta's major settlement, and a footwear flop

Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break

What Mark Cuban REALLY thinks of Medicare for All

Medicare for All is not Medicare for All

Could politics put your city's funding at risk?

EV sales slow, US Treasury yields grow, 'Niu Lai' has impressive box office mojo

Is bankruptcy really all that bad?

Have a bad manager? Science explains why.

Trump versus Capital One

Did you know companies can vote in Delaware?

Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps

C is for C-shaped economy

Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore

Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong?

Why is Trump paying to stop wind farms?

I'm just here for the health benefits

Following the Chipotle playbook for the cyclospora crisis

How ending TPS is squeezing workers, businesses and (soon) consumers

Why we're short on blood, water and helium

Who is a music industry plant? And does it matter?

Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks

Trump’s new Truth Social plan: pay $100K

Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech

You had housing questions. An economist answered them

Petty! Econ! Grievances!

Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers

Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?

Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?

Tale of Two Cities

Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?

New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast

The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey

Why the Pope wants to disarm AI

Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car

Can the internet survive AI summaries?