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Planet Money

355 Episodes

27 minutes | a day ago
The Writers Revolt (UPDATE)
We have a winner in an epic Hollywood story. A couple years back, 7,000 TV writers across the U.S. fired their agents. All on the same day. It was part of a battle over how creative work gets valued and compensated in TV and film. Now, we have the dramatic resolution. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
23 minutes | 6 days ago
India, Farming, and the Free Market
For decades, India has shielded its agricultural sector from the free market. Now, the government wants to let it in. Millions and millions of farmers are not happy about it. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
23 minutes | 8 days ago
Workin' 9 To 5
The movie "9 to 5" used humor to highlight the struggles of women in the workplace 40 years ago. Where are we now? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
24 minutes | 13 days ago
About Your Extended Warranty
Calls about "extended auto warranties" blow up our phones over and over. But what are these robocalls actually offering? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
24 minutes | 15 days ago
How Jacob Loud's Land Was Lost
Today's show: the arcane laws that have cost Black landowners their property, and the lawyer who is trying to fix those laws. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
15 minutes | 20 days ago
Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye
We look at housing prices in Montana, an oil market milestone, and give a fond farewell. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
20 minutes | 22 days ago
The Curse Of The Black Lotus (Update)
When the popular card game Magic: The Gathering entered a speculative bubble, its creators found a way to keep it from bursting. We check in to see if their strategy is still working. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
24 minutes | a month ago
Socialism 101
Today on the show: The critics of capitalism. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
25 minutes | a month ago
You Asked For Shots, Tuna, Metal, and Money
Listeners send us questions every day. It's about time we answer a few of them. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
24 minutes | a month ago
The New Shape Of Pasta
What do you do when you can't find the perfect pasta shape? You invent a new shape. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
21 minutes | a month ago
The Even More Minimum Wage
The tipped minimum wage hasn't changed for decades. Is now finally the time? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
22 minutes | a month ago
The $69 Million JPEG
An artist called Beeple just sold a piece at Christie's for millions. But it wasn't a painting... it was a kind of crypto. We speak with him and the others behind the first NFT auction. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
19 minutes | a month ago
Nigeria, You Win! (Update)
Nigerians heard a radio ad offering millions of dollars for people with business proposals. They thought it was a scam. It wasn't. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
21 minutes | 2 months ago
The Marriage Pact
They say true love is hard to find. Whoever says that isn't an economist. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
22 minutes | 2 months ago
Happy Fed Independence Day (Update)
The story of the day the Federal Reserve got its independence and the fight — an actual physical fight — to keep it. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
32 minutes | 2 months ago
We Buy a Superhero: Resurrection
We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
22 minutes | 2 months ago
Bond Voyage
The government used to be afraid to borrow too much money. Today, it borrows hand over fist. And it's ... fine? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
23 minutes | 2 months ago
We Buy A Superhero: Loophole
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire.| Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
21 minutes | 2 months ago
Why Printers Are The Worst
The real money is in the ink. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
23 minutes | 2 months ago
We Buy A Superhero: Origins
Marvel has 7,000 characters, many of them forgotten. We want to buy one from their vault and launch our own little Planet Money franchise. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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