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Sinopsis
The economy, explained, with stories and surprises. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money. People seem to like it.
Episodios
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Runaway Recommendation Engine
26/05/2021 Duración: 19minRecommendation systems have changed how we choose what we want. But are they choosing what we want? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Big Government Cheese (CLASSIC)
21/05/2021 Duración: 19minThat time the U.S. government accidentally created a cheese surplus so large it had to be stored in a ginormous cave. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Get The Vaccine, Lose The Skinny Jeans
19/05/2021 Duración: 20minTwo stories from our Indicator team about the sometimes-unlikely people who shape what we buy and what we do. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Blood Money
14/05/2021 Duración: 24minThe United States is one of the few countries that lets companies pay people for their blood plasma. Why? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Hot Cheetos
13/05/2021 Duración: 25minA janitor walks out of a chip factory with a bag of dustless Cheetos and changes the global snack game forever. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Emission Impossible
07/05/2021 Duración: 22minCarbon offsets have become a popular tool to combat climate change. But how effective are they? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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DIY Reparations
05/05/2021 Duración: 25minSome Vermonters were tired of waiting around for reparations. So they decided to take matters into their own hands. | This episode was produced with our friends at Invisibilia. Check out their new season here.
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We Buy A Superhero 5: Hollywood
01/05/2021 Duración: 28minIn the last and greatest chapter to our superhero saga, Micro-Face tries to make the jump from comic books to movies. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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The $100 Million Deli
28/04/2021 Duración: 22minWhy is a single New Jersey deli worth so much? And what does it tell us about how the stock market works? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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We Buy A Superhero 4: Sellout
23/04/2021 Duración: 25minTwo months ago, Planet Money got its own superhero. Today, we sell him out. | Find the full Planet Money Superhero series here.
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The Writers Revolt (UPDATE)
21/04/2021 Duración: 25minWe 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.
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India, Farming, and the Free Market
16/04/2021 Duración: 21minFor 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.
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Workin' 9 To 5
14/04/2021 Duración: 22minThe 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.
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About Your Extended Warranty
09/04/2021 Duración: 23minCalls about "extended auto warranties" blow up our phones over and over. But what are these robocalls actually offering? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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How Jacob Loud's Land Was Lost
07/04/2021 Duración: 23minToday'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.
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Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye
02/04/2021 Duración: 15minWe look at housing prices in Montana, an oil market milestone, and give a fond farewell. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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The Curse Of The Black Lotus (Update)
31/03/2021 Duración: 19minWhen 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.
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Socialism 101
26/03/2021 Duración: 23minToday on the show: The critics of capitalism. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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You Asked For Shots, Tuna, Metal, and Money
24/03/2021 Duración: 23minListeners send us questions every day. It's about time we answer a few of them. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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The New Shape Of Pasta
19/03/2021 Duración: 23minWhat do you do when you can't find the perfect pasta shape? You invent a new shape. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.