Episodes (Page 18)
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Zoos operate under the principle that animals cannot be bought or sold, making traditional market pricing impossible
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Contrasts inefficient home construction methods to factory-based manufacturing used for other products like cars
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Research reveals Black taxpayers are audited 3-5 times more frequently than other groups, partly due to IRS focus on lower-income earners claiming earned income tax credits
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Larry Summers revived the Depression-era term 'secular stagnation' in 2013 to explain persistent low growth, inflation, and interest rates
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Examines U.S. Treasury bond market fluctuations and the yield curve as key economic indicators during uncertain times
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Addresses lingering listener questions one month after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, the worst banking crisis since 2008
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Puerto Rico's beaches are legally public but increasingly contested due to climate change, new residents, and real estate development
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Three banks (Silicon Valley, Signature, and Silvergate) collapsed in early March 2023 due to classic bank runs
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During the 2008 financial crisis, 1-2 banks failed weekly, with Planet Money's Chana Joffe-Walt documenting one collapse in real-time
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Richard Lonsinger, adopted member of the Ponca tribe, fought to receive his birth mother's Osage headright share after her death in 2010
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Silicon Valley Bank experienced a sudden bank run when depositors feared losing their millions
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Planet Money Records' 'Inflation' song reached 1 million Spotify streams and spawned merch including vinyl and branded apparel
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Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest U.S. bank and tech startup darling, collapsed in days due to poor investment decisions and weak regulation
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Streaming platforms including HBO Max and Showtime have cancelled and removed original shows like Minx, Made for Love, and Westworld entirely
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Ryanne Jones' childhood dental injury left her with chipped teeth that hindered her job prospects for decades despite qualifications
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Seinfeld is analyzed as an economics case study through the lens of game theory, utility, and resource allocation
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated legislative costs since 1974, playing a critical role determining which bills succeed or fail
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Barbara Thorpe left $200,000 to benefit cats in Dixfield, Maine in 2002, creating unexpected wealth for the town's feline population
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Franklin Leonard, a junior executive at Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, created an anonymous spreadsheet solution to find quality scripts among 50,000 registered yearly
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U.S. government spends more than it earns annually, requiring Congress to raise the debt ceiling (currently $31.4 trillion) to authorize borrowing