Episodes (Page 20)
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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
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Federal Reserve policy decisions are made by fallible people, not just data
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Planet Money's annual Valentine's Day tradition celebrating economic and data-driven topics they love
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Supermarket ice cream freezers show clear market segmentation: Ben & Jerry's dominates chunky flavors while Häagen-Dazs focuses on smooth varieties
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Day care market suffers from information asymmetry and price controls: parents can't access costs upfront and long waitlists indicate prices are too low
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Two hosts face a Groundhog Day curse during the annual Punxsutawney Phil tradition on February 2nd
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Three economists share how influential economics papers shaped their careers and worldview at crucial moments in their professional lives
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Monopoly is one of history's best-selling board games, often associated with American rags-to-riches capitalism narrative
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Charles Ponzi's financial scheme and its historical significance in naming perpetual fraud schemes
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Truck driving industry transformed from symbol of freedom to debt-laden profession
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Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target serves as central economic mantra and mandate
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Planet Money hosts analyze Frank Capra's 1946 film 'It's A Wonderful Life' through economic lens