Episodes (Page 21)
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Sand is essential raw material in buildings, windows, and electronics but faces dangerous global scarcity
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Polling faces an existential crisis as fewer people answer phones and complete surveys
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China's housing boom has transformed into a severe real estate crisis affecting the economy
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Planet Money launches a record label to release a lost 1975 song about inflation
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Planet Money starts a real record label to release a previously unreleased 1975 inflation song by Earnest Jackson
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Federal Reserve interest rate hikes strengthen the U.S. dollar, creating global economic disruption
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The Mutilated Currency Division repairs damaged and destroyed U.S. currency bills
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Investigation reveals who actually benefits from retail coupons and how the coupon system works
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Sorority rush provides insights into how particular types of markets function and pricing dynamics
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Taiwan's semiconductor industry, known as the 'Silicon Shield,' has become central to its economic defense and global significance
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Prime Minister Liz Truss's government attempted to overhaul the British economy through radical policies
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Some restaurants during the pandemic used offshoring as an unexpected solution to address worker shortages