Episodes (Page 3)
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Supreme Court ruled President Trump's tariffs illegal.
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Greenland is not for sale, despite U.S. interest.
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Discussing Betty Boop's entry into the public domain.
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Explores three inventions across history: the sewing machine (created by an ambitious inventor seeking sole credit), an Italian video communication invention promoting global connection, and the pa...
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Recent Iranian protests are motivated by economic hardship caused partly by 47 years of U.S. sanctions alongside human rights concerns
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A record 3 million cars are estimated to be repossessed in 2025, matching Great Recession levels, with many Americans behind on car payments
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Trump administration introduces two new initiatives aimed at making homeownership more affordable as housing costs remain a voter concern
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HOPE VI program demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with mixed-income neighborhoods to combat concentrated poverty
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Pastor Dave Hodges leads the Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants in Oakland with 130,000+ members centered on psilocybin mushroom religious practice
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Planet Money partners with Exploding Kittens to create a board game inspired by the economics paper 'The Market for Lemons'
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Explores the unusual multi-decade partnership between oil giant Chevron and socialist Venezuela, the world's first petrostate
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New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick documents that Trump and his family made nearly $4 billion 'off the presidency' in just about one year of his second term
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Economists investigate whether the $35 trillion AI investment surge constitutes a bubble by identifying telltale warning signs
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George and Joan Johnson built Johnson Products Company into a multi-billion-dollar Black hair care industry starting with Afro Sheen product
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Venezuela experienced an epic economic collapse despite having abundant natural resources including oil, fertile land, beaches, and an educated population
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Economists debate which economic story defined 2025: tariffs, consumer sentiment, or stock market highs
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Mainstream economists wrongly predicted that free trade with China would be a clear win for the US economy overall
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Annual 'Rest of the Story' segment provides updates on previous Planet Money stories including a safer saw patent, the Planet Money game progress, and Gaza currency collapse
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Netflix's binge-drop strategy transformed it from a DVD rental startup to a media giant
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Data centers for AI infrastructure now consume massive amounts of electricity, raising residential electric bills significantly across the US