Episodes (Page 6)
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Maine prisons launched an experiment allowing incarcerated people to work remote jobs from their cells at fair market wages
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Concert ticket prices are driven up by 'reseller bots' that manipulate the market, creating economic dysfunction despite serving some economic function
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A major SNAP funding crisis is looming due to cuts embedded in Trump's tax-cut and spending bill signed in summer
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The U.S. is the world's largest source of remittances, but an immigration crackdown is disrupting this global market
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Ken Jouppi, an Alaska bush pilot, had his $95,000 Cessna plane forfeited after a passenger was caught with beer
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TikTok developed a distinctive sonic identity
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Russia operates a 'shadow fleet' of hundreds of old tankers with fake names and obscure flag countries to transport sanctioned oil around the world
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New York City ran out of money in 1975 after a decade of debt accumulation to fund city employees and social services, nearly facing bankruptcy
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Hedge funds have entered the Treasury bond market and are executing a 'Treasury basis trade' that could either destabilize the financial system or help the government borrow more cheaply
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Cybercriminals use AI-generated audio deepfakes impersonating voices to scam individuals and businesses, prompting banks to deploy AI-based defenses in an arms race
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Planet Money is releasing a free downloadable and playable board game prototype
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Planet Money is creating an economics-themed board game to compete in a booming tabletop game market with 5,000 new games released annually
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The cold chain
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Jane Street Group's secret billion-dollar trading strategy involving Indian stock options was unexpectedly revealed in a Manhattan courtroom lawsuit
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Israel's blockade of physical currency into Gaza has left only pre-war cash in circulation, which is deteriorating from overuse
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CEO-to-worker pay gap has grown from reasonable levels to over 100-to-1 ratios
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President Trump announced a deal giving the U.S. government a 10% stake in Intel, making it the largest shareholder in a major American company
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Listeners ask repeatedly whether their jobs are safe from AI, with some considering yoga teaching or real estate as AI-proof careers
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President Trump is pressuring the Federal Reserve from multiple angles, prompting examination of political pressure on central banks worldwide
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Milk.com, a valuable domain name worth potentially millions, is being used as a personal website with a resume and recipes instead of being monetized