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The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

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The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

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@planetmoney

Language:

English

Episodes

The $69 Million JPEG

3/13/2021
An artist called Beeple just sold a piece at Christie's for millions. But it wasn't a painting... it was a kind of crypto. We speak with him and the others behind the first NFT auction. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:22:45

Nigeria, You Win! (Update)

3/10/2021
Nigerians heard a radio ad offering millions of dollars for people with business proposals. They thought it was a scam. It wasn't. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:19:42

The Marriage Pact

3/6/2021
They say true love is hard to find. Whoever says that isn't an economist. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:20:44

Happy Fed Independence Day (Update)

3/3/2021
The story of the day the Federal Reserve got its independence and the fight — an actual physical fight — to keep it. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:22:51

We Buy A Superhero 3: Resurrection

2/27/2021
We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:32:24

Bond Voyage

2/24/2021
The government used to be afraid to borrow too much money. Today, it borrows hand over fist. And it's ... fine? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:22:14

We Buy A Superhero 2: Loophole

2/19/2021
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire.| Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:23:56

Why Printers Are The Worst

2/17/2021
The real money is in the ink. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:20:32

We Buy A Superhero 1: Origins

2/13/2021
Marvel has 7,000 characters, many of them forgotten. We want to buy one from their vault and launch our own little Planet Money franchise. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:22:54

Can't Let It Go

2/10/2021
Irrational decisions. Things we can't let go. Friend of the show Sam Sanders comes by to talk obsessions. We turn to economics for advice, clarity and comfort. | Subscribe to Sam's podcast, It's Been A Minute.

Duration:00:20:15

Fine and Punishment

2/5/2021
When you get out of prison, you have to start paying off fees. Some are related to committing a crime. Others are not. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:21:50

Robinhood's Very Bad Day

2/3/2021
How the stock trading app works. And why it almost broke last week. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:21:10

Can't Stop GameStop

1/30/2021
Video game stores. Hedge Funds. Reddit forums. How this mad lib resulted in the biggest short squeeze in years. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:27:20

The World's Biggest Battery (Classic)

1/27/2021
California has a ton of solar power. But as soon as night falls, it's gone. Today on the show: how to bottle the sun

Duration:00:21:56

How Desi Invented Television

1/23/2021
The television was invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927. TV was invented by Desi Arnaz in 1951.

Duration:00:28:29

Modern Monetary Theory (Classic)

1/20/2021
We rethink everything we know about government spending, taxes, and the nature of money.

Duration:00:25:17

The Great Gatsby

1/16/2021
All of it. Read by the staff of Planet Money.

Duration:04:28:47

Nervous TikTok

1/14/2021
The U.S. was going to ban TikTok... and then it didn't. We break down the beef with TikTok, and see what life would have been like without it. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:30:18

Planet Monet (Classic)

1/11/2021
Investors are pouring money into art, but a lot of it is disappearing into storage. We find out why. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:18:09

The Bees Go To California (Classic)

1/8/2021
Almonds taste great. And the logistics behind pollinating almond trees are un-bee-lievable. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Duration:00:23:48

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