Life has its ups and downs. Same for the economy. Today we ask, can the business cycle be tamed? Two stories of recession and techniques for moderating the ferocity of booms and busts. Plus, how bankruptcy is a secret weapon of the American economy. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/290783428">Apple Podcasts </a>or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/planetmoney">plus.npr.org/planetmoney</a>. | At <em>this </em>Summer School, phones ARE allowed during class... Check out this week's <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney/video/7124430273009257770?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7119593897223456302">PM TikTok</a>! | Listen to past seasons of Summer School <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/884827691/planet-money-summer-school">here</a>. 

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