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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.Wanna go deeper? Subscribe to Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney

Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.Wanna go deeper? Subscribe to Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney

 

#355

We make a board game

We want to make a board game. It must, of course, teach the world about economics. It must... more

01 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:17

01 Oct 2025


#354

How refrigeration took over the world

The next time you open your fridge, take a second to behold the miracles inside of it: Ras... more

26 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:29

26 Sep 2025


#353

How Jane Street’s secret billion-dollar trade unraveled

On Wall Street, fortunes are often won and lost with the tiniest advantages. And for the p... more

24 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:53

24 Sep 2025


#352

In Gaza, money is falling apart

Israel has been blocking the flow of physical money into Gaza since the start of the war. ... more

20 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:07

20 Sep 2025


#351

When CEO pay exploded (update)

(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in [2016] (https://www.npr.org/sections/mo... more

17 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:49

17 Sep 2025


#350

The U.S. now owns a big chunk of Intel. That’s a huge deal.

Last month, President Donald Trump announced an unusual deal. Intel, the biggest microchip... more

12 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:26

12 Sep 2025


#349

Asking for a friend … which jobs are safe from AI?

There’s one question we seem to be hearing everywhere: “Is my job safe from AI?” Dozens of... more

10 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:51

10 Sep 2025


#348

What happens to central banks under pressure?

President Donald Trump has been pressuring the Federal Reserve from a few angles. So we wa... more

06 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:36

06 Sep 2025


#347

The million dollar mystery behind Milk.com

When we stumbled upon [Milk.com] (http://milk.com) , we were mystified. It appears to be s... more

03 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:41

03 Sep 2025


#346

Lisa Cook and the fight for the Fed

The Federal Reserve has been under intense pressure from President Donald Trump as he push... more

29 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:49

29 Aug 2025


#345

Summer School 8: Graduation LIVE!

Get your own personalized  [summer school diploma here] (http://npr.org/2025/08/26/g-s1-85... more

27 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:48

27 Aug 2025


#344

Buy discount Ozempic here now click this link

In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Z... more

22 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:06

22 Aug 2025


#343

Summer School 7: Trade blocks and blockages

Tariffs are the favorite tool of our current president, but there are lots of other ways t... more

20 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:21

20 Aug 2025


#342

When our inflation infeelings don’t match the CPI

For most Americans, we just lived through the highest period of inflation in our lives. An... more

15 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:55

15 Aug 2025


#341

Summer School 6: When the markets need a designer

In economics, a market is a place (even virtual) where buyers and sellers meet to exchange... more

13 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:10

13 Aug 2025