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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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#987: The Race To Make Ventilators
Ventilators are the supply and demand problem of the COVID pandemic. We go inside the scramble to build more, fast. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
31 Mar 2020
24 MINS
24:03
31 Mar 2020
#986: America Unemployed
A record number of Americans filed for unemployment this week. The system isn't designed for this. What's next? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
28 Mar 2020
22 MINS
22:58
28 Mar 2020
#985: Where Do We Get $2,000,000,000,000?
The COVID-19 rescue bill is the largest ever. Where will that money come from? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
26 Mar 2020
20 MINS
20:29
26 Mar 2020
#984: Food And Farmworkers
To find out what's happening with our food, we talk to an economist, a farmer, and, of course, farmworkers. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
25 Mar 2020
17 MINS
17:07
25 Mar 2020
#983: You Asked About The Virus Economy
Some answers: The deal with toilet paper; stock market circuit breakers; coronabucks; corporate paper & how to help. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
24 Mar 2020
28 MINS
28:44
24 Mar 2020
#982: How To Save The Economy Now
Neel Kashkari is the President of the Minneapolis Fed. And he's run a bailout of an economy already. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
20 Mar 2020
13 MINS
13:43
20 Mar 2020
#981: How To Test A Country
Making a test for a pandemic — which rules should you keep, and which to bend? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
19 Mar 2020
21 MINS
21:51
19 Mar 2020
#980: The Fed Fights The Virus
The central bank is trying to prevent a health crisis from becoming a financial crisis. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
16 Mar 2020
18 MINS
18:17
16 Mar 2020
#979: Medicine For The Economy
COVID-19 is hammering our economy. We ask three super smart economists what we should do about it. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
14 Mar 2020
25 MINS
25:17
14 Mar 2020
#978: Coronavirus, Oil, and Kansas
Oil prices are way down. We follow the story from an outbreak in China, to a meeting in Vienna, to a small-time oilman in Kansas. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
11 Mar 2020
18 MINS
18:16
11 Mar 2020
#977: Where's The Vaccine?
Coronaviruses didn't come out of nowhere. They've actually been around for years. But economics makes it hard to find a vaccine. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
07 Mar 2020
20 MINS
20:36
07 Mar 2020
#976: Terms Of Service
An online review turns into a fine-print nightmare — until the victims fight back. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
05 Mar 2020
17 MINS
17:25
05 Mar 2020
#975: Reparations In New Zealand
A wool magnate gets pulled into a fight with the government over reparations. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
28 Feb 2020
27 MINS
27:46
28 Feb 2020
#826: Vodka Proof
Vodka is the best-selling spirit in the United States, and there are zillions of brands. But is there any difference between them? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
26 Feb 2020
20 MINS
20:29
26 Feb 2020
#974: Michael Milken
Michael Milken once made $550 million in one year. Then, he went to prison. This week, the President pardoned him. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
21 Feb 2020
21 MINS
21:26
21 Feb 2020