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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

A trip to the magic mushroom megachurch

[Book tour dates and ticket info here] (https://www.planetmoneybook.com/) .Just as every m... more

24 Jan 2026

31 MINS

31:42

24 Jan 2026


#354

BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Planet Money has teamed up with the company Exploding Kittens to make a board game inspire... more

22 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:03

22 Jan 2026


#353

Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

Venezuela and Chevron have perhaps one of the strangest partnerships … ever? Chevron, one ... more

17 Jan 2026

33 MINS

33:02

17 Jan 2026


#352

How much money President Trump and his family have made

Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, accordin... more

14 Jan 2026

30 MINS

30:51

14 Jan 2026


#351

So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Are we in an AI bubble? That’s the $35 trillion dollar question right now as the stock mar... more

10 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:34

10 Jan 2026


#350

How Black hair care grew Black power

The Afro is one of the most iconic hairstyles of the last century. And one of its main ing... more

07 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:16

07 Jan 2026


#349

Venezuela’s recent economic history (Update)

We’ve been checking in on the economic conditions in Venezuela for about a decade now. In ... more

04 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:25

04 Jan 2026


#348

Indicators of the Year, Past and Future

2025 is finally over. It was a wild year for the U.S. economy. Tariffs transformed global ... more

31 Dec 2025

18 MINS

18:17

31 Dec 2025


#347

Why economists got free trade with China so wrong

With the year coming to a close, we're sharing our most popular Planet Money bonus episode... more

30 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:39

30 Dec 2025


#346

The Rest of the Story, 2025

Most stories keep going even after we set down our microphones and the music fades up. Tha... more

26 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:22

26 Dec 2025


#345

The summer I turned binge-y

On the eve of Netflix shoveling a fourish-hour chunk of Stranger Things onto Christmas Day... more

24 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:56

24 Dec 2025


#344

What AI data centers are doing to your electric bill

As a country, we are spending more to get data centers up and running than we spent to bui... more

20 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:15

20 Dec 2025


#343

PM does a pop culture draft: 1999 edition

Welcome to the inaugural Planet Money Pop Culture Draft! In today's episode (a Planet Mone... more

17 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:50

17 Dec 2025


#342

When Chicago pawned its parking meters

In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise mone... more

12 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:56

12 Dec 2025


#341

Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wear

From nuclear fission to GPS to the internet, it’s common knowledge that many of the most r... more

10 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:10

10 Dec 2025