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#355

The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

99% of chemicals in our food right now were added without FDA approval. Many were added in... more

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#354

The leaked tapes that show how the rich avoid taxes

Tax avoidance -- that is, legally reducing your tax bill -- is as American as apple pie. B... more

27 May 2026

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27 May 2026

#353

The giant factory town that might be a giant mistake

How does a poor country become a rich country? There's a simple blueprint — or at least, t... more

22 May 2026

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26:58

22 May 2026

#352

Vacation and why Americans take so little

Do you work more for more money? Or work less for more time? For some, this is the ultimat... more

20 May 2026

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20 May 2026

#351

Jerome Powell and the Future of Fed Independence

If you have a credit card, hope to buy a house, or just want stable grocery prices – let’s... more

15 May 2026

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15 May 2026

#350

The secret meeting that launched OPEC

Recently, a listener wrote in with a question about OPEC and oil prices. She was prepping ... more

13 May 2026

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13 May 2026

#349

Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Today the WNBA season tips off, but Dallas Wings veteran forward Alysha Clark has already ... more

09 May 2026

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09 May 2026

#348

How we got free agents in baseball

Curt Flood was the best center fielder in baseball and one of the game’s highest paid play... more

06 May 2026

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06 May 2026

#347

How to make a BOOK into a bestseller

In the world of commercial publishing, there are few crowning achievements more coveted th... more

02 May 2026

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02 May 2026

#346

Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

It’s way more than fuel costs that pushed Spirit Airlines to the brink of liquidation and ... more

29 Apr 2026

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29 Apr 2026

#345

Battlefield rare earths: How the U.S. lost to China

At one point in history, one U.S. company monopolized the rare earths industry. Then China... more

24 Apr 2026

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24 Apr 2026

#344

Live: Anthropic co-founder on AI and jobs

We talk with Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark and Chief Economist at Redfin Daryl Fairweath... more

22 Apr 2026

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22 Apr 2026

#343

Do prediction market bettors make anything better?

Have you noticed a lot of young people getting into antenna-maxxing as alpha? Or, maybe se... more

18 Apr 2026

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18 Apr 2026

#342

How to get through the Strait of Hormuz

The United States has been at war with Iran since February 28th. And for a month and a hal... more

14 Apr 2026

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14 Apr 2026

#341

BOOKstore Economics

How do bookstores choose the books they stock, and how does that affect what customers rea... more

10 Apr 2026

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