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#355

Betty Boop, Excel Olympics, Penny-isms: Our 2026 Valentines

[Book tour event details and ticket info here] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) .An iconic ca... more

13 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:42

13 Feb 2026

#354

The Invention Invention

[Book tour tickets and details here] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) .Today, the story of th... more

11 Feb 2026

30 MINS

30:42

11 Feb 2026

#353

Iran, protests, and sanctions

[Book tour tickets and details here] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) .The recent protests in... more

07 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:18

07 Feb 2026

#352

Riding with the repo man (update)

[Planet Money book tour ticket info and dates here] (https://www.planetmoneybook.com/) . A... more

04 Feb 2026

29 MINS

29:24

04 Feb 2026

#351

Can Trump make buying a home more affordable?

[Book tour dates and ticket info here] (https://www.planetmoneybook.com/) .Housing is too ... more

31 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:32

31 Jan 2026

#350

Can transforming neighborhoods help kids escape poverty?

In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing proje... more

28 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:45

28 Jan 2026

#349

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

#348

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

#347

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

#346

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

#345

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

#344

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

#343

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

#342

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

#341

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