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Predictions!
Two forecasters predict the future of the U.S. economy — and promise to come back on the show to see who was right, and who was wrong. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
18 Jun 2021
16 MINS
16:54
18 Jun 2021
How Uncle Jamie Broke Jeopardy (Update)
James Holzhauer took a math degree, a gambling career, and a buzzer, and turned it into a fortune on a game show. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
16 Jun 2021
29 MINS
29:53
16 Jun 2021
Used Car Talk
How supply and demand stalled out the used car industry. | 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 Jun 2021
23 MINS
23:35
11 Jun 2021
How Stuff Gets Cheaper (Classic)
In the world of consumer electronics, it pays to be cheap. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
09 Jun 2021
15 MINS
15:24
09 Jun 2021
Amateur Hour at the Supreme Court
College athletes are considered amateur players. And amateurs don't make any money. But can they get more education paid for at least? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
04 Jun 2021
22 MINS
22:42
04 Jun 2021
Black Wall Street
100 years ago, Black Wall Street was destroyed. But how was it built? And what does it take to get restitution? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
02 Jun 2021
24 MINS
24:11
02 Jun 2021
One Hack to Fool Them All
How a single hack pried open the networks of giant corporations and the U.S. government itself. | 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 May 2021
21 MINS
21:37
28 May 2021
Runaway Recommendation Engine
Recommendation systems have changed how we choose what we want. But are they choosing what we want? | 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 May 2021
20 MINS
20:44
26 May 2021
Big Government Cheese (CLASSIC)
That time the U.S. government accidentally created a cheese surplus so large it had to be stored in a ginormous cave. | 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 May 2021
20 MINS
20:42
21 May 2021
Get The Vaccine, Lose The Skinny Jeans
Two stories from our Indicator team about the sometimes-unlikely people who shape what we buy and what we do. | 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 May 2021
20 MINS
20:06
19 May 2021
Blood Money
The United States is one of the few countries that lets companies pay people for their blood plasma. Why? | 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 May 2021
25 MINS
25:12
14 May 2021
Hot Cheetos
A janitor walks out of a chip factory with a bag of dustless Cheetos and changes the global snack game forever. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
13 May 2021
27 MINS
27:15
13 May 2021
Emission Impossible
Carbon offsets have become a popular tool to combat climate change. But how effective are they? | 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 May 2021
23 MINS
23:12
07 May 2021
DIY Reparations
Some Vermonters were tired of waiting around for reparations. So they decided to take matters into their own hands. | This episode was produced with our friends at Invisibilia. Check out their new season [here] (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia?www.npr.org&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4cOEBhDMARIsAA3XDRiOjOqhLFdIT8meS6G3ofgu8CpbLRf_OaZLgqyCcBEtlRCuw-8qN5YaAnTlEALw_wcB) .
05 May 2021
27 MINS
27:00
05 May 2021
A Superhero Goes To Hollywood
In the last and greatest chapter to our superhero saga, Micro-Face tries to make the jump from comic books to movies. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
01 May 2021
28 MINS
28:44
01 May 2021