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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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SUMMER SCHOOL 6: Taxes & Donald Duck
The surprisingly entertaining history of the income tax.
12 Aug 2020
27 MINS
27:41
12 Aug 2020
Mask Communication
Why won't some people wear masks? Is there anything we can do to convince them? We look to behavioral economics for 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) .
07 Aug 2020
26 MINS
26:26
07 Aug 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL 5: Trade & Santa
The economics of free trade and what happens when governments get involved.
05 Aug 2020
26 MINS
26:24
05 Aug 2020
College Fails
The pandemic is transforming college from a can't-miss into a can't-attend experience. Can colleges survive? | 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 Jul 2020
26 MINS
26:26
31 Jul 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL 4: Scarcity & Pistachios
Class 4 brings us an economic conundrum: how do you efficiently share a scarce resource? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
29 Jul 2020
28 MINS
28:31
29 Jul 2020
Rest of the Story, Pandemic Edition
Rest of the Story, Pandemic Edition We check in on the people we've met and stories we've covered since this whole thing started. | 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 Jul 2020
25 MINS
25:32
24 Jul 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL 3: Profit & Cocaine
In our third class, we take all that we've learned about decisions and markets and bring it to a former drug kingpin. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money) .
23 Jul 2020
27 MINS
27:58
23 Jul 2020
BONUS: The Kerner Commission
In 1967, President Johnson created a commission to investigate racial unrest in America. But, the answer they came up with was not the answer he was hoping for. | 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 Jul 2020
26 MINS
26:24
20 Jul 2020
Getting Out Of Prison Sooner
Shortening prison sentences might be about morals, but it's definitely about money. | 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 Jul 2020
27 MINS
27:51
18 Jul 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL 2: Markets & Pickles
In our second class, we meet our old friends supply and demand and do graphs using only the power of the human voice. Then, we show you how markets can be created anywhere by telling the story of a food bank that had too many pickles and not enough pancake syrup. It's economics to the rescue. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money) .
16 Jul 2020
31 MINS
31:23
16 Jul 2020
Hollywood's Black List
In 2005, an anonymous list of the best unmade scripts in Hollywood shook up the movie biz. This episode: how a math-loving, movie nerd solved Hollywood's script problem. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
10 Jul 2020
24 MINS
24:20
10 Jul 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL 1: Choices & Dating
First lesson: Economics is not about money. It's a lens of great power and beauty. In this episode, we meet our teachers and learn the first four fundamental concepts of economic thinking, and watch them applied to things like dating and hailing a cab. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money) .
08 Jul 2020
32 MINS
32:43
08 Jul 2020
Planet Money Summer School
Introducing an economics education for your ears! We're calling it [Planet Money Summer School] (https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/884827691/planet-money-summer-school) . It's all the economics you meant to learn, but didn't get around to. Each Wednesday, we'll serve up a Planet Money story, or selection of excerpts, paired with insights from our economists-in-residence for the summer. Get an understanding of the basic concepts of economics going to the beach. You can pick up your economics knowledge while you bike, stroll the sand or just lay in the grass. Amuse your friends. Win arguments. Throw the words "diminishing marginal utility" into every discussion. Wednesdays in the PM feed this summer. (Fridays will be our usual coverage of the economy). [Start listening to the episodes here. ] (https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/884827691/planet-money-summer-school)
06 Jul 2020
02 MINS
02:00
06 Jul 2020
Reparations For Police Brutality (UPDATE)
For years, some Chicago police officers tortured suspects. Survivors fought for reparations — and got 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) .
03 Jul 2020
31 MINS
31:11
03 Jul 2020
Inflation, Deflation
After decades of relative stability, prices in the US may be about to go through the roof — or the floor. | 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 Jul 2020
24 MINS
24:12
01 Jul 2020