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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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About Your Extended Warranty
Calls about "extended auto warranties" blow up our phones over and over. But what are these robocalls actually offering? | 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 Apr 2021
24 MINS
24:25
09 Apr 2021
How Jacob Loud's Land Was Lost
Today's show: the arcane laws that have cost Black landowners their property, and the lawyer who is trying to fix those laws. | 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 Apr 2021
23 MINS
23:43
07 Apr 2021
Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye
We look at housing prices in Montana, an oil market milestone, and give a fond farewell. | 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 Apr 2021
15 MINS
15:25
02 Apr 2021
The Curse Of The Black Lotus (Update)
When the popular card game Magic: The Gathering entered a speculative bubble, its creators found a way to keep it from bursting. We check in to see if their strategy is still working. | 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 Mar 2021
19 MINS
19:41
31 Mar 2021
Socialism 101
Today on the show: The critics of capitalism. | 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 Mar 2021
23 MINS
23:53
26 Mar 2021
You Asked For Shots, Tuna, Metal, and Money
Listeners send us questions every day. It's about time we answer a few of 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) .
24 Mar 2021
24 MINS
24:44
24 Mar 2021
The New Shape Of Pasta
What do you do when you can't find the perfect pasta shape? You invent a new shape. | 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 Mar 2021
24 MINS
24:26
19 Mar 2021
The Even More Minimum Wage
The tipped minimum wage hasn't changed for decades. Is now finally the time? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
17 Mar 2021
21 MINS
21:21
17 Mar 2021
The $69 Million JPEG
An artist called Beeple just sold a piece at Christie's for millions. But it wasn't a painting... it was a kind of crypto. We speak with him and the others behind the first NFT auction. | 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 Mar 2021
22 MINS
22:16
13 Mar 2021
Nigeria, You Win! (Update)
Nigerians heard a radio ad offering millions of dollars for people with business proposals. They thought it was a scam. It wasn't. | 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 Mar 2021
19 MINS
19:45
10 Mar 2021
The Marriage Pact
They say true love is hard to find. Whoever says that isn't an economist. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
06 Mar 2021
20 MINS
20:43
06 Mar 2021
Happy Fed Independence Day (Update)
The story of the day the Federal Reserve got its independence and the fight — an actual physical fight — to keep it. | 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 Mar 2021
22 MINS
22:08
03 Mar 2021
We Buy A Superhero 3: Resurrection
We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter [here] (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money?utm_source=rss_feed_copy&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=planet_money) .
27 Feb 2021
31 MINS
31:53
27 Feb 2021
Bond Voyage
The government used to be afraid to borrow too much money. Today, it borrows hand over fist. And it's ... fine? | 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 Feb 2021
21 MINS
21:46
24 Feb 2021
We Buy A Superhero 2: Loophole
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire.| 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 Feb 2021
23 MINS
23:27
19 Feb 2021