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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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Banque Worms
Last year, one of the biggest banks accidentally paid off a client's loan to its lenders — a $900 million mistake. Some of the recipients wouldn't give the money back. And then a surprising court ruling affirmed their no give-back. | 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 2021
20 MINS
20:27
24 Jul 2021
Video Gaming The System
Two groups of people who would never meet in real life collide in a world of wizards and dragons. They battle it out in a low-tech video game, and it shakes the lives of a lot of real people living in a collapsing economy. | 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 Jul 2021
21 MINS
21:52
21 Jul 2021
The Great Inflation (Classic)
For much of the 1970s inflation was bad. Prices rose at over 10 percent a year. Nothing could stop it — until one powerful person did something very unpopular. Today's show: How we beat inflation. | 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 Jul 2021
28 MINS
28:42
17 Jul 2021
100 Years Since Sadie Alexander
In 1921, Sadie Alexander became the first Black person in America to receive a PhD in economics. Then, she was functionally shut out of economics jobs, got a law degree, and became an attorney instead. A century later, economics has made notably little progress bringing Black women into the field. We work with The Sadie Collective to bring you three stories from three eras of recent history that show us how the field has changed, where it still falls short, and the unique joys of being a Black woman and loving economics. | 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 Jul 2021
23 MINS
23:18
14 Jul 2021
Of Memestocks and Milk Bags
We answer your questions about memestocks, milk in bags, the size of cereal boxes, and products exclusive to the rich, but not for long? | 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 2021
23 MINS
23:56
10 Jul 2021
Two Indicators: Clogged Ports And Corporate Vets
We bring you two stories from [The Indicator] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593) on two industries that are undergoing rapid change: vets and container shipping. | 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 Jul 2021
20 MINS
20:56
07 Jul 2021
The Rest Of The Story, Summer 2021
We follow up on [takeout cocktails] (https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914519464/does-alcohol-to-go-have-a-chance-to-survive-the-pandemic) , college athletes at the [Supreme Court] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amateur-hour-at-the-supreme-court/id290783428?i=1000524290502) , bankrupt [Hertz] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/owner-of-a-broken-hertz/id290783428?i=1000479483394) , and the [new shape of pasta] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-shape-of-pasta/id290783428?i=1000513720202) . | 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 Jul 2021
18 MINS
18:02
02 Jul 2021
What's A Bubble? (Classic)
Can you tell if the economy is in a bubble? How? And why do bubbles happen? Robert Shiller and Eugene Fama shared the economics Nobel back in 2013 despite fundamentally disagreeing over the meaning of a bubble. | 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 2021
15 MINS
15:05
01 Jul 2021
Bobby Bonilla Day
How the worst deal in baseball explains one of the most important concepts in economics. | 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 Jun 2021
21 MINS
21:07
26 Jun 2021
Corporate Fugitive: Carlos Ghosn
Japan once served sushi in the shape of Carlos Ghosn's face. Then Japanese authorities arrested the celebrity CEO who remade Nissan. We bring you first hand accounts of his spectacular rise, sudden fall and dramatic escape. | This episode is a collaboration with HBR [IdeaCast] (https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-ideacast) .
23 Jun 2021
27 MINS
27:51
23 Jun 2021
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