The Indicator from Planet Money podcast

The Indicator from Planet Money

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A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.Try Planet Money+! a new way to support the show you love, get a sponsor-free feed of the podcast, *and* get access to bonus content. You'll also get access to The Indicator and Planet Money Summer School, both without interruptions. sign up at plus.npr.org/planetmoney

A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.Try Planet Money+! a new way to support the show you love, get a sponsor-free feed of the podcast, *and* get access to bonus content. You'll also get access to The Indicator and Planet Money Summer School, both without interruptions. sign up at plus.npr.org/planetmoney

 

#300

Chicken meat, Gulf of Mexico lawsuit and Social Security beyond the grave

Surprisingly stable chicken meat prices, a lawsuit threat against the Gulf of Mexico's nam... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#299

What happens when billions of dollars in research funding goes away

Federal funding from the National Institutes of Health has driven the biomedical research ... more

20 Feb 2025

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20 Feb 2025


#298

How USAID cuts hurt American farmers

The ties between U.S. foreign aid and American agriculture run deep — or at least used to.... more

19 Feb 2025

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08:13

19 Feb 2025


#297

What the cluck is happening with egg prices?

We visit a local egg farm and talk to an industry analyst to get to the bottom of why the ... more

18 Feb 2025

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09:14

18 Feb 2025


#296

WWE, a very expensive banana, and a quiz contestant

It's time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics ... more

17 Feb 2025

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09:19

17 Feb 2025


#295

Bailing out the FAIR plan, broligarchs beef, and CFPB RIP?

What's going on with the FAIR plan in a post-Eaton and Palisades fires California? What's ... more

14 Feb 2025

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14 Feb 2025


#294

The gutting of USAID

The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has funneled humanitaria... more

13 Feb 2025

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13 Feb 2025


#293

Exposing Charles Ponzi

The name Charles Ponzi immediately recalls the financial scheme that bears his name. But w... more

12 Feb 2025

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09:31

12 Feb 2025


#292

The U.K.'s tariff balancing act

President Donald Trump has already made noise with tariff threats against the United State... more

11 Feb 2025

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09:28

11 Feb 2025


#291

How the memecoin game is played

Memecoins are having a moment, but who's making money off them? On today's show, how a dea... more

10 Feb 2025

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09:23

10 Feb 2025


#290

A 'Fork in the Road' for federal employees

The job security of government employees has been in the spotlight since President Trump t... more

07 Feb 2025

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09:12

07 Feb 2025


#289

How would a US sovereign wealth fund even work?

What is a sovereign wealth fund? President Trump's executive order calling for a plan to s... more

06 Feb 2025

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09:29

06 Feb 2025


#288

Trump's tariff role model

President Trump speaks fondly of William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was a stron... more

05 Feb 2025

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09:09

05 Feb 2025


#287

Trump threatens the grim trigger

President Donald Trump had promised new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. However, afte... more

04 Feb 2025

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09:20

04 Feb 2025


#286

The reality stopping water pipelines to the parched western US

With so much water in the eastern U.S., why can't the region pipe some of it to its drough... more

03 Feb 2025

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09:32

03 Feb 2025


#285

Running the numbers on deportation, interest rates and math

Why haven't American 8th graders' math scores recovered? Does Immigration and Customs Enfo... more

31 Jan 2025

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09:28

31 Jan 2025


#284

Canada's key resource against Trump's potential trade war

Canadians have a key leverage point if President Trump makes good on his threat to impose ... more

30 Jan 2025

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09:03

30 Jan 2025


#283

Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment

President Trump is making big moves to shrink and reshape the federal workforce. He's offe... more

29 Jan 2025

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09:26

29 Jan 2025


#282

The cautionary tale of a recovering day trading addict

The story of a man who started buying and selling stocks as a hobby ... and got seriously ... more

28 Jan 2025

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09:22

28 Jan 2025


#281

How GoFundMe can affect your FEMA eligibility

With the LA wildfires still burning, we were left with a lot of questions. Today, we answe... more

27 Jan 2025

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27 Jan 2025