The Indicator from Planet Money podcast

The Indicator from Planet Money

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A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.

 

#300

No AI data centers in my backyard!

In the rush to power AI, data centers are popping up in small communities across the U.S. ... more

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#299

Should we ditch quarterly earnings reports?

Quarterly earnings reports are a long-standing requirement for public companies in the U.S... more

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#298

Why are veterinarian bills getting so ruff on the wallet?

Since 2020, the cost of veterinary care has increased about 40%—almost twice the rate of i... more

20 Oct 2025

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08:24

20 Oct 2025


#297

Government shutdown fallout, price floors, and AI slop against the machine

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic nu... more

17 Oct 2025

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09:20

17 Oct 2025


#296

OpenAI's deals are looking a little frothy

There have been many headline-grabbing AI deals recently: Nvidia investing up to $100 bill... more

16 Oct 2025

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09:30

16 Oct 2025


#295

Inside the growing industry to defend schools from mass shootings

From drones to body armor to bulletproof whiteboards, companies are offering schools a mul... more

15 Oct 2025

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09:17

15 Oct 2025


#294

Why do we live in unusually innovative times?

For most of human history, economic growth was, well, pretty bleak. But around the Enlight... more

14 Oct 2025

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09:32

14 Oct 2025


#293

Scam compounds, sewing patterns and stolen dimes

As Vice Week wraps up here at The Indicator, we wanted to take a slightly different perspe... more

10 Oct 2025

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10:37

10 Oct 2025


#292

How AI might mess with financial markets

Market manipulation is an age-old issue. People trying to make money off unsuspecting inve... more

09 Oct 2025

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10:13

09 Oct 2025


#291

When cartels start to diversify

The Sinaloa Cartel made the bulk of its money on cocaine. But cartels are diversifying int... more

08 Oct 2025

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09:00

08 Oct 2025


#290

What’s supercharging data breaches?

It may seem like data breaches have gotten a heck of a lot more common. Well, there’s some... more

07 Oct 2025

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07 Oct 2025


#289

Fighting AI with AI

With only several seconds of audio, someone can clone a victim’s voice, call their bank, a... more

06 Oct 2025

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06 Oct 2025


#288

Vice Series: The evolving business of crime

Crime doesn’t resemble the old days. A deepfake of your voice can be used to convince a re... more

05 Oct 2025

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05 Oct 2025


#287

Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore

Americans are moving at record lows for work. What’s driving people to, well, not drive cr... more

03 Oct 2025

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03 Oct 2025


#286

How close is the US to crony capitalism?

We have seen a blurring of boundaries between government and business under President Trum... more

02 Oct 2025

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09:29

02 Oct 2025


#285

Why is everyone buying gold?

Gold is on fire right now with some gold ETFs outperforming the major stock indexes over t... more

01 Oct 2025

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09:51

01 Oct 2025


#284

We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petit... more

30 Sep 2025

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30 Sep 2025


#283

What media consolidation means for free speech

Jimmy Kimmel’s brief departure from the airwaves triggered a wave of debate over free spee... more

29 Sep 2025

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08:18

29 Sep 2025


#282

Argentina's bailout, a new way to cool data centers, and a cold holiday hiring season

It’s Indicators of the Week! It is that show where we parse the most fascinating financial... more

26 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:28

26 Sep 2025


#281

No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior says doctors are pushing v... more

25 Sep 2025

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08:42

25 Sep 2025