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.
349 Episodes
The Marriage Pact
20:43
They say true love is hard to find. Whoever says that isn't an economist. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Happy Fed Independence Day (Update)
22:08
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.Don't miss an episode of “Planet Money” and subscribe to it in the GetPodcast app.
We Buy a Superhero: Resurrection
31:53
We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Bond Voyage
21:46
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.We Buy A Superhero: Loophole
23:27
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire.| Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Why Printers Are The Worst
20:34
The real money is in the ink. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.We Buy A Superhero: Origins
22:58
Marvel has 7,000 characters, many of them forgotten. We want to buy one from their vault and launch our own little Planet Money franchise. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Can't Let It Go
19:30
Irrational decisions. Things we can't let go. Friend of the show Sam Sanders comes by to talk obsessions. We turn to economics for advice, clarity and comfort. | Subscribe to Sam's podcast, It's Been A Minute.Fine and Punishment
21:37
When you get out of prison, you have to start paying off fees. Some are related to committing a crime. Others are not. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.Robinhood's Very Bad Day
20:28
How the stock trading app works. And why it almost broke last week. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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