Planet Money

44 episodes

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Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to?
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7 Aug 2026
Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School)
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5 Aug 2026
What makes a toy go viral
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31 Jul 2026
How to beat the resource curse in Norway (Summer School)
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29 Jul 2026
Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School)
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24 Jul 2026
Big Lettuce meets Small Intestine
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22 Jul 2026
New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast
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21 Jul 2026
Can World Cup mania grow MLS in the U.S.?
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17 Jul 2026
Building things and breaking things in China (Summer School World Tour)
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15 Jul 2026
Seven allegedly fake Chanel bags vs The RealReal
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10 Jul 2026
Our mission: Find the world’s best economic ideas (Summer School World Tour)
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8 Jul 2026
How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory)
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3 Jul 2026
Can the Trump administration make college cheaper?
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1 Jul 2026
We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?
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26 Jun 2026
Before Kalshi and Polymarket there was the Iowa Electronic Markets
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24 Jun 2026
The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough
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19 Jun 2026
Can computer hackers get inside your mind?
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17 Jun 2026
It’s my tree. Why can’t I cut it down?
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12 Jun 2026
Two indicators for lowering the rent
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10 Jun 2026
Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
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5 Jun 2026