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Episodes (437)
Inside video game economics (Two Indicators)
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The birth of the modern consumer movement
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Hire Power (Update)
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The case of the stolen masks
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How unions are stopped before they start (Update)
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FTX and the Serengeti of bankruptcy
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Grocery prices, credit card debt, and your 401K (Two Indicators)
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TikTok made me deduct it
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How much does this cow weigh? (Classic)
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Japan's Lost Decades
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The real estate industry on trial
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How much of your tax dollars are going to Israel and Ukraine
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The trouble with Table 101 (Update)
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What is Temu?
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How Big Steel in the U.S. fell
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The billion dollar war behind U.S. rum
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Wind boom, wind bust (Two Windicators)
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On the Oscars campaign trail
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Is dynamic pricing coming to a supermarket near you?
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Shopping for parental benefits around the world
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The secret world behind school fundraisers
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A controversial idea at the heart of Bidenomics
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Two Indicators: Economics of the defense industry
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How the Navy came to protect cargo ships
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It's giving ... Valentines
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A lawsuit for your broken heart
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Morally questionable, economically efficient
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Groundhog Day 2024: Trademark, bankruptcy, and the dollar that failed
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The Chicken Tax (Classic)
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Bonus: Janet Yellen on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
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Rescues at sea, and how to make a fortune
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Hear us out: We ban left turns and other big ideas
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Econ Battle Zone: Disinflation Confrontation
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Mid-East conflict escalation, two indicators
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The Maine Potato War of 1976
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The Universal Basic Income experiment in Kenya
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The case of the serial sinking Spanish ships
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The Rest of the Story, 2023
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The Indicators of this year and next
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We buy a lot of Christmas trees (Update)
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Dollarizing Argentina
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How to be better at hybrid work, according to research
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What econ says in the shadows
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Why '90s ads are unforgettable
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The U.S. economy's biggest superpower, explained
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Why do doctors still use pagers?
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Two food and drink indicators
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Why are we so bummed about the economy?
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So you want to sell marijuana across state lines
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A very Planet Money Thanksgiving
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