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High gas prices have fueled speculation and investigations — is anyone raising prices and keeping prices high for profit? To find out, we break down the price of gas, piece by piece, to show you how we get to the price we see at the pump and how much everyone profits at each step of the way. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

Productivity is our economic measure for how far our work goes, as individuals and as a society over all. It plays an important role in determining our quality of life, the prices of our goods and services, and, to some extent, the amount of free time we have. Today, we explore how thousands of years of productivity advancements transformed something now so standard that we take it for granted: light. | At this Summer School, phones ARE allowed during class... Check out this week's PM TikTok! | Listen to past seasons of Summer School here.

Sometimes online shopping can feel a little unsavory. There are the listings that make you question if you'll really be getting exactly what's advertised. And there's no worse feeling than paying for something and then not getting it. But when Nina Kollars ordered coffee pods and got WAY more than she asked for, it made her feel just as uneasy. Her quest for answers and what it teaches us about a new generation of online fraud. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

When we face economic uncertainty, we sometimes need someone to come in, pull the macroeconomic strings, and help make everything better. That's where the Federal Reserve Comes in.

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Imagine you stand to inherit hundreds of millions of dollars from a long-lost relative. But the money comes with a catch. You don't get any of it unless you spend a small fortune first — to prove you know the true value of money.

That's the story of Brewster's Millions, a 1985 movie starring Richard Pryor as a man whose long-lost uncle leaves him $300 million, on the condition he spends $30 million in 30 days. He can't give it away, he can't acquire any assets, and he must receive value for any services he pays for.

It's an economic experiment that has intrigued Hollywood for decades: based on a 1902 novel, Brewster's Millions was previously adapted into a radio play in 1937 and a film in 1945. It's also our pick for this edition of the Planet Money+ movie club, where we watch and discuss movies about finance or the economy. This episode: Kenny Malone, Wailin Wong, and Sam Yellowhorse Kesler.

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Congress just passed the biggest, most ambitious climate bill in history. And it's called ... the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. What's with that branding? And what can the bill teach us about actually fighting inflation? | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.