353 episodes
Planet Money NPR
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4.8 • 43 Ratings
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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.
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Happy Fed Independence Day (Update)
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.
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We Buy a Superhero: Resurrection
We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Bond Voyage
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.
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We Buy A Superhero: Loophole
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire.| Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Why Printers Are The Worst
The real money is in the ink. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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We Buy A Superhero: Origins
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.
Customer Reviews
A discovery
During a professional training on microeconomics a few years ago, the trainier recommended this podcast. Out of curiosity I listened to one episode and I fell in love with it. It is such an entertaining way to learn about economic matters. I started from episode 1 and finally understood a bit what happened in 2008. Thanks to NPR for this amazing podcast.
My favourite episodes? Episode 672: Bagging the Birkin and Episode 687: Buy This Passport.
Excellent podcast! Really, over the top!
Thank you so much for teaching me the basic of macroeconomy and finance! Excellent work! I wait eagerly for every new podcast in order to learn something new!