The trouble with Table 101 (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2020.) In the restaurant game, you need to make the most...
The trouble with Table 101 (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2020.) In the restaurant game, you need to make the most...
It is rare that a new e-commerce company has such a meteoric rise as Temu. The company, which...
How Big Steel in the U.S. fell
Steel manufacturing was at one point the most important industry in the United States. It was one...
The billion dollar war behind U.S. rum
When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly all the federal taxes on that...
Wind boom, wind bust (Two Windicators)
The wind power business is a bit contradictory right now. It's showing signs of boom and bust...
When you sit down to watch the Oscars, what you are really watching is the final battle in a...
Is dynamic pricing coming to a supermarket near you?
Dynamic pricing is an increasingly common phenomenon: You can see it when Uber prices surge...
Shopping for parental benefits around the world
It is so expensive to have a kid in the United States. The U.S. is one of just a handful of...
The secret world behind school fundraisers
Fundraising is a staple of the school experience in the U.S. There's an assembly showing off all...
A controversial idea at the heart of Bidenomics
Réka Juhász is a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, and she studies...
Two Indicators: Economics of the defense industry
The Department of Defense's proposed budget for 2024 is $842 billion. That is about 3.5% of the...
How the Navy came to protect cargo ships
The Genco Picardy is not an American ship. It doesn't pay U.S. taxes, none of its crew are U.S....
L, is for the way you Listen to Planet Money O, is for the Only podcast I hear V, is Very,...
A lawsuit for your broken heart
Keith King was upset when his marriage ended. His wife had cheated, and his family broke apart....
Morally questionable, economically efficient
There are tons of markets that don't exist because people just don't want to allow a market – for...
Groundhog Day 2024: Trademark, bankruptcy, and the dollar that failed
It's Groundhog Day, and the eyes of the nation have turned to a small town in western...
Note: This episode originally ran in 2015. German families in the 60s loved tasty, cheap...
Bonus: Janet Yellen on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Our friends at NPR's news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! recently had a very Planet Money guest...
Rescues at sea, and how to make a fortune
At around 1 a.m. on the morning of November 15, 1994, Captain Prentice "Skip" Strong III woke to...
Hear us out: We ban left turns and other big ideas
On today's episode, we have three big economic ideas for your consideration – ideas that could...
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