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The veteran loan calamity
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Ray and Becky Queen live in rural Oklahoma with their kids (and chickens). The Queens were able to buy that home with a VA loan because of Ray’s service ...

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So your data was stolen in a data breach
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If you… exist in the world, it’s likely that you have gotten a letter or email at some point informing you that your data was stolen. This happened ...

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Why do hospitals keep running out of generic drugs?
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There’s something strange going on in hospitals. Cheap, common drugs that nurses use every day seem to be constantly hit by shortages. These are often ...

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Romance on the screen and on the page: Two Indicators
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On today’s show, we have two stories from The Indicator, Planet Money‘s daily podcast. They just launched Love Week, a weeklong series exploring ...

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The Subscription Trap
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Over the past two decades, there’s been a sort of tectonic economic shift happening under our feet. More and more companies have switched from selling ...

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We asked 188 economists. And the survey says…
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(For our story on this year’s Nobel in Economics, check out our daily show, The Indicator!) Let’s face it. Economics is filled with terms that ...

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So imPORTant: Bananas, frogs, and… Bob’s??
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Even in our modern world with planes and jets and drones, the vast majority of goods are moved around the planet in cargo ships. Which means our ports are the ...

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Can cap and trade work in the US?
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Recently, the state of Washington embarked on an ambitious new plan to combat climate change. Taking a page from economics textbooks, the state instituted a ...

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What’s up with all the ads for law firms?
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The lawyer commercial is almost an art form unto itself. Learned practitioners of the law doing whatever it takes to get your attention, from impressive dirt ...

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How Venezuela imploded (update)
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(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.) Back in 2016, things were pretty bad in Venezuela. Grocery stores didn’t have enough food. ...

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