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 ...

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 ...

(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. ...

“Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy.” That is the bold promise in Planet Money‘s tagline. And we ...

Next week, JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in the only confirmed vice presidential debate ahead of the election. As voters look ahead to what their ...

Table saws are extremely dangerous. The government estimates that injuries from table saws send something like 30,000 people to the emergency room every year. ...

People often say that money can’t buy you happiness. Sometimes, if you ask them to tell you more about it, they’ll mention a famous 2010 study by ...

Today we have a guest episode from 99 Percent Invisible. It is about White Castle, the burger chain. Even if you haven’t visited, you have tasted its ...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to get inflation under control. One side effect is that taking out a mortgage to buy a home has gotten very ...

Are the promises made by AI boosters all hype, or are we actually under-appreciating the transformative potential of AI? Can artificial intelligence make ...