Note: This episode originally ran in 2015. German families in the 60s loved tasty, cheap American-raised chicken that was suddenly coming in after the war. And ...

Our friends at NPR’s news quiz Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! recently had a very Planet Money guest on their show: Treasury Secretary Janet ...

At around 1 a.m. on the morning of November 15, 1994, Captain Prentice “Skip” Strong III woke to a distress call. Skip was the new captain of an ...

On today’s episode, we have three big economic ideas for your consideration – ideas that could potentially improve the economy and make us more ...

After very high inflation, the United States is finally feeling some relief in the form of “disinflation.” But, why exactly has inflation slowed ...

On today’s show, we look at two indicators of the economic disruptions of the war in Gaza and try to trace how far they will reach. We start in the Red ...

When you think of a potato, one state probably comes to mind: Idaho. But for much of American history, Maine was home to the nation’s largest potato ...

There’s this fundamental question in economics that has proven really hard to answer: What’s a good way to help people out of poverty? The ...

Picture the Pacific Ocean of the 16th century. Spanish Galleons sail the wide open seas, carrying precious cargo like silver, porcelain, and textiles. The ...

It’s that time of year again! Our annual year-end tradition of checking in on the stories we’ve reported and the people we met along the way. ...