Why the price of Coke didn’t change for 70 years (classic)Prices go up. Occasionally, prices go down. But for 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola didn’t c […]

A man, a plan, wind power, UruguayIn 2007, Uruguay had a massive problem with no obvious fix. The economy of this country of 3.5 million people was growing, but […]

The flight attendants of CHAOSWhen contract negotiations between Alaska Airlines and their flight attendants’ union broke down in 1993, the union had a choice t […]

A trucker hat mystery, the curse of September and other listener questionsBa-dee-yah! Say do you remember? Ba-dee-yah! Questions in September! That’s right – it’ […]

The natural disaster economistThere seems to be headlines about floods, wildfires, or hurricanes every week. Scientists say this might be the new normal — that c […]

A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in ArgentinaThe Nobel-prize winning economist Simon Kuznets once analyzed the world’s economies this w […]

“Based on a true story”When a group of amateur investors rallied around the stock for GameStop back in 2021, the story blew up the internet. News outlets around the […]

How to launder $600 million on the internetErin Plante is a private detective who specializes in chasing down stolen cryptocurrency. In March of 2022, she got the […]

China’s weakening economy in two IndicatorsIn China, data on the economy is sometimes difficult to come by. The Chinese government has put a pause on releasing […]

Is economists’ favorite tool to crush inflation broken?When economists and policymakers talk about getting inflation under control, there’s an assumption they o […]

The prince of prints and his prints of PrinceIn 1981, photographer Lynn Goldsmith took a portrait of the musician Prince. It’s a pretty standard headshot — it’ […]

How to fight a patent pirateBack in the 1990s, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar was in his office in New Delhi when he came across a puzzling story in the newspaper. Some […]

Summer School 8: Graduation and the Guppy TankCongratulations to the Planet Money Summer School Class of 2023! Today, you become masters of business […]

The secret entrance that sidesteps Hollywood picket linesAcross Hollywood right now, writers and actors are picketing in front of studio lots. They’re walking b […]

Summer School 7: Negotiating and the empathetic nibbleHow do you get the best deal? How do you know you’re getting the best deal? Whether you’re talking down the […]

Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of itDo you work more for more money? Or work less for more time? For some, this is the ultimate economic choice. Every […]

Summer School 6: Operations and 25,000 roses“It’s difficult to control everything,” says our guest professor for this week, Santiago Gallino. “What is not difficu […]

The new Biden plan that could still erase your student loansThis summer, the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of b […]

Summer School 5: Tech and the innovator’s dilemmaFor anyone running a business, technology is both threat and opportunity. Today, we run through techniques […]

A tarot card reading for the U.S. economyPredicting the future of the economy is always a dicey proposition. That is especially true after more than three years of […]