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When Chicago pawned its parking metersIn 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property t […]
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Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wearFrom nuclear fission to GPS to the internet, it’s common knowledge that many of the most r […]
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How hurricanes became a hot investmentA few years ago, the Jamaican government started making an unusual financial bet. It went to investors around the world […]
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Is AI slopifying the job market? (Two Indicators)Vote for us in NPR’s People’s Choice Awards: npr.org/peopleschoice AI is already reshaping how people find work […]
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Capitalism (Taylor’s Version) (25-minute Podcast Version)Taylor Swift reaches new heights with her latest album, which is both divisive and record-breaking. And it’s f […]
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Saving lives with fewer dollarsGivewell is a nonprofit organization that gives money to “save or improve the most lives per dollar.” Part of their whole thing is […]
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The Consumer Sentiment vs. Consumer Spending PuzzleWherever consumer sentiment goes, consumer spending usually goes too. They’re like buddies that do everything t […]
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Days of our TariffsTariffs. They’ve been announced, unannounced, re-announced, raised and lowered. It’s an on-going saga with billions at stake! On today’s episo […]
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The obscure pool of money the US used to bail out ArgentinaLast month, during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent […]
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Buy now, pay dearly? (update)(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2022.) Every time you shop online and make it to the checkout screen, you see those […]
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A new experiment in remote work … from the insideWhen people in Maine prisons started getting laptops to use in their cells for online classes and homework, it […]
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Everything’s more expensive!! Pet care!! Concert tickets!! (Two Indicators)People in the U.S. are feeling the financial squeeze, in part because of rising inflation, […]
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After the shutdown, SNAP will still be in troubleThis week’s SNAP crisis is just a preview. Tucked inside the giant tax-cut and spending bill signed by President D […]
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The remittance mysteryFor decades, the U.S. has been the single biggest source of remittances worldwide. A remittance is a transfer of money, typically from an […]
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Should the fine have to fit the crime?The U.S. Constitution famously outlaws “cruel and unusual punishments.” But there’s another, far more obscure part of the C […]
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TikTok’s Trojan Horse StrategyWhen TikTok videos started to go viral on Instagram and Reddit, TikTok turned to professional sound designers to protect their […]
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How Russia’s shadow fleet is sailing around oil sanctionsBjarne Caesar Skinnerup works as a maritime pilot in the straits of Denmark. That means he’s used to s […]
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The year NYC went brokeIn 1975, New York City ran out of money. For a decade it had managed to pay for its hundreds of thousands of city employees and robust […]
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How the government got hedge fundedThe U.S. government spends a ton of money, on everything from Medicare to roads to defense. In fact, it spends way more than it […]
NPR wrote a new post 9 months ago

Two ways AI is changing the business of crime (Two Indicators)Pre-order the Planet Money book here for your free gift. Our sister show, The Indicator, is […]
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