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Planet Money did a good story on how the dealership system works... Still worth it for background learning.
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Planet Money recently did a really great show about ISP routing power in the US vs. other countries, and what led to those decisions. Worth a listen.
@endersshadow +15 more
New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast
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For some extra dialog, this was touched on in the latest Planet Money podcast, linked as a follow-up.
@zacharypinter +13 more
Does Planet Money’s game pass the shelf test? We go undercover to find out
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Interesting Planet Money episode about ticket scalping, linking Episode 468: Kid Rock vs. the Scalpers.
@celias +10 more
Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break
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There was a pretty good Planet Money podcast with him a couple of years ago.
@cromulent +5 more
The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey
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If anyone wants to know what actually chapter 11 bankruptcy is, this podcast from the NPR Planet Money team has lots of information.
@neerajdotname2 +4 more
Is bankruptcy really all that bad?
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Recent Planet Money podcasts on how recycling got started in the US, and whether it's 'worth it' to recycle.
@rconti +4 more
Why we're short on blood, water and helium
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NPR's Planet Money had a show about Hutson and Pigeon.ly, well worth listening to.
@Erikun +4 more
What the movies teach us about recessions, memestocks and gold
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Yet, VW turned Audi around and made it into a luxury brand in the US. The Planet Money podcast covers a little more into how they did it.
@joezydeco +3 more
Can the internet be reclaimed from Big Tech?
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The Planet Money podcast discusses the most recent parts of the crisis as they unfold; hours of super depressing fun!
@jcdreads +3 more
It's come to this: Human certification in the age of AI slop
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Planet Money did an excellent podcast on how this phenomenon played out in Kansas City with corporations like Applebee's, and cost the city millions.
@bduerst +2 more
Could politics put your city's funding at risk?
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Found this Planet Money episode pretty helpful on where the Fed gets its money and how inflation fits in.
@gen3 +2 more
We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)
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Planet Money had a fascinating podcast on how trade deals are made, using NAFTA as the example.
@Erikun +2 more
Why Trump wants to rip up his own trade deal
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NPR's Planet Money recently did a great episode on Netflix's work culture, offering a more nuanced, less flattering perspective.
@throwaway39201 +2 more
Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had
with Patty McCord
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Planet Money went through all the steps to get a small private satellite into orbit. Very interesting.
@mr_isomies +2 more
We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers
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There's a Planet Money podcast covering how the ratings agencies came to be and how they got their legal significance. Interesting story.
@MartinCron +2 more
We read your mail on AI-proof jobs and how to fix crime labs
with Barbara Franklin
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Really interesting Planet Money episode on how a fake "virtual currency" saved Brazil from hyperinflation. Highly recommend the podcast.
@jcrites +1 more
How the rich make money by losing money
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Planet Money did a great podcast on the history and political power of the dealer system, and why buying a car sucks so much.
@yaliceme +1 more
Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car
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A great Planet Money episode on living wills and end-of-life planning, worth hearing.
@cortesoft +1 more
Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?
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Planet Money did an excellent podcast on committee assignments and fundraising.
@jordanb +1 more
Obsession, the most fun job in China, and a new green card policy
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Planet Money had a good episode on the property tax and how it's a surprisingly effective tax.
@jackson1372 +1 more
Game of 'roids, trader Trump, and searching for Shakira's tax residence
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NPR's Planet Money podcast covered them a few months ago, and if you're interested in this stuff, you should listen to back-to-front.
@imajes +1 more
The new AI model that could steal your life savings
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The most recent Planet Money episode goes into more depth on the patent troll who claimed to co-invent podcasting.
@rscale +1 more
When will the Iran war hit food prices?
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Very informative episode on setting up shell companies, with lots of info on how names are hidden. Worth a listen.
@miralabs +1 more
Can you really do what you love?
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Planet Money has been excellent lately, especially their investigations into gold and t-shirt making.
@2arrs2ells +1 more
What is going on with gold and silver?
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This made me think of this excellent planet money episode: Episode 779, Shrimp Fight Club.
@pm90 +1 more
How Pakistan is revving up a fight against tax dodgers
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An excellent Planet Money story on doing the same thing with credit card agreements, including 4th graders reading one.
@scott_s +1 more
Davos drama, credit card caps and tariff truths
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Original Planet Money episode is longer with more detail; a great resource for explaining tough financial stories, definitely recommended.
@joezydeco +1 more
Will new loan limits lower the cost of grad school?
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There was a great podcast by NPR's Planet Money about how Norway avoided the resource curse. Highly recommended!
@bdcs +1 more
How to avoid scammers after a natural disaster
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Planet Money had a great episode on a farmer who created a new type of apple.
@nikcub +1 more
How Apple's market power blocked ICEBlock
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Quite an interesting listen, as all of their podcasts are.
@crisnoble +1 more
Amazon's outage, anxious retirees, and LA brings the Heat, too
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The Planet Money episode on mysterious packages was really fascinating; the sophistication of these scams is intriguing.
@briandoll +1 more
Vice Series: The evolving business of crime
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I recommend listening to it; the economist's take on the recession call felt more neutral than narrative-driven.
@ConceitedCode
Corporate tax cheats, recession deal eats and costly Halloween treats!
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Planet Money explains this well: relief agencies need money without strings attached to be ready for the next crisis.
@scott_s
Why Meta is giving you Muse for free
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The last two Planet Money episodes on the debt issue were fantastic and reassuring.
@georgieporgie
The gamble of trying to inflate away debt
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Planet Money did an episode on the Spider-Man licensing deal: Marvel licensed the character cheaply on condition Sony keeps producing films.
@fbdab103
Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem
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NPR's Planet Money team just released a podcast that goes into the basics of that paper and its impact on policy.
@tfigment
How did we get a Nobel Prize in economics?
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Great podcast on Planet Money about the gecko effect, showing why auto insurance ads like the gecko commercials never seem to die.
@whywhywhydude
The chilling effect of ICE in hospitals
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Particularly fascinating was the gigantic PowerPoint presentation they embedded that formed the pitch deck for the proposal.
@paragraft
One economist's answer to data center anxiety
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There was an interesting NPR Planet Money episode about Richard Thaler, linked in the comment.
@francisofascii
The proper etiquette of the Venmo nudge
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interesting Planet Money episode on the history of the SSN
@heinrichf
Can we make Social Security better for blue-collar workers?
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The Planet Money T-Shirt project covers this topic; the episode "Our Industry Follows Poverty" covers it, and the whole series is great.
@kbenson
What does every business need but not every industry has?
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Planet Money on NPR has a great story on this.
@pseudometa
OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!
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This Planet Money episode does a great job painting a picture of residents having their water shut off and finding ways to turn it back on.
@cwal37
A beautiful bill, Mamdani's market, and stock subscriptions
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a fun NPR Planet Money podcast where they travel to a libertarian summer festival
@joezydeco
Bessent's yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net
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An excellent Planet Money episode covers this story.
@taylorfinley
Let's play ... Who Wants To Be a Bank!
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A great podcast episode on this is Planet Money's 'Mexico Fights The Fuel Pirates'; they explain how it all led up to this.
@miguelmota
Canada fights tariffs with tariffs
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Calls the Planet Money episode a fascinating breakdown of the rice "shortage" and promises listeners won't regret hearing it.
@stickfigure
How ICE arrests are creating 'economies of fear'
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Episode explains the COVID-19 economic response; the takeaway is that the underlying problem is a public health crisis, not economics.
@the_snooze
C is for C-shaped economy
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Accessible, entertaining explainer on bonds as turtles and changing rates; they still get their facts right.
@shagie
Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore
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A recent Planet Money podcast explains why raising money to fight Ebola is hard: donors like recovery stories, not prevention.
@joezydeco
Why is Trump paying to stop wind farms?
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For those interested in online trust in marketplaces, I recommend Planet Money's episode on the subject.
@tamalpais
Your American Dream is pending review
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A great Planet Money episode on Strads and how history and branding inflate perceived value. The 2012 Indianapolis study is fascinating.
@justusw
Saudi’s LIV golf exit is just the start
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The discussion of the valuation of art here reminds me of this Planet Money episode
@digikata
Why GLP-1s aren't lowering employers' costs
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NPR's Planet Money went into the economics of fair allocation for the New York Marathon and covers solutions similar to these, plus a few more.
@GorillaWarfare
Polymarket bots, lithium found: lots!, marathon shoe thoughts
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NPR's Planet Money also had an episode on this recently, offered as a more politically neutral analysis of the border tax.
@noobee
Tracing the tax that's supposed to fund TSA
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Planet Money probably does a better job of explaining sovereign debt to GDP ratios in this recent podcast.
@joelhaus
How much is the Iran war costing us?
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Recommends the Planet Money episode for the economic background of fake news, noting they interviewed a fake news publisher.
@m_mueller
Can anything save the news biz?
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Planet Money's series that bought a barrel of oil and traced it through production and refining is a great listen.
@timoth3y
A lot of gas trapped, oil reserves tapped, and Live Nation gets a (tiny) cap
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Planet Money had a really good episode on the kind of shit the "chicken cartel" pulls off.
@dguaraglia
Retirement luck, Hassett hassles the Fed, and boneless chicken in ... court?
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There was a planet money episode about this too: Episode 901, "Bad Cops Are Expensive," covers the same idea of shifting misconduct costs.
@therealdrag0
Just how bad are these job numbers?
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An episode of Planet Money gives a relatively good overview of NFTs within the context of a recent high-value art sale.
@Ductapemaster
A huge EU-India deal, Heated Rivalry, and a hefty $200k to Olympians
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Says the linked Planet Money episode on corporate profits, the price spiral, and the wage debate is worth a listen and was interesting.
@ryukafalz
Why isn’t corporate America standing up to Trump?
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Planet Money's "Waste Land" episode was very informative: plastic recycling was never really possible, and it was mainly a marketing tool to sell more plastic.
@dmontero
Is Greenland really an untapped land of riches?
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Recommended for its account of Wells Fargo's sales pressure, where an employee who refused to fraudulently open accounts was fired and blacklisted.
@Smerity
Why every A-lister also has a side hustle (Encore)
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I really enjoyed the whole thing.
@mooreds
Catching up with a fired federal worker, a shrimper and a fraudster
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Pretty cool to hear how food delivery created an industry for engineered cooking oil that keeps fries crispier.
@fbelzile
The ghosts of Obamacare past, present and future
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A more detailed picture of how Disney paid itself over $200 million in distribution fees on Gone in 60 Seconds.
@rockarage
Bitcoin miners are betting on AI over crypto
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Planet Money episode on People Express mirrors Spirit's story: once major carriers decided to compete, the upstart's business sank.
@hrunt
Chips up, rent down, and are people really skimping on holiday gifts?
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Planet money has two really good podcasts about exactly this topic.
@aardvarkr
The Fed cuts rates, America's FICO dips, and forever ends for sweepstakes winners
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An interesting take on textbook prices that gave me different forces shaping book prices.
@feyman_r
Why beef prices are so high
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A good story. You can listen to the whole thing on the Planet Money podcast.
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NPR's excellent Planet Money podcast did a few shows on Denmark, which is like an economic bizarro-world.
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NPR's Planet Money has an interesting show on this subject called "The Million Dollar Microsecond."
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They make complicated stuff relatively easy to understand and accessible, in 12-20 minute episodes.
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Explains complicated financial topics clearly without dumbing them down, with lots of heavy-hitting guests.
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Here's a Planet Money podcast on manufacturing in which you can hear how the world changed around a button maker, but he did not evolve to match the changes.
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Planet Money did a great podcast on payday loans.
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npr's planet money is really well done podcast on economics. highly recommended.
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NPR's Planet Money (blog & podcast) has great information and is much less slanted than Krugman's.
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NPR Planet Money - to know what is happening in the economy and how it might affect me and my bis
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Planet Money had a segment on the rocks-as-currency island, and the full podcast also covers the currency test. Very interesting.
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A great set of Planet Money podcasts showing why most economists agree the Gold Standard is untenable.
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Commenter loves Planet Money and highly recommends it, and links a Planet Money piece on when the US paid off its national debt.
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There's a great podcast about this exact topic by Planet Money, so it's worth hearing on how jobs get created.
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"Planet Money", "Radiolab" and "The Moth Podcast" are good too.
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Listen to the Planet Money podcast. Lots of factors are considered, including political ones.
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The full podcast, "Would a downgrade matter?", is an excellent listen.
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Interesting episode on how finance crept into unrelated fields, including an airline effectively turned into a bank.
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The related Planet Money podcast covers Norway's advice to Libya on spreading oil wealth.
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I see this as a complement to a recent Planet Money podcast "How Money Got Weird"... about the rise of financialization in America.
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A good Planet Money podcast on lobbying, looking inside Washington's money machine.
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The fuel speculation part of this episode, about airline industry fuel speculation, starts about 8 minutes in.
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They've done excellent shows on Denmark, education, and the US housing crisis, with clear explanations and a huge amount of credit.
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The only economic news they follow is Planet Money: more insightful than mainstream financial news, investigative, and never forcing a story.
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Planet Money's 20-minute episode explains the LIBOR manipulation, worth a listen to brush up on interbank finance.
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The planet money podcast and the FT article have somewhat different content, but both are well worth consuming.
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Planet Money did an interesting podcast with the author of this book discussing just such a hypothesis.
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Planet Money's excellent series on offshore companies and shell companies: episodes 390 and 403.
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A great Planet Money podcast about the origins of money, essentially promissory notes for future food.
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A five-times-longer version of Planet Money's excellent regular podcast episode on why Coke's price held steady.
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Fantastic Planet Money episode with useful negotiation techniques, though some political segments feel like fluff.
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Planet Money talks about HSBC and well worth a listen.
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NPR's Planet Money did a podcast along these lines on why it's illegal to braid hair without a license.
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Really good NPR Planet Money podcast on this, about the real price of college.
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there is a great planet money podcast on this issue
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This Planet Money podcast gets into it somewhat: episode 439 on the mysterious power of a hospital bill.
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Planet Money had a relevant, good discussion about the fallout from JC Penney's coupon-less strategy.
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There was a recent NPR Planet Money episode on exactly this issue, but I can't find a complete link.
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A really interesting Planet Money episode on US healthcare costs, explaining why private insurers pay so much more than Medicare.
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The Dow Jones is a ridiculously bad average of stock market performance; this Planet Money episode explains why.
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Planet Money does a superb job of coming up with relevant topics and episodes way beyond their original mission.
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There was a great Planet Money episode about how BP was required to replace pelicans, not pay a per-dead-bird fine, and how market prices emerged.
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A really good Planet Money episode on why scalpers exist, how they work, and what artists can do.
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The full (and very entertaining) story was done by NPR's Planet Money podcast.
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Planet Money had a rather good piece on the downsides to drastically scaling back military contractors.
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A great Planet Money podcast about why bank transfers take so long.
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Planet Money recently did a great episode all about the US's ACH system and why it works the way it does.
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A good Planet Money episode on the invisible plumbing of US money transfers and ACH.
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Planet Money had a great episode on how ACH works and the history behind it.
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An excellent episode that addresses exactly this question and explains why the UK's bank transfer system is much faster.
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Listen to this podcast by NPR planet money, it explains everything about what a currency is and why it has value.
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NPR's Planet Money podcast had a great episode about Egypt and all their extra tanks and jets that they get paid to buy.
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Highly recommends the Planet Money podcast episode on Norway's advice for Libya, given the topic's importance.
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Planet Money (podcast) for help understanding news about world economics.
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Planet Money had an interesting show about this, tying the 1907 panic to the birth of the Fed.
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There is a really interesting NPR Planet Money podcast where they talk to customs folks about the import process.
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There was a good Planet Money show that talked about it here, on how informal savings pools work across cultures.
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Very interesting indeed: a Planet Money episode on the lack of ISP choice in America.
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Planet Money explained that American banks are invested in an old, inefficient transfer system with no incentive to change.
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Planet Money's "The Wild West Of The Internet" takes a neutral view, and the interviews with TLD owners are interesting.
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This Planet Money podcast does an excellent job explaining the current situation, why there is not more competition, and what other countries did that worked out well.
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NPR's Planet Money had a great story on this
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Planet Money did a pretty good episode on what effect chronically low interest rates actually have. A good primer.
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Anyone considering helping build a school in Haiti may want to listen to these Planet Money episodes first.
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Planet Money did an episode on how the ACH system works; it raised more questions than it answered, but it explains why transfers take 3-5 days.
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Planet Money ran a great episode about how the US telecom approach backfired on investment and competition. It's worth a listen.
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Planet Money episode on Suboxone is a pretty alarming look inside the insanity of US drug policy.
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Here's a great Planet Money podcast on the invention of "The Economy" and on GDP.
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There was a good Planet Money podcast recently on what it means to be restricted from dollar clearing.
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Here's the link to that Planet Money podcast. It's a very well-done story.
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Planet Money: Economics podcast for the masses. High production value.
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Planet Money recently did a great episode on open salaries, "When Salaries Aren't Secret."
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There is a good Planet Money on the economic perspectives on immigration.
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Planet Money had a decent piece on Alibaba recently, linking to Episode 565: The Story of Alibaba.
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Planet Money recently did a show about this as well, called "The Buffalo Talk-Off."
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Planet Money episode, which was well-researched and extensively sourced, with interviews of people who actually study the issue
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The best argument for "start younger" came from a Planet Money episode: computers were treated as boys' toys at home.
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A great Planet Money episode on how home computers were originally marketed to boys; a fascinating listen, please seek it out.
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Planet Money recently did a great podcast covering a similar measure (although it was specifically for mortgages) in Iceland.
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There was a great Planet Money (NPR) podcast on this a while ago
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NPR's Planet Money has a great episode on the DJI
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Planet Money on NPR did an interesting piece on Monoprice last November.
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You should listen to the NPR Planet Money episode it was really enlightening.
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Fascinating to listen to the founder talking about the difficulty of starting a business as a former convict.
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Very interesting episode that changed my view on tipping, calling it discriminatory with no effect on service quality.
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Check out the link I posted elsewhere to the Planet Money episode on tipping.
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Planet Money's episode on pot merchants struggling with banks in Colorado and Washington, contrasting with Canada's banking environment.
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Planet Money did a recent piece on how WotC avoided some of these issues and made the card game a success, with interesting Hasbro buyout anecdotes.
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Planet Money episode explains how inflation is measured, walking through a day with a person who monitors prices.
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Planet Money did a series of podcast episodes on this which were quite interesting, a net positive overall.
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The following Planet Money story is worth listening to; there are some real challenges and downsides with making all salaries public.
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Inspired by this Planet Money episode, Rocky Pipkin, Private Eye vs. The Raisin Outlaw.
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Planet Money did a piece on one of the larger medallion holders, that had the same conclusions.
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Planet Money had an interesting episode about him recently, the "Taxi King" episode.
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An interesting Planet Money episode about the history of betting on US presidential elections.
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A good Planet Money episode explains why US bank transfers are slow: thousands of banks and a legacy clearing system.
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A pretty good Planet Money podcast explains how trade deals are negotiated.
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Those tariffs are really well explained on this Planet Money podcast.
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I heard it too, and also found it interesting. For the curious, its Planet Money, Episode #655: Pay Patients, Save Money
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Planet Money episode 489 goes into details of how the invisible plumbing of the payments system works.
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Story of someone who physically cornered onion futures, and why onion futures are the one future Congress outlawed.
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Planet Money did an episode on this, explaining why banks have little incentive to make free, fast transfers.
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Inspired by this Planet Money episode on why Coke cost a nickel for 70 years.
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NPR: Planet Money has a good podcast on this topic
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The NPR Planet Money podcast had a great show on the invention of shipping containers.
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I highly recommend listening to NPR's Planet Money podcast that talked about the Chinese stock market.
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There is an interesting Planet Money episode about this: free parking, linked from NPR.
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Planet Money episode on the experiment experiment; loved the part where a researcher's own experiments failed to replicate.
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Planet Money did a nice podcast on signatures a year or two ago, and signatures still determine liability for fraudulent charges.
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I highly recommend the Planet Money podcast
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For more info on index funds, and Vanguard in particular, there's a great podcast by Planet Money (with transcript).
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This Planet Money podcast is worth listening to, "When CEO Pay Exploded." A good exercise in the law of unintended consequences.
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Planet Money did a pretty enjoyable show about setting up shell companies, that might provide some interesting context.
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A whole series of NPR Planet Money episodes covers setting up offshore and onshore shell companies, including an offshore company set up in a tax haven.
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An interesting recent Planet Money episode covers Senator Fred Harris, who got the US public campaign funding system started and later used it in his own 1976 primary run.
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Planet Money: a favorite that explains economics through storytelling.
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Planet Money on the replication issue, with a direct link to the episode as a resource on the topic.
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Planet Money has an excellent episode on this topic from a few weeks ago: The Oil Kingdom.
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Slightly redundant, but I also enjoyed the Planet Money podcast episode on the same topic.
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Calls Planet Money a great podcast and points to Episode 642 on how companies got people to ride automated elevators, as a parallel for self-driving cars.
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I highly recommend it, because they started literally right when the market was crashing, and the show was so interesting.
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A few more good podcast links here, 2 episodes of NPR's Planet Money about GiveDirectly's results
HN thread · ultramancool · 0 points ↗ -
Interesting episode explaining why milk sits at the back of the store, with an economist and a food writer giving rival explanations.
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Planet Money did an episode on this: Delaware is a corporate haven, and the US is the easiest place to register a company anonymously.
HN thread · rat87 · 0 points ↗ -
There was recently an episode of Planet Money about one instance of it.
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Planet Money did a great podcast on this recently; it's pretty cool how it works.
HN thread · breitling · 0 points ↗ -
If you're interested in how banking works between banks, Planet Money's episode on the invisible plumbing of our economy is worth a listen.
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NPR's Planet Money had an interesting episode about the successful cornering of the US onion market in 1955-56.
HN thread · hansjorg · 0 points ↗ -
A Planet Money episode on insurers paying patients to pick cheaper options helps reduce the burden of shopping around for care.
HN thread · lkbm · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's oil series was pretty good; episode #4 covers what oil goes into.
HN thread · chadgeidel · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money is definitely one of the best podcasts out there. Everyone should give them a listen!
HN thread · hiphipjorge · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money is definitely one of the best podcasts out there. Everyone should give them a listen!
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A Planet Money episode, "Frank Sinatra's Mug," explains how California law protects celebrities' names, likeness, and voices; calls it one of their best.
HN thread · SyneRyder · 0 points ↗ -
The NPR Podcast Planet Money did a really good episode on this, with fun points about Keynes.
HN thread · sien · 0 points ↗ -
Listen to this podcast by the NPR Planet Money guy's Gimlet Media, linking the "5: Organic Food" episode.
HN thread · TheMagicHorsey · 0 points ↗ -
They do actual journalism and track down sources; we should support them as much as possible.
HN thread · m_mueller · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a great episode on Argentina, which decided at some point to default on its debt.
HN thread · xal · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money on NPR did an episode on that, answering who exactly invented the hoverboard.
HN thread · hansjorg · 0 points ↗ -
A solid Planet Money story on Venezuela's collapse, worth hearing.
HN thread · heartbreak · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money is my favourite "always on" podcast; economics is really a study of human behaviour.
HN thread · zizee · 0 points ↗ -
Here's the Planet Money podcast episode I heard about them on, a useful explainer on the Birkin bag's economics.
HN thread · andrewem · 0 points ↗ -
Wonderful recent episode about a boy selling truffles from the back of his car since age 15; budgets $10,000 a year for parking tickets.
HN thread · archildress · 0 points ↗ -
Lists Planet Money and Freakonomics among current favorites for podcast listening.
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A great companion to the article: the Planet Money episode on Venezuela's collapse is only 20 minutes and mixes anecdotes with a big-picture view.
HN thread · SnakePlissken · 0 points ↗ -
On today's show, we rain on the Dow's parade and explain why a lot of very smart people say we should ignore the Dow.
HN thread · bamdadd · 0 points ↗ -
There is a good Planet Money podcast on this topic: Episode 643, The Taxi King.
HN thread · kqr2 · 0 points ↗ -
For those who like podcasts, Planet Money also covered this a few years ago.
HN thread · fencepost · 0 points ↗ -
Excellent Planet Money episode on the history of light; it makes a nice capsule summary of our economic development.
HN thread · finnh · 0 points ↗ -
I can also recommend the Planet Money podcast which covered tshirts. It changed my mind about globalization and child labour.
HN thread · radicalbyte · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did an episode on that quite recently: Episode 750, "Retraining Day."
HN thread · Chico75 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money ran a typically excellent episode on why the Dow is a terrible mechanism for measuring the health of the economy.
HN thread · mercury_craze · 0 points ↗ -
The Planet Money episode talking to Sam Antar is a great listen.
HN thread · username223 · 0 points ↗ -
The history of probability-based lottery hacks is long and rich, and this Planet Money episode covers it.
HN thread · mifeng · 0 points ↗ -
Recommends three Planet Money episodes on Wells Fargo, including #732, which features a whistleblower banker, and a #745 follow-up.
HN thread · joezydeco · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episode explains why grocery stores put the milk in the back, the answer to this question.
HN thread · crypto5 · 0 points ↗ -
It's no secret that we here at Planet Money think the Dow is a terrible economic indicator.
HN thread · schwarrrtz · 0 points ↗ -
Episode 760 tells how a program that made tax filing easier was axed when Norquist pressured Republicans.
HN thread · hibikir · 0 points ↗ -
Good Planet Money episode on tax code simplification; argues conservative groups, not Intuit, are the real obstacle.
HN thread · dcosson · 0 points ↗ -
Commenter calls NPR's Planet Money segment on a California pre-filled tax return trial awesome and recommends reading or listening to it.
HN thread · avelis · 0 points ↗ -
The NPR Planet Money podcast did one of their best episodes about this, called Frank Sinatra's Mug.
HN thread · SyneRyder · 0 points ↗ -
Take a listen to this NPR Planet Money podcast called "The History of Light," which shows how the cost of lighting a room has fallen over time.
HN thread · Pyxl101 · 0 points ↗ -
Worth a listen for an inexpensive solution to a costly problem: a Wisconsin town cut health care costs by talking with patients about death.
HN thread · badgers · 0 points ↗ -
An excellent episode of Planet Money on the chicken tax.
HN thread · acchow · 0 points ↗ -
One of the most recent Planet Money episodes, #773: Slot Flaws Scofflaws, explores slot machine design, to some extent. It's a fun listen.
HN thread · rjett · 0 points ↗ -
Great tip: Planet Money interviews economists on both sides, which helps you hear challenging opposing points of view.
HN thread · masondixon · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great Planet Money about this, and what happened when the US paid off its debt in 1835.
HN thread · tdeck · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a podcast on this very thing, covering the Wells Fargo U5 form issue in Episode 732, "Bad Form."
HN thread · TerminalJunkie · 0 points ↗ -
Great episode: the Planet Money episode about the Slants trademark case, which explains how the band reclaimed a disparaging word.
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Planet Money -- my favorite
HN thread · kageneko · 0 points ↗ -
Here is a planet money podcast which goes through some examples of significant expenses being saved.
HN thread · froindt · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money - economics for everyday people, an NPR podcast, listed among brainy recs for history and general-interest fans.
HN thread · jzymbaluk · 0 points ↗ -
You should check out the Planet Money podcast on this topic: a big part of solar getting cheaper was a new tool, some kind of wrench.
HN thread · milesvp · 0 points ↗ -
The latest Planet Money podcast explains an interesting flaw in the system that lets Amazon keep growing and eating other companies.
HN thread · janvdberg · 0 points ↗ -
This theory is advanced convincingly in a Planet Money episode; the graph is incredibly striking.
HN thread · theptip · 0 points ↗ -
A good NPR Planet Money episode on how transferring money works, covering the pre-ACH days of banks swapping bags of paper checks.
HN thread · peterjlee · 0 points ↗ -
I'd recommend listening to this planet money episode where they describe how the ACH came to be.
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For background on why this happened, check out this excellent Planet Money episode from June.
HN thread · THE_PUN_STOPS · 0 points ↗ -
Episode explains why Toys R Us was defeated by Amazon.
HN thread · euske · 0 points ↗ -
This Planet Money episode is a must-listen for Excel fans.
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There's a Planet Money episode about a guy who started raising chickens after noticing soil differences on two sides of a fence.
HN thread · milesvp · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did an interesting rundown on what women's role in early computing looked like, and why the balance shifted in 1984.
HN thread · smt88 · 0 points ↗ -
There is a great Planet Money episode on the problems behind government insurance/subsidy of flood neighborhoods in Houston. Worth listening to.
HN thread · avyfain · 0 points ↗ -
Commenter recommends the ~20 minute episode where a former Netflix hiring manager explains the company's work culture.
HN thread · azuriten · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has a good episode on this exact topic, "How Venezuela Imploded," about oil revenues not being invested wisely.
HN thread · wavesounds · 0 points ↗ -
Planet money did a very good and very depressing episode on one woman's quest to open a hair braiding salon.
HN thread · drewcon · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a take on this robbery and its digital privacy implications. Worth a listen.
HN thread · KeepTalking · 0 points ↗ -
An awesome Planet Money episode on how vicious debt collectors can be and why they are allowed to be that way.
HN thread · nunez · 0 points ↗ -
There was a really good Planet Money podcast (#665) on using markets to allocate resources without real money.
HN thread · namdnay · 0 points ↗ -
NPR's Planet Money had a very interesting episode on this.
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From Planet Money, this episode on cows acting as currency, bank account, and credit card in South Sudan, where cows are more reliable than banks.
HN thread · smnrchrds · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a great episode on this: the federal government will actually replace your cash after disasters like fires.
HN thread · nsgoetz · 0 points ↗ -
There is an NPR Planet Money episode on why the US has such an archaic payments system, with perverse incentives as the hypothesis.
HN thread · srmatto · 0 points ↗ -
The NPR Planet Money podcast/article does a good job of summarizing the events of 1992.
HN thread · badgers · 0 points ↗ -
NPR's Planet Money had a really good podcast on this recently, on how state appropriation removes any incentive to work harder.
HN thread · macspoofing · 0 points ↗ -
Reading specific cases, like the Planet Money podcast's economics stories, helps hone intuitions about systems and systemic thinking.
HN thread · jamesrcole · 0 points ↗ -
Pretty much everyone should listen to Planet Money anyway, it's just great radio.
HN thread · brownbat · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episodes are short, often 6 to 20 minutes, making them great for a quick listen on economics.
HN thread · Lanthanide · 0 points ↗ -
Good stuff, and maybe easier than reading a paper.
HN thread · JohnL4 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money recently had a podcast about the growth and overreach of NDAs.
HN thread · hfdgiutdryg · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a podcast on this subject.
HN thread · Mauricio_ · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episode 671 follows an insider trader's motivations, a useful angle on why corruption happens.
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You might be interested in listening to an episode of Planet Money named "The Birth And Death Of The Price Tag"
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Here's a fascinating Planet Money podcast episode about it from last year, a good listen on how Guinness monetizes world record attempts.
HN thread · mattweinberg · 0 points ↗ -
A good episode that goes into the different storage options and which is the most viable.
HN thread · bozoUser · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's The Indicator had a great segment on why teens aren't working summer jobs anymore.
HN thread · toomuchtodo · 0 points ↗ -
If you are curious about the history of open offices Planet Money did an interesting piece on their creation
HN thread · conception · 0 points ↗ -
There was an episode on Planet Money about this, linking the NPR episode on the world's biggest battery.
HN thread · rkuska · 0 points ↗ -
There was an interesting Planet Money episode about this, explaining why lawmakers resist simplifying taxes.
HN thread · dcosson · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's indicator episode is longer but short enough to listen to at 1.5x speed while shaving.
HN thread · ehudla · 0 points ↗ -
A great episode of Planet Money on the unofficial exchange market and how the government came after the traders.
HN thread · MBCook · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had excellent podcast with people who came up with whole "Ban Plastic Straw" idea.
HN thread · Svoka · 0 points ↗ -
There's a Planet Money episode on New Jersey's bail reform, which already largely abolished cash bail.
HN thread · dubyah · 0 points ↗ -
Says a Planet Money episode on flood money is relevant to the flood insurance subsidy debate.
HN thread · hello_1234 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did an entertaining episode about this.
HN thread · tlynchpin · 0 points ↗ -
There is a good Planet Money episode about New Jersey's overhaul of the bail system.
HN thread · spuz · 0 points ↗ -
NPR's Planet Money podcast sparked their interest in real-world economics by breaking concepts into relatable, simpler parts.
HN thread · sh87 · 0 points ↗ -
And a NPR Planet Money episode explains why the graphing calculator hasn't changed much since 1994.
HN thread · heinrichf · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money just turned 10 years old and in that time I haven't found a podcast more consistently informative and entertaining.
HN thread · danso · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has been my top podcast.
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Good episode: NPR's Planet Money covered a firm that cut mouse cords so new employees learned Excel by keyboard.
HN thread · PascLeRasc · 0 points ↗ -
A good Planet Money episode all about the Jones Act, the law the parent comment discusses.
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Planet Money recently had a great episode about "Big Government Cheese" on the Carter-era milk subsidy and the cheese surplus it created.
HN thread · danso · 0 points ↗ -
Like all things involving subsidies and the economy, there is an amazing Planet Money episode on this.
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Great planet money podcast on this with owner of site that tries to surface fake reviews.
HN thread · qwerty2020 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a great explanation of how shipping rates across borders work and don't reflect true costs.
HN thread · gringoDan · 0 points ↗ -
Another relevant podcast episode is this one from planet money: it explores wildfire investigations and legal fallout, a great explanation of why PG&E's stock lost 1/3 of its value.
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Planet Money is so good that I've worked through 10 years of back-episodes; one of few worth doing that.
HN thread · anitil · 0 points ↗ -
I came here to post that same link. It was an interesting Planet Money episode.
HN thread · toastermoster · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a good episode on this: "Why It's Illegal To Braid Hair Without A License."
HN thread · mrnobody_67 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has a good episode on this too.
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Planet Money has a good episode about this: the 1976 government intervention behind the cheese surplus.
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Great podcast on it from Planet Money, covering the US government's accidental cheese surplus stored in a giant cave.
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Planet Money had a good podcast episode on it
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Highly recommends this Planet Money episode on Oliver Bullough's book Moneyland, about the hidden offshore economy that shelters wealth from taxation and scrutiny.
HN thread · hangonhn · 0 points ↗ -
Not exactly medieval, but you'll enjoy this Planet Money episode on cooking a peacock the traditional way.
HN thread · relham · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a great podcast on this topic.
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Huge fan of the storytelling style pioneered at This American Life, continued at Planet Money and Gimlet; 99% Invisible is good too.
HN thread · kbenson · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode #886 interviews a supervisor whose company instituted required anti-phishing training, with good results.
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There's a pretty good Planet Money episode on this issue.
HN thread · kingaillas · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great "Planet Money" episode on the hyperinflation of Brazil, and how a new stable currency ended it.
HN thread · kbutler · 0 points ↗ -
A Planet Money episode on insider trading says it wasn't explicitly illegal in the US until relatively recently; it was theft, not illegal trading.
HN thread · anitil · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episode on Joe Bankman, a Stanford professor who made filing taxes easy and painless, before the tax lobby intervened.
HN thread · clausok · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episode 760 explains why pre-filled tax returns never happened: Intuit spent $28 million lobbying against it.
HN thread · Shish2k · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money raised money to make T-shirts and needed to wire funds; very worth a listen.
HN thread · anitil · 0 points ↗ -
A thought-provoking episode about a town where people discuss terminal treatment and death openly, and end up with the lowest Medicare spending.
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Planet Money did a podcast on this recently, with a link to the NPR transcript.
HN thread · econ101fail · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode goes into the history of this: if taxes were easy, people would hate them less.
HN thread · jermaustin1 · 0 points ↗ -
I'd recommend listening to a great episode from 2013 on 'folk' banking institutions used by people in the US.
HN thread · anitil · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great episode of Planet Money about it.
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Worth a listen: the IRS could offer a free public tax-filing option that beats commercial software.
HN thread · fattire · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money, as always, has a great take on the flood insurance program's debt.
HN thread · bronson · 0 points ↗ -
There's a good Planet Money episode about this, in case you like podcasts.
HN thread · dacohenii · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode on why US tax returns are far more complicated than elsewhere, and how TurboTax fought to keep it that way.
HN thread · DangerousPie · 0 points ↗ -
Highly recommends Episode 760 on what happened to ReadyReturn, the proposed government pre-filled tax return.
HN thread · cbhl · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a good podcast about this topic, the Episode 760 Tax Hero episode on pre-filled tax forms.
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Recommends Episode #857 of Planet Money on how the UPU sets postal rates and how that affects e-commerce.
HN thread · cbhl · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's Ep 915 on meddling in elections touches on the same questions about agency and manipulation raised here.
HN thread · CyanBird · 0 points ↗ -
I would indeed recommend you to check out the planet money podcast at the least
HN thread · CyanBird · 0 points ↗ -
The Planet Money episode on the origins of double-entry accounting was interesting history the commenter hadn't known.
HN thread · ms013 · 0 points ↗ -
Here's a great podcast on NPR's Planet Money if you want to learn more about the topic.
HN thread · hello_1234 · 0 points ↗ -
IANAL, but this Planet Money episode covers a similar situation, which helps answer how such a lawsuit can proceed.
HN thread · FluffyKitty · 0 points ↗ -
There's a really good Planet Money episode on the subject.
HN thread · radicalbyte · 0 points ↗ -
Interesting story from NPR's Planet Money about a locked door and a secret meeting that led to the birth of the Fed.
HN thread · quintushoratius · 0 points ↗ -
A great Planet Money episode analyzing the real effect of removing plastic bags, which doesn't match the hype.
HN thread · typenil · 0 points ↗ -
This is all covered in an excellent podcast by Planet Money, the episode "Tax Hero."
HN thread · ngngngng · 0 points ↗ -
I just listened to a very relevant podcast, Planet Money episode 909: Dollar Stores Vs Lettuce.
HN thread · azhenley · 0 points ↗ -
There's an interesting Planet Money episode about it: the water marketplace, on how farmers treat irrigation water use as a competitive advantage.
HN thread · TheHegemon · 0 points ↗ -
There's a recent Planet Money podcast on it, explaining why US tax filing still sucks due to regulatory lock-in and rent-seeking.
HN thread · bduerst · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a really interesting two episode series on recycling. That goes into why things are ending up in landfills.
HN thread · McAtNite · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode on record-breaking and Guinness World Records, with a bit about Georgia (the country), offers 23 minutes more suspicion.
HN thread · Scoundreller · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a good episode on this about a year ago.
HN thread · ryanmercer · 0 points ↗ -
There's a good Planet Money podcast on it as well, linking to episode 914.
HN thread · bduerst · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has a relevant episode on this; recommended, Planet Money is great.
HN thread · nothrabannosir · 0 points ↗ -
Offered as further reading: Planet Money episode 682 on when CEO pay exploded, alongside the argument about stock options.
HN thread · pembrook · 0 points ↗ -
NPR Planet Money has a good episode on this: "When CEO Pay Exploded."
HN thread · zerd · 0 points ↗ -
Interesting Planet Money episode on an econ student using job-forum misogyny data to quantify sexism in the field.
HN thread · bduerst · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has a good episode on how adopting Arabic numerals during the Renaissance significantly shaped the invention of modern bookkeeping.
HN thread · pochamago · 0 points ↗ -
Great Planet Money episode on the topic: "The Postal Illuminati."
HN thread · toomuchtodo · 0 points ↗ -
A good Planet Money episode on this exact question: "The Postal Illuminati."
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There's a really excellent Planet Money podcast about this, explaining why the UPU was great for US merchants when the US was a major exporter.
HN thread · wincy · 0 points ↗ -
Fantastic episode on why the Universal Postal Union's assumptions break down under the US-China trade imbalance.
HN thread · afiedler · 0 points ↗ -
Listen to this great Planet Money episode about international shipping rates, which explains why the topic is significant.
HN thread · elamje · 0 points ↗ -
Encourages everyone interested to check out the Planet Money episode explaining how China's subsidized postal rates came about.
HN thread · zizee · 0 points ↗ -
They did a really good job explaining the situation in that Planet Money episode.
HN thread · craftyguy · 0 points ↗ -
an interesting Planet Money Indicator episode recently that explains why things like tuition tend to outpace inflation
HN thread · tempestn · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a recent episode on the Uyghurs that was really good and worth listening to.
HN thread · wyxuan · 0 points ↗ -
There's a really good Planet Money podcast on this topic.
HN thread · arshbot · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's "Postal Illuminati" episode explains the UPU and who pays for international shipping; it's worth a listen.
HN thread · mfer · 0 points ↗ -
A great Planet Money episode, "How Solar Got Cheap," covers the Chinese factory boom that drove solar prices down.
HN thread · artimaeis · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great Planet Money episode explaining the brokenness of the existing system, substantiating an entrepreneur's claim about package shipping costs.
HN thread · freefal · 0 points ↗ -
NPR Planet Money has a good explainer on why negative interest rates exist, covering cash demand and the cost of storing money.
HN thread · devchix · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode that outlines how tax lobbyists like Intuit benefit from the complexity of filing taxes.
HN thread · cvhashim · 0 points ↗ -
A great Planet Money episode on Chicken LIBOR for anyone wanting to dive deeper into the collusion case.
HN thread · toomuchtodo · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has an episode on WeWork and Masayoshi Son, directly relevant to this SoftBank discussion.
HN thread · jjakque · 0 points ↗ -
There was a recent Planet Money episode about these Pigouvian taxes, linked as episode 949, "The Pigou Club".
HN thread · jermaustin1 · 0 points ↗ -
There was an interesting planet money podcast on it called "Dollar Stores vs. Lettuce".
HN thread · bduerst · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money ran an episode on the Phoebus Cartel. Really interesting listen.
HN thread · TooCleverByHalf · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money covers a huge variety of interesting topics in only about 20 minutes, and the fries coating story is a standout.
HN thread · kc0bfv · 0 points ↗ -
The summary gave context on the post, and the commenter subscribed to Planet Money because of it.
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Planet Money had a nice podcast about how they work.
HN thread · azhenley · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's episode on India's cash disappearance explains the demonetisation fallout pretty well.
HN thread · nit_ · 0 points ↗ -
A good Planet Money episode explains why making taxes easy to pay is still a partisan fight in Washington.
HN thread · cactus2093 · 0 points ↗ -
NPR Planet Money podcast covers this topic in detail over the past 2 years, linking episode 760 "Tax Hero".
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Great Planet Money episode about the RVU, linking the NPR story on how four drinking buddies saved Brazil.
HN thread · finnh · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had an episode on it this fall, linked as Episode 942: Capitalism in the Courtroom.
HN thread · froindt · 0 points ↗ -
There is a great Planet Money episode that covers this: Episode 781, The Money Fixers.
HN thread · haste410 · 0 points ↗ -
Points to a Planet Money rerun that explains how the regular flu vaccine is made, answering why it is ready before flu season.
HN thread · cbhl · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a great episode on how the US government pays for a year-round supply of chicken eggs to produce pandemic flu vaccine.
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Planet Money recently did a special on this; the difference is in the tails, and measurable differences exist between distillers.
HN thread · binarycrusader · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a good podcast on this topic recently, showing how hard CDC guidelines are to follow for farmworkers.
HN thread · zenpaul · 0 points ↗ -
Short answer: money. Recommends the Planet Money episode "Where's the Vaccine" as an explanation.
HN thread · biophetik · 0 points ↗ -
NPR's Planet Money and The Indicator are entertaining and educational for following the economy.
HN thread · dacohenii · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great Planet Money story on the Onion King.
HN thread · Qworg · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has an excellent podcast on this, linked as episode 990: The Big-Small Business Rescue.
HN thread · sharadov · 0 points ↗ -
The Indicator podcast by Planet Money briefly touches on the bulk-versus-retail packaging problem in its recent episode on potatoes in the US.
HN thread · gingericha · 0 points ↗ -
I recommend the Planet Money podcast by NPR.
HN thread · tinus_hn · 0 points ↗ -
I really enjoyed the Planet Money episode on Toy Biz v United States!
HN thread · cortesoft · 0 points ↗ -
And an NPR Planet Money story on the Jewish equivalent: Matzo: Episode 361: The Matzo Economy
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Explains in detail the Brazilian currency scheme from the parent comment; a 21-minute episode and an excellent listen.
HN thread · toomuchtodo · 0 points ↗ -
To date, still my favorite story I've heard on that podcast. I've told so many people about it
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A really good Planet Money episode, "Life vs. the Economy," explains how the value of a life gets calculated and used in policy decisions.
HN thread · linsomniac · 0 points ↗ -
Explains that international shipping rates are set by committee every four years, with a Planet Money episode on the topic.
HN thread · bnchrch · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had an episode on starting a small cable TV channel, with an NPR transcript linked.
HN thread · DavidPeiffer · 0 points ↗ -
There's a nice planet money episode about this, linked to an NPR transcript on the almond farmers and aquifer depletion.
HN thread · gen220 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a great episode on this with Nordhaus.
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The host shares a personal story from his time as a cashier, showing how a scanning-speed metric led to skipped items and free giveaways.
HN thread · yreg · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a great episode on this idea, with a 2018 follow-up revisiting it.
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Planet Money had a really good episode on the romaine salmonella outbreak, tracing contamination to feces from grazing animals on federal land.
HN thread · syntaxing · 0 points ↗ -
Points to the Planet Money episode on long-haul truck drivers, a similar contractor vs. employee story, as a parallel to the rideshare debate.
HN thread · square90 · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had an interesting episode on some of the sketchier ways drivers are exploited. Worth a listen if you're interested.
HN thread · anitil · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a piece on brushing that goes into more detail than the BBC article.
HN thread · bentcorner · 0 points ↗ -
Points to a Planet Money episode, "Tax Hero," as a story on the lobbying fight over free tax filing.
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Points to a Planet Money episode that explains in detail why the IRS has no TurboTax-style filing site, blaming Intuit's lobbying.
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There is an excellent Planet Money podcast about this from NPR.
HN thread · ProAm · 0 points ↗ -
Listen to the latest episode of Planet Money.
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Give this episode of Planet Money a listen; it covers what the petrochemical lobby knew about recycling plastic and how little could really be recycled.
HN thread · knappe · 0 points ↗ -
An excellent Planet Money episode about a man whose Amazon stock was escheated after he didn't log into his brokerage account.
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There's a Planet Money episode about this that is worth a listen: the "Waste Land" episode.
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The Planet Money podcast just had an excellent episode on the issue, with interviews with a couple of the people who made it happen.
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There's a great Planet Money episode I listened to recently about this.
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Planet Money had a nice episode about escheat, the system that turns dormant accounts over to the state.
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Planet Money cooked a peacock from a 1612 recipe for rich Dutch people; it's a pretty interesting and funny listen.
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Hourly workers get gouged by fees, and there's an interesting Planet Money episode about that.
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This episode should shed some light on why trades were halted, explaining the two-day settlement delay and the clearinghouse.
HN thread · tauwauwau · 0 points ↗ -
Points to a Planet Money episode, "Tax Hero," as a source for why US tax preparation stays difficult.
HN thread · kuyan · 0 points ↗ -
They address how some state or local governments raise money in regions where opposition to taxes is high.
HN thread · kuyan · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money episode on why veterans hate the Red Cross; setting prices too low without enough information can do real damage.
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Planet Money did a 20min episode covering the City of Wilson's attempt at municipal broadband. Worth a listen.
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There is a great NPR Planet Money episode touching the waters of why inflation does not behave as we think it does.
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Planet Money has an excellent episode on caste-based discrimination in the workplace, in Silicon Valley specifically, interesting and aggravating to listen to as an outsider.
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Planet Money's 25-minute episode on the business of making a new pasta shape: patents, manufacturing the die, and finding a maker.
HN thread · danso · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money has an episode about freeports, airport storage facilities holding boxed art for investment that no one looks at.
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Planet Money did a great podcast about this last year on police unions and police violence.
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This Planet Money podcast pretty much explains it.
HN thread · nullifidian · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great Planet Money episode about this too, covering the salmon taboo and how salmon sushi took off.
HN thread · ddlatham · 0 points ↗ -
The Planet Money episode on municipal broadband covers more failure stories than success. It's worth a listen if you have the time.
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A great Planet Money episode about how Brazil combatted hyperinflation by just replacing their currency.
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Planet Money has a good story on how four drinking buddies saved Brazil's currency.
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A Planet Money episode on bitcoin as a religion, which the commenter calls an interesting episode.
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Planet Money had an interesting episode on this long ago, which used Hair Salons as an example.
HN thread · kbenson · 0 points ↗ -
There's a great episode by Planet Money on the difference between Amazon and physical stores, which explains why Amazon has more power.
HN thread · Paedor · 0 points ↗ -
There's a good Planet Money on this from NPR explaining how dollar stores make their profit by avoiding perishables and restocking-heavy goods.
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Planet Money has an episode about the Onion King
HN thread · celias · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had a great podcast examining the Atlanta Falcons lowering their stadium food prices overall.
HN thread · cik · 0 points ↗ -
Both programs are well produced and I enjoy them, and they cover the Fed's inflation target and inflation quite a bit.
HN thread · brantonb · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money's 2012 episode goes into the details of why the DJIA is a dumb index, especially its use of raw share price instead of market cap.
HN thread · brantonb · 0 points ↗ -
There's a good Planet Money episode on this.
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Planet Money did a really cool show about trying to find the modal American
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NPR has the best podcasts where they really work on the story and extract it, unlike unedited guest conversations.
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The Indicator from Planet Money did an episode on Zillow with the same thesis, tying it to the lemons problem.
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There was a great episode of The Indicator from Planet Money about this.
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Planet Money recently had a really good episode on how some banks are deciding on a replacement rate for LIBOR.
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Planet Money did a nice podcast on the history of it, the German feed-in tariff that drove early solar adoption.
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Refers back to the three negotiation lessons from this Planet Money episode many times, a practical guide for car-buying haggling.
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Everyone should listen to this Planet Money episode going into the politics surrounding making taxes easier.
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Points to a specific Planet Money episode as the explanation for why tax filing still works the way it does.
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Planet Money did a great episode on the "taxes should be painful" idea.
HN thread · buerkle · 0 points ↗ -
There was an interesting Planet Money episode about this
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Planet Money had an interesting segment on insurance claims for cyber attacks, it's worth giving a listen.
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Interesting Planet Money episode on the rivalry between two handbell makers and how they made peace.
HN thread · itsoktocry · 0 points ↗ -
An NPR/Planet Money episode on this topic is worth hearing; it backs the case against recycling.
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NPR's Planet Money is outstanding in its simplicity and depth.
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Planet Money did a good episode on this: Turkey's runaway inflation problem, explaining why the president distrusts interest rates.
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Points readers to the Planet Money episode "The Tale of the Onion King" as a listen on the same onion futures topic.
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Planet Money had a good episode on this recently, linking the "Recession referees" story.
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The Indicator from Planet Money is a go-to "going to sleep" podcast: long enough to drift off to, yet interesting enough to start listening.
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Somewhat related to your interests could be Planet Money, Freakonomics, Robot Brains, Business Wars
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Treat podcasts as a library to choose from, not a subscription; browse archives for episodes on your specific interests.
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For those who want to hear more about this, Planet Money ran an episode called How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil.
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Anyone interested in econ or business should listen to the t shirt saga; it's excellent storytelling even for non-economics nerds.
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The excellent Planet Money podcast covers the story of the $100 million deli.
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NPR's Planet Money does an outstanding job explaining economics and finance, with years of past episodes to explore.
HN thread · WheelsAtLarge · 0 points ↗ -
Explains how federal judges who attended an economics boot camp handed out harsher sentences and favored corporations.
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For a fun explanation, check out Planet Money's "Negative Oil" episode.
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Planet Money did an episode about Escheat, explaining the dormant-account and unclaimed-property process.
HN thread · fbdab103 · 0 points ↗ -
Very complex issue and highly recommend the Planet Money episode.
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Calls the Planet Money episode on libraries and ebook publishers fascinating and urges listeners to hear the whole thing.
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Loved this Planet Money podcast, which explains how library e-book lending works and why unused checkouts matter.
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Found the NPR Planet Money podcast engaging: tight editing, good production, and most episodes around 20 minutes.
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A really good explainer podcast from NPR's Planet Money on the FDIC takeover of a community bank, covering how the employees' status changes.
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A really good explainer podcast on the FDIC takeover of a Washington State community bank, covering what happens to employees.
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Recommends "The Indicator from Planet Money," a daily 10-minute economics podcast, in addition to Planet Money.
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Radiolabs, Freakonomics, Planet Money, How I Built This, Ted Radio Hour: Variable quality IMO, but often good.
HN thread · dredmorbius · 0 points ↗ -
Points readers to a Planet Money episode that explains the reasons tax filing stays hard.
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Planet Money did a great episode explaining how the greedflation theory became more mainstream, though the name is a bad moniker.
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Planet Money covered how adverse possession law played out in a Delaware case, a story about squatters and goats.
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Planet Money had an insightful episode on this, linked as a footnote to the empathy and scale argument.
HN thread · yreg · 0 points ↗ -
There's an NPR Throughline episode covering this, and a Planet Money excerpt of it too.
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NPR's recent Planet Money episode explains why Europe gets more vacation than the U.S.
HN thread · laserlight · 0 points ↗ -
Commenter highly recommends the Planet Money episode on the onion farmer who bet on crops, for anyone curious to learn more.
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The dynamics behind Coca-Cola's 5-cent price, unchanged from the 1880s into the 1950s, are explained in a Planet Money episode.
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Planet Money (english, economy) is on a list of shows the commenter listens to, as a recommendation in a thread asking for new podcasts.
HN thread · Koealaquillage · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money/The Indicator: general economy podcasts covering the news or an economic concept. The second is shorter and more nerdy.
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Planet Money, called the best podcast of all time, did an episode on this subject a while back, linked via NPR transcript.
HN thread · zwieback · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money had an episode on this. I liked it, like most of their show.
HN thread · yreg · 0 points ↗ -
There is a great Planet Money episode on it. The supply chain behind roses is fascinating and has to be timed perfectly.
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Recommends Planet Money among five podcasts for long-format listening on evening walks.
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NPR's Planet Money covered the Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino Harvard fabricated-data scandal really well.
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Transcript of the March 2023 Planet Money episode talks about reasons folks left the workforce at that time.
HN thread · cbhl · 0 points ↗ -
This was a fantastic episode of the Planet Money podcast; highly recommended
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There was an interesting Planet Money episode on Birkin Bags from 2015, I recommend a listen (or a read)
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A podcast episode I enjoyed from Planet Money on the subject.
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Points to the Planet Money episode "Surprise, you just signed a contract!" as a reference on clickwrap licenses being enforceable.
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The Planet Money podcast recently did a great episode about this topic.
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To learn more about interconnection queues, see this NPR Planet Money episode "Green Energy Gridlock".
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Recommends the NPR Planet Money episode "The Onion King" to anyone interested in commodities trading.
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Eye-opening Planet Money episode on garment workers and clothing made in the USA.
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NPR's Planet Money did a great episode on this called Tax Hero, about California's pre-filled tax return idea.
HN thread · neilfrndes · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did a great podcast on how to actually do this: how much would the market pay for a Mars rock.
HN thread · proteal · 0 points ↗ -
A fascinating listen, way more complicated than I thought, and tragic for both ends of the scam.
HN thread · cholmon · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money did an excellent podcast on the topic. Highly recommend a listen for anyone interested.
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Planet Money did a great segment on how class actions work and why America is set up this way. You should definitely take a listen.
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Well-put explanation of why we can't just stop these Russian sanctions-breaking tankers, even when their fraudulence is clear.
HN thread · makeitdouble · 0 points ↗ -
There was a good Planet Money episode which went into what was behind all of this.
HN thread · dhosek · 0 points ↗ -
Planet Money just did an episode on this. The answer is, at least according to this, yes, pretty accurate.
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