Two Indicators: The fight over ESG investing
"ESG" investing – Environmental, Social, Governance – has attracted a lot of attention from...
Two Indicators: The fight over ESG investing
"ESG" investing – Environmental, Social, Governance – has attracted a lot of attention from...
The sports ticket price enigma
Inflation is making prices go up, except not for...sports tickets? So, we set out on a daylong...
Telemarketing calls are not only annoying; in some cases, they are illegal. Congress even gives...
The case of the missing cheese racks
Jelle Peterse's company ships cheese all over the world, but they don't always get their cheese...
When women stopped coding (Classic)
A lot of computing pioneers were women. For decades, the number of women in computer science was...
There's a big difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion. But sometimes even avoiding taxes...
Soccer star Lionel Messi is currently hoping to lead Argentina to victory in the World Cup. His...
One economist's take on popular advice for saving, borrowing, and spending
This episode was first released as a bonus episode for Planet Money+ listeners last month. We're...
How the cookie became a monster
30 years ago, Lou Montulli set out to solve a fundamental problem with the internet, and...
Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of a crypto empire
Sam Bankman-Fried built a reputation as the one reliable crypto bro. But within the span of days,...
In 2019, a group of librarians (quietly) stormed the offices of a major publisher, Macmillan, to...
Sand. It's in buildings, windows, your cell phone. But there isn't enough in the world for...
Planet Money tries election polling
Polling is facing an existential crisis. Few people are answering the phone, and fewer people...
Two Indicators shaking China's economy
Xi Jinping recently secured his third term as China's president – so we're looking at two shocks...
Planet Money Records Vol. 2: The Negotiation
We got our hands on the long-lost "Inflation" song, and now it's time to put it out into the...
Planet Money Records Vol. 1: Earnest Jackson
We try to start a real record label. Just to put one song out there. It's a song about inflation,...
The high cost of a strong dollar
When it comes to international trade and finance, everyone pretty much speaks one language: the...
How do you mend a broken bill? On this classic episode, we visit the Mutilated Currency Division....
You asked for coupons, Delaware, and the truth about goldfish
On today's show, we're answering listener questions from the Planet Money inbox. Like, who really...
Two Indicators: back to school
It's fall, so on this episode, we're taking you back to school. First, what sorority rush can...