The Indicator from Planet Money

1859 Episodes

1. What happens when Social Security runs out of money?

   Published: 29/10/2024
2. What looks like a bond and acts like a bond but isn't a bond?

   Published: 28/10/2024
3. An economist answers your questions on love

   Published: 25/10/2024
4. Trying to fix the dating app backlash

   Published: 24/10/2024
5. How American heiresses became Dollar Princesses

   Published: 23/10/2024
6. Why the publishing industry is hot (and bothered) for romance

   Published: 22/10/2024
7. It's Love Week! How the TV holiday rom-com got so successful

   Published: 21/10/2024
8. Reversing shrinkflation (via potato chips) and other indicators

   Published: 18/10/2024
9. Rebranding 'the world's most dangerous private army'

   Published: 17/10/2024
10. Can the yield curve still predict recessions?

    Published: 16/10/2024
11. Why are some nations richer?

    Published: 15/10/2024
12. The cost of living, lead pipe removal, and a more expensive Mega Millions

    Published: 11/10/2024
13. The trouble with water discounts

    Published: 10/10/2024
14. Half a billion people need reading glasses. Why can't they get them?

    Published: 9/10/2024
15. The year the music festival died

    Published: 8/10/2024
16. Why the name Taft-Hartley got airplay during the dockworkers' brief strike

    Published: 7/10/2024
17. Does unemployment whiplash mean recession?

    Published: 4/10/2024
18. Champagne. Neapolitan pizza. Now döner kebabs?

    Published: 3/10/2024
19. Are we about to lose TikTok? Like actually tho?

    Published: 2/10/2024
20. Is an American sovereign wealth fund such a bad idea?

    Published: 1/10/2024