#469: Rhino Horns And Clean Water
On today's show: Two stories from Kenya.1. Poachers kill rhinos for their horns. Some economists...
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#467: Tires, Taxes And The Grizz
The price of tires has risen by about 40 percent in the past five years. That's partly because...
Mike Smith lives by himself in a small house in a small town in Kentucky, near the Ohio River. He...
#396: A Father Of High-Speed Trading Thinks We Should Slow Down
Thomas Peterffy's life story includes a typing robot, a proto-iPad, and a vast fortune he amassed...
After decades of isolation, Myanmar is reconnecting with the rest of the world. On today's show,...
#464: When A Poor Country Gets A Lot Richer*
*Note: The country is only getting richer on paper, but that change may make a difference in the...
On today's show: Three short stories from the far flung shores of New Zealand, Ireland and New...
In 2010, we reported on a poor town in Haiti, where school was held in a small, one-room...
On today's show: Three short Planet Money stories about trying to figure out what things are...
#458: Bangladesh's T-Shirt Economy
H&M, Zara, Wal-Mart and JC Penney all buy t-shirts from Bangladesh. Soon, Planet Money will...
We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. Part of that story — color. It...
Nearly 20 states have legalized marijuana to some degree. As it turns out, this has profound...
#455: The Planet Money T-Shirt Is Finally (Almost) Here
We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. To help make it happen, visit...
Sugar costs more in the U.S. than in the rest of the world. If you're in the candy business — if,...
What causes what? The human brain is programmed to answer this question constantly. This how we...
#357: How Much Should We Trust Economics?
Three years ago, Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff published a study that quickly became one of the...
#356: The Surprisingly Entertaining History of The Income Tax
The U.S. has a really conflicted history with the income tax. For most of American history, there...
#450: Bitcoin Goes To The Moon
Since the start of the year, the Japanese yen has risen by about 12 percent against the dollar....
#449: The Hidden Digital Wealth In Your Pocket
We have secondary markets for almost everything. If you no longer want that old record or CD, you...
#448: Coney Island Back In Business
When Hurricane Sandy struck, it devastated businesses all over New York City. One area hit...
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