#227: Lighthouses, Autopsies And The Federal Budget
What should the government pay for?On today's Planet Money, we pose that question to Charlie...
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Samberg, Taccone And Schaffer: Three's Not A Lonely Island
As the brains behind the hip-hop parody group responsible for digital shorts like "D--- in a...
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Sometimes it feels like all we talk about at Planet Money is how the economy is going down the...
#234 Planet Money: Wine, Cigars, And The Plan To Fix The Dollar
The world's biggest economies spend a summer plotting in secret, over French wine, to make the...
Out of all the elements on earth, why does gold hold such a privileged place in human history? Is...
#215 Planet Money: What's Better For Helping The Poor -- Greed Or Charity?
Is it OK to raise money from rich investors, who expect to make a profit? Muhammad Yunus, the...
Is leadership only reserved for the extraordinary few? Who has what it takes to disrupt the...
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Ahi Esta El Detalle: Remembering Cantinflas, "The Charlie Chaplin Of Latin America"
Mario Moreno was one of the funniest comedians in Latin America, and his character, the goofy but...
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Love Him Or Hate Him, Calle 13's Rene Perez Joglar Visits Alt.Latino
Hear an interview with the Puerto Rican singer and musician known as Visitante, plus new material...
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Lana Del Rey's 'Ultraviolence' Has A Firm Grasp On Pop History
Lana Del Rey continues a time-honored pop tradition of developing a public persona that...
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Fresh Air Weekend: John Oliver, Parquet Courts And Joshua Ferris
Comedian John Oliver pokes fun on his new show on HBO; Ken Tucker reviews Parquet Courts' third...
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#337: The Secret Document That Transformed China
Note: Today's show is a re-run. It originally ran in January 2012.In 1978, a group of farmers in...
Note: Today's show is a re-run. It originally ran in March, 2013.Sometimes your success depends...
#435: Why Buying A Car Is So Awful
Note: Today's show is a re-run. It originally ran in February, 2013. In survey after survey,...
#523: The Fight Over Ukraine's Gas Bill
On today's show, how a policy that made natural gas very cheap for every household in Ukraine...
#427: LeBron James is Underpaid
LeBron James, the best basketball player in the NBA, makes $17.5 million a year. He is the most...
#516: Why Paying $192 For A 5-Mile Car Ride May Be Rational
Here's the scenario: A man and his wife are desperate to get to the hospital because she is about...
#509: Will A Computer Decide Whether You Get Your Next Job?
To hire new employees, some companies are paying less attention to resumes and more attention to...
Twitter and Subtitled Television
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham and Stephen...
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Fresh Air Weekend: Louis C.K., Miles Davis And A Military Dog
The comic's show, Louie, is now in its fourth season; Davis' performances at New York's Fillmore...
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