Podcasts de Fresh Air

#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...

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#461: Lawyers, Guns and Money

On today's show: Three short stories from the far flung shores of New Zealand, Ireland and New...

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#460: It's Hard To Do Good

In 2010, we reported on a poor town in Haiti, where school was held in a small, one-room...

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#459: Getting It Right

On today's show: Three short Planet Money stories about trying to figure out what things are...

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#458: Bangladesh's T-Shirt Economy

H&M, Zara, Wal-Mart and JC Penney all buy t-shirts from Bangladesh. Soon, Planet Money will...

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#457: Why Pink

We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. Part of that story — color. It...

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#456: Marijuana Arbitrage

Nearly 20 states have legalized marijuana to some degree. As it turns out, this has profound...

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#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...

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# 454 The Lollipop War

Sugar costs more in the U.S. than in the rest of the world. If you're in the candy business — if,...

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#453: What Causes What?

What causes what? The human brain is programmed to answer this question constantly. This how we...

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#357: How Much Should We Trust Economics?

Three years ago, Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff published a study that quickly became one of the...

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#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...

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#450: Bitcoin Goes To The Moon

Since the start of the year, the Japanese yen has risen by about 12 percent against the dollar....

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#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...

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#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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#290: North Korea's Illegal Economy

Note: This podcast was originally published in 2011. With North Korea in the news again this...

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#447: The Con Man Who Took Down His Own Country (Then Ran For Office)

A few years back, the Kenyan government wanted to encourage exports. So the government said to...

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#446 The Invisible 14 Million

We're an economics show. We cover the economy. But it's come to our attention that, until now,...

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#445: Cyprus Takes Away The Security Blanket

We'll be honest: We thought we were through with the crisis in Europe, at least for a while. The...

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#442: Into The Future

On today's show: Three stories about the tricky path from the present to the future.Sales Are...

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