#218 Planet Money: Buttons And Other Connectors
The U.S. is the world's biggest manufacturer -- way bigger than China, according to the National...
#218 Planet Money: Buttons And Other Connectors
The U.S. is the world's biggest manufacturer -- way bigger than China, according to the National...
Just a quick show this week as we're on the road, but we will tell you how to charge your phone...
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#363: Why People Do Bad Things
Traditionally, when we think about bad behavior, we think about character.But psychologists who...
#227: Lighthouses, Autopsies And The Federal Budget
What should the government pay for?On today's Planet Money, we pose that question to Charlie...
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...