Planet Money and How I Built This
Saturdays from 1pm to 2pm
Every Monday, you hear two exciting shows in one great hour of programming. Planet Money explains the economy with playful storytelling and Peabody award-winning deep dive, roll up your sleeves journalism. And Guy Raz, host of How I Built This, talks to innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists about the often challenging journeys they took to build their now iconic companies.
Latest Episodes
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World Cup tickets are expensive, and buying them has been frustrating and confusing. But this is what economics is for: figuring out the best ways to allocate scarce resources. FIFA, steal these ideas. -
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. -
The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients. -
For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them? -
Cocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world. -
On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives the Fed chair power. -
Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there. -
Economists may have a pretty dismal record with predictions. But we're still interested in what they see in their non-existent crystal balls. -
Warner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it? -
Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?
