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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Join us Saturday, November 1st for a virtual hang-and-play of the Planet Money game. Co-hosts Kenny Malone and Erika Beras will be joined by Exploding Kittens co-founder Elan Lee to talk about our game, the decisions that went into it, and to answer your questions -
We're teaming up with Exploding Kittens to make a board game. It needs to be fun and also about economics. This is hard. You can help. Sign up to be notified when it goes on sale, about pre-sale discounts and other updates, like invitations to play along with PM hosts. Download the print-at-home prototype and tell us how we can make it better. Send us a voice memo and you may appear in a future episode... -
The export-led industrial model that Germany has pursued for decades is now at a crossroads. -
What even is the business of the S&P 500, and how does it make so much money? -
What makes rents go down and neighborhood diversity go up? Corporate landlords. But they also make it harder to own for yourself. -
Why evil histories sell. A visit to Hitler's bunker, and a deep dive into the economics and ethical quandaries of "dark tourism." -
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation -
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us. -
Software engineers, teachers, a wedding photographer and more on how AI is changing their jobs. -
We at Planet Money and The Indicator are always reading for our stories (and also for fun), and so today we're sharing some favorite recommendations that fit the summer vibe.
