Planet Money and How I Built This
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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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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. -
In this season of Planet Money Summer School, our free economics course for your ears is tackling the biggest economic player of them all: the government. -
On Monday, August 18th, Planet Money will return to the Bell House in Brooklyn for a live recording of Planet Money Summer School: Government. -
The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economics studies. -
Republicans want to add work requirements for Americans to get Medicaid. Is that a necessary step to fight "waste, fraud, and abuse" or a sneaky way of cutting the social safety net?
