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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 7d

We want to hear from people whose jobs are affected by the shutdown. If the government hadn’t shut down, what would you be doing today? What is NOT getting done? How is this affecting you? Share your shutdown story with us: [email protected].
(We might use your note in a show!)

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 7d

We want to make a board game. It has to be fun and teach economics. That’s our goal when we make podcasts.

But for a game? We need your help!

Give a listen to the latest episode and then tell us what games you love that we should take inspiration from.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 11d

The modern economy relies on the cold chain, an unbroken series of links that keeps food chilled all the way from the farm to your plate. Here’s the story of the birth of that chain, beginning with a thrifty butcher and a train-hopping chemist.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 14d

A few years ago, the Wall Street firm, Jane Street, discovered a sort of goldmine in one of the biggest economies in the world. They became the envy of Wall Street. But when they tried to keep that goldmine a secret, things spiraled out of their control.

How Jane Street’s secret billion-dollar trade unraveled : Planet Money

On Wall Street, fortunes are often won and lost with the tiniest advantages. And for the past few years, one trading firm has stood out from the rest for both huge profits and careful secrecy — Jane…

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mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social · 18d

on this episode of @planetmoney.bsky.social, Sarah Gonzalez looks at the state of money in Gaza right now. how to get money into Gaza, how to get money out of a bank in Gaza, how cash works, and what there is to buy: www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...

In Gaza, money is falling apart : Planet Money

Israel has been blocking the flow of physical money into Gaza since the start of the war. So whatever paper cash was in Gaza before the war, that’s all that’s been circulating. It’s now falling apart ...

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 18d

Money in Gaza is falling apart. Israel has been blocking the flow of physical cash into Gaza for almost two years. Now, two best friends – one in Gaza and one in Belgium – are finding ways to get money in – in order to get people food, milk, tents.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 21d

Do you know the exact year that CEO pay took off?

And why then? It wasn’t exactly on purpose, and on our latest ep, an update on a 2016 episode, we find the cause (Hint: Two words - stock compensation).

When CEO pay exploded (update) : Planet Money

(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.)It’s no secret that CEOs get paid a ton – and a ton more than the average worker. More than a hundred times than what their average employee…

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 25d

So the United States now owns a major stake in the microchip company Intel. Why is that such a big deal? And what does it say about Trump’s unconventional approach to managing the economy?

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 27d

Parents & Teachers! Want to read us your school supply list this year and tell us if it cost more than last? Send us a note at [email protected].

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · 27d

There’s one question we seem to be hearing everywhere lately: “Is my job safe from AI?” If only there were a list that could tell you how likely you are to lose your job to AI. We go looking, and come away knowing more about our future robot overlords…and ourselves.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Sep 3

Internet addresses can be worth big bucks. Take milk.com. Experts told us could go for millions. But right now, milk.com is just some guy's website with cat photos and coding projects. Huh?

On our latest show: We go inside the strange market for domain names.

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Milk Kommunikations Ko-op

Established 1994.

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mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today's @planetmoney.bsky.social is on the unprecedented interference at the Fed. So....what actually is the Fed board, why does it matter, and what we might be in for?
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Lisa Cook and the fight for the Fed : Planet Money

The Federal Reserve has been under intense pressure from President Donald Trump as he pushes for more control over the historically independent agency. The Fed is tasked with keeping inflation and une...

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 30

On Monday, President Trump attempted to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Cook has countered with a lawsuit against Trump. On our latest episode, we look inside the Federal Reserve Board, and what it might mean for the economy if Trump gets more control.

Lisa Cook and the fight for the Fed : Planet Money

The Federal Reserve has been under intense pressure from President Donald Trump as he pushes for more control over the historically independent agency. The Fed is tasked with keeping inflation and…

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 23

Drugs like Ozempic have exploded in popularity, ever since people realized they can help them lose weight. But, what happens when a drug takes off like this? Basically goes viral? How does the pharmaceutical industry keep up with demand? And what happens when it can’t?

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 19

We'd like to hear from moms who've left the workforce for an upcoming Indicator episode. Reach out to [email protected], and we may get in touch.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 15

On our latest show: we sort through our infeeltions, and dig into why our experiences with inflation don’t always match up with the official stats.
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When our inflation infeelings don’t match the CPI : Planet Money

For most Americans, we just lived through the highest period of inflation in our lives. And we are reminded of this every time we go grocery shopping.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 15

But also, inflation has cooled off in the past few years. That mismatch has been giving us all the … feelings. Inflation feelings. Infeeltions.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 15

Food prices are almost 30% higher than 5 years ago. We’re reminded of that on every trip to the grocery store.

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mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social · Aug 9

On this @planetmoney.bsky.social, we visit two countries that have some experience with data manipulation -- Argentina and Greece. To see what happens when governments get tempted to cook the books, and how hard it is to UN-cook them. www.npr.org/2025/08/08/1...

What happens when governments cook the books : Planet Money

After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential manipulation – ...

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albertocavallo.bsky.social @albertocavallo.bsky.social · Aug 10

Great to join NPR Planet Money's latest episode. I talked about Argentina's manipulation of inflation data in 2007, and George Papaconstantinou shared Greece's story --showing that when people lose trust in public data, it is very hard to win it back.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 12

Health care is different from other goods. If people can’t pay for health care, they don’t suddenly stop needing it. So, where do people get their health care if they don’t have health insurance? Our latest newsletter on why poor health makes us all poorer:

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The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid

Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 9

Let’s say you’re a country with a statistics crisis. Today’s episode is about how to cook the books, and then, when you realize it was a bad idea, how to uncook them. Two statistical historical cautionary tales, from Argentina and Greece.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Aug 2

Many politicians and voters are disenchanted with economists. Now Trump has even fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

On our latest show, trust in experts is down. And economists are feeling the burn.

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Jul 26

On our latest show: what even is a “golden share”? When has it been used before, and why? And, could deals like this be a good way to get foreign investment in American manufacturing… or is it simply government overreach?

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NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social · Jul 26

“It is a novel arrangement,” says Sarah Bauerle Danzman, a political economist at Indiana University who previously did a stint on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

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