The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR 2496 - Petty! Econ! Grievances!

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
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The Indicator from Planet Money

Episodios

Petty! Econ! Grievances!

Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers

Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?

Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?

Tale of Two Cities

Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?

New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast

The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey

Why the Pope wants to disarm AI

Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car

Can the internet survive AI summaries?

Young people aren’t paying their car loans. We can help.

SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms

Why Google fell behind in the AI race

Cracking down on egg prices

We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)

Why the US is losing the drone war

Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side

Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?

Why Trump wants to rip up his own trade deal

What Iran teaches us about why wars start

What you should know about your student loans

GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?

AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

How stock options made him an overnight millionaire

Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!

An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?

How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop

Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?

Your American Dream is pending review

Community colleges are kind of underrated

Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had

The SpaceX IPO drama explained

Should we tax AI?

U OK, UK?

The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment

Who should new grads boo more? AI or remote work?

Equinomics, bag fees, and leftover campaign dollars

Can the internet be reclaimed from Big Tech?

Why boardinghouses could make a comeback

How AI is clogging the courtroom

Obsession, the most fun job in China, and a new green card policy

Saudi’s LIV golf exit is just the start

What the movies teach us about recessions, memestocks and gold

Who’s behind that shell company? We may never know

Game of 'roids, trader Trump, and searching for Shakira's tax residence

So ... how long until these oil prices get REALLY bad

It's come to this: Human certification in the age of AI slop

Why GLP-1s aren't lowering employers' costs