by Tsering Bista on (#589SS)
This is the story of how Guinness got into the business of record-breaking, and how one Planet Money intern broke a world record involving the president of Georgia.
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by Jacob Goldstein on (#584VN)
It feels like cash has disappeared. But there's more paper money out there than ever. That might be a problem.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#57KJB)
Why people are buying their own firetrucks.
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In-person service jobs, which have been hit hard by the pandemic, are disproportionately done by women. Yet the unemployment rate is only part of the story.
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COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.
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Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#56819)
The debate over liability and the coronavirus.
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There was once a time when there were only occasional federal taxes, no 9-to-5 jobs and farmers markets as far as the eye could see.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#55Z9Y)
Restaurants are getting squeezed. How many will survive? And what should we do about it?
by Bronson Arcuri on (#55TZ9)
Federal agencies say a life is worth $10 million. This is the story of how they got that number.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#55P7V)
As America experiences a coin shortage, Planet Money takes a look at the value of the penny.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#55F2F)
Cheap beer sales are surging but are still losing ground to craft beer. Yet craft breweries are still suffering. What is going on?
by Greg Rosalsky on (#556M1)
A new study shows that about half of the entire workforce is now remote. The case for why "this portends a much bigger shift in the economy."
by Greg Rosalsky on (#54XN9)
A blockbuster new study digs into the economics of the pandemic.
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It's gonna be different, that's for sure. But we promise it will be fun and educational.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#54NH7)
Despite turmoil in the real economy, the stock market spent months surging. That is, until recently. We speak with a Nobel laureate about what might be happening.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#54G1M)
Despite political and social progress, African Americans still lag far behind economically.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#5470E)
The problem goes deeper than police misconduct.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#53XR0)
Among the bottom fifth of income earners, who are more likely to be black and Latino, about 35% of them lost their jobs.
by Greg Rosalsky on (#53MYX)
As COVID-19 makes density a danger, we look at what's in store for cities.
by Annabel Edwards on (#53M6H)
This is the story of what it takes to produce a national vaccine supply.
by Bryant Urstadt on (#53HK8)
For our 1,000th episode: a (very) short list of listener favorites! that, if you just started listening, also does a good job introducing what we try to do every week. Thanks for listening!
by Greg Rosalsky on (#53BQ6)
As small businesses scramble for emergency assistance, big businesses get a new program of virtually endless lending from the Fed.
by Darian Woods on (#5324W)
Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#52RS8)
What social science says about killing the office.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#52EHV)
As COVID-19 causes a global meltdown, the world turns to the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#52490)
As venture capital retreats, hot startups are collapsing.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#51TMY)
Instead of mass layoffs, Germany tries to safeguard employment. Under a program called Kurzarbeit, when companies declare they're under financial distress, the government helps pay their workers.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#51GFF)
A Nobel prize-winning economist on what it might take to get our economy growing again.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#515HG)
The economic case for giving away hundreds of billions of dollars.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#50TTC)
What if we renamed "sick leave" a "containment stipend"?
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by Bryant Urstadt on (#50GK8)
Planet Money's roundup of a crazy few days in economic news.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#505WR)
As fears of coronavirus spread, so does price gouging for masks, which are in limited supply.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4ZV8V)
Japan rethought the bathroom. Why hasn't America?
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4ZN1G)
When the US needed a spy plane and an invasion, it hired the economist Richard Bissell.
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by Bianca Giacobone on (#4ZHF5)
Italy's young workers have been leaving for decades. One of them worked for Planet Money last winter. Here's what it's like to leave a stagnant economy in a country you love.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4YWER)
Researchers tried to help low-income workers sign up for free money with letters and text messages. They failed.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4YHMR)
The federal government said no. But New Yorkers rallied anyway and got the job done.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4Y6ZW)
An economist uses a broad range of data from 132 countries to understand why middle age is such a drag.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4XWM7)
After 75 years, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is developing alternative measures of economic well-being.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4XJ7F)
Despite decades of work, there's been little or no progress on increasing diversity in economics.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4WP63)
Two legal scholars have been arguing about the constitutionality of a wealth tax for twenty years. Now people are actually paying attention.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4WBHJ)
Esther Duflo is the first female economist to win the Nobel Prize. Planet Money talks to her about her win, the state of gender inequality in economics, and her new book.
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4W0ND)
Over the last year, the media has focused on a wealth tax. But there's another type of wealth taxation also on the table, and it might stand a better chance of surviving judicial review.
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by Mary Childs on (#4VP87)
The most profitable company in the world was supposed to make its international debut, listing public shares for the first time at a valuation of $2 trillion. Now it's staying local. What happened?
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by Cynthia Betubiza on (#4VBCC)
With a dictator gone, a peace deal in place, and a historic joint civilian-military council sworn in, what's next for Sudan's economy?
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by Greg Rosalsky on (#4V10G)
It's distortionary. It's regressive. And right now it only benefits a sliver of taxpayers and nonprofits. It's time to talk about the charitable deduction.
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