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The electronic spreadsheet transformed entire industries. But its effects ran deeper than that.
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by Quoctrung Bui on (#405K)
Union membership has been on a steady decline nationally since the middle of the last century. Watch as membership declines in states across the country.
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by Quoctrung Bui on (#3R39)
Union membership has been on a steady decline nationally since the middle of the last century. Watch as membership declines in states across the country.
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on (#405M)
In 1929, one man correctly predicted the great stock market crash, for totally the wrong reason.
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on (#3KFV)
In 1929, one man correctly predicted the great stock market crash, for totally the wrong reason.
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on (#405N)
Today, one man at the center of a high stakes negotiation, a group of poker players try to give their money away and that thing everyone loves to hate: airplane baggage fees.
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on (#3KFX)
Today, one man at the center of a high stakes negotiation, a group of poker players try to give their money away and that thing everyone loves to hate: airplane baggage fees.
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on (#405P)
The logistical miracles and wild risks behind getting red roses to your doorstep on Valentine's Day.
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on (#34NE)
The logistical miracles and wild risks behind getting red roses to your doorstep on Valentine's Day.
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on (#405Q)
It's a story of exploding bakeries, a blue eagle, and a guy who may or may not have been drunk.
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on (#2XVS)
It's a story of exploding bakeries, a blue eagle, and a guy who may or may not have been drunk.
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by Quoctrung Bui on (#405R)
Since World War II, inequality in the U.S. has gone through two, dramatically different phases.
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by Quoctrung Bui on (#2XVV)
Since World War II, inequality in the U.S. has gone through two, dramatically different phases.
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on (#2XVX)
Pot is now legal in some states, but on the federal level, it's illegal. The legal gray area means many banks in the U.S. won't even give pot businesses checking accounts.
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on (#2XVZ)
Do you want to automatically download hundreds of episodes of Planet Money? If not, read this.
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by Quoctrung Bui on (#2XW1)
Earlier this month we shorted the entire stock market. Check back here to see how it's doing.
by Quoctrung Bui on (#2XW2)
The jobs picture has changed profoundly since the 1970s. This map shows how those changes played out across the country.
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on (#2XW4)
The world is running out of chocolate. But a plant scientist in Ecuador has come up with a solution. But if you love chocolate, you might not like it.
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on (#2XW6)
Today on the show, we visit the place where regular people compete to do tiny tasks, sometimes for pennies.
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