Karls Monzon immigrated to Miami from Cuba in search of his American dream to own a home, a nice car, and start a family. But when his wife struggled to have children, he hatched a plan to pay for an expensive adoption by stealing millions in cash delivered by plane to Miami International Airport. And he did all the research he needed to pull off the heist b ... Show More
Dec 2020
161: HBO's The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
THIS IS THE CASE PATRICK’S BEEN WAITING TO COVER ALL YEAR!
On the afternoon of November 24, 1971 a man using the name Dan Cooper boarded a passenger flight at Portland international airport, and hijacked the plane. He demanded $200,000 in cash and 4 parachutes. And then, money in ... Show More
55m 43s
Jan 2023
Planet Money Movie Club: It's a Wonderful Life
Welcome to the Planet Money Movie Club, a regular series from Planet Money+ in which we watch an economics-related movie and discuss! On today's episode, Kenny Malone, Wailin Wong, and Willa Rubin talk about Frank Capra's 1946 classic 'It's A Wonderful Life.' They discuss CPI adj ... Show More
22m 47s
Dec 2023
'For All Mankind' Season 4, Episode 3-4 Deep Dive
In episodes three and four of For All Mankind season four, respectively titled: ‘The Bear Hug’ and ‘House Divided’, the Soviets are dealing with a coup that has stripped Gorbachev of his Presidency. As Margo deals with the repercussions of this, she is reunited with the mysteriou ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2021
Succession: “Goons and Stooges and Rough-Jacks”
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous night's episode with spoiler-filled glee. For Episode 4, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined byMichael Mechanic, autho ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 2023
[Dangereux Millions] Episode 6 : Le casse du siècle
A son arrivée au pouvoir en 2009, le Premier ministre malaisien Najib Razak annonce la création du fonds public d’investissement "1MDB", destiné au financement de projets de développements pour les infrastructures du pays. Mais lorsque cinq ans plus tard, la journaliste d’investi ... Show More
31m 10s