Oct 8

Two ways AI is changing the business of crime (Two Indicators)

Pre-order the Planet Money book here for your free gift. Our sister show, The Indicator, is chronicling the evolving business of crime for its Vice Week series. Today, we bring to you two cases of crime in the age of AI. First, cybercriminals are using our own voices against us. ... Show More

19m 39s

Oct 4

BOARD GAMES 2: Making our prototype

It’s here! It’s free to download and playtest! It’s the Planet Money game! (Download here.)Download and playtest the game go here Sign up for the 11/1 virtual AMA event and get updates about the gameSubmit your feedback on the gameWatch the how-to video with Kenny and Elan for pl ... Show More

35m 41s

Oct 1

BOARD GAMES 1: We're making a game

We want to make a board game. It must, of course, teach the world about economics. It must be fun. It’d be nice if it sold lots of copies! How hard could that be!? (Monopoly and Catan are hugely popular and basically little economy simulators, after all.)Well, turns out, it’s qui ... Show More

32m 17s

Jul 2022

Macroeconomics 3: Booms, Busts & Us

Life has its ups and downs. Same for the economy. Today we ask, can the business cycle be tamed? Two stories of recession and techniques for moderating the ferocity of booms and busts. Plus, how bankruptcy is a secret weapon of the American economy. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ i ... Show More

32m 13s

Mar 2021

Friday Flight - Money in the Bank, Student Loan Forgiveness Taxes, & Streaming Password Sharing Clampdown Begins #333

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s news and the effects of the pandemic on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we are distilling it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to not just weather this health a ... Show More

24m 55s

Mar 2023

Friday Flight - Student Loan Silly Season, Revenge Spending, & Entrepreneurship Everywhere All at Once #642

Time for a Friday Flight- our sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with ... Show More

32m 6s

Nov 2023

Team Favorite: Despite Recession Fears, Small Businesses Keep Opening. Can They Survive?

We're taking a break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so here's an episode you might have missed. We'll be back on Monday with a new episode. Even with a looming recession, high interest rates and a tight labor market, small businesses have been opening at record rates ove ... Show More

23m 28s

Oct 2021

Friday Flight - Bricked Phones, Shadow Inflation, & Earning More Without A Degree #426

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you t ... Show More

29m 36s

Aug 2022

Friday Flight - Child Labor, Equifax’s Idiocy & Utility Bill Hacks #549

Time for our Friday Flight! These episodes are a sampling of the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you ... Show More

31m 38s

Apr 2023

Night School, Class 1: Green energy’s big year

It’s time to hit the books with Behind the Money: Night School. This series will serve as a primer to the biggest economic stories of 2023. On today’s episode, US Managing Editor Peter Spiegel talks with Derek Brower about energy policy. They discuss how the United States became ... Show More

17m 30s

Aug 2023

Trailer

**FIRST EPISODE - WEDNESDAY 30TH AUGUST** Does money really make the world go round? Economics, business and finance have long been subjects we leave to the stock brokers, hedge fund managers and business school professors who spend their lives obsessing over them - but there’s n ... Show More

1m 20s

Dec 2021

Friday Flight - Unprepared Borrowers, Unconscionable Bank Fees, & Uplifting Tax Strategies #444

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you t ... Show More

26m 24s

Jan 2024

Money News: Conquer Your Part of $1.2 Trillion in U.S. Credit Card Debt

Understand the implications of Americans’ $1.2 trillion credit card debt, the latest inflation stats, and SAVE plan news.Are you eligible for student loan forgiveness if you’ve been on the SAVE plan? What do the Commerce Department’s latest inflation figures mean for how much thi ... Show More

15m 43s

SUMMER SCHOOL 3: Booms, Busts & Us