Amanda Aronczyk
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The E-Book Wars
In 2019, a group of librarians (quietly) stormed the offices of a major publisher, Macmillan, to protest a controversial policy on e-books. On this show, how a tiny change - a book on a screen - threw an industry into war with itself.Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoneya → Read More
The high cost of a strong dollar
When it comes to international trade and finance, everyone pretty much speaks one language: the U.S. dollar. So when the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates and the dollar suddenly gets strong, it can cause huge headaches all over the world.Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney → Read More
Would you like a side of offshoring with that?
A lot of restaurants took a hit during the pandemic. And when they struggled to find workers, some found surprising solutions. On today's show, what happens when you offshore cashiers.Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney → Read More
Indicators of the Week: Old problems, new solutions?
Canceled flights are the worst. So is inefficient healthcare and unaffordable college tuition. Today on the show, three indicators about new solutions to address age-old problems. → Read More
Little House on the Blockchain
It has great bones, three bedrooms and one and half baths, and it comes with its own machine that mines cryptocurrency. But in a year of reckoning for crypto, how interested are potential buyers? | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney. → Read More
Suitcases, secret lists, and Citizens United
On today's show: the Watergate scandal you haven't heard about – that led directly to Citizens United and multi-billion dollar elections. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
The Gecko Effect
Years ago advertising was dominated by cars and beer. Today on the show, how a simple slogan and a talking gecko helped the insurance industry become one of the most dominant forces in advertising. Now, we're all living with the consequences. | Fill out our listener survey here → Read More
Investing in mediocrity
Is the key to success in financial markets a matter of luck or skill? One former bond manager shares his strategy: Win big by avoiding winning. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
The student loan paaaaauuuuuse
The pause on federal student loan payments was just extended for the sixth time in two years. So...what's that been like for the borrowers, and what's in store for them when the system eventually restarts? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. | Planet Money TikTok has been nominated for a Webby award! Cast your vote for us here. → Read More
Mary Childs talks about the rise and fall of Bill Gross in "The Bond King"
Investing legend Bill Gross revolutionized the bond market, built an empire, and lost it all. Our very own Mary Childs talks about her new book, The Bond King. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
Escape from Russia
An American business owner with employees in Russia extracts her colleagues from the country. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
SPAM strikes back
Hormel Foods makes SPAM, and for generations, the company also created jobs for families in Austin, Minnesota. Today, the story of a labor strike that threatened to tear one small town apart. (This episode was made in collaboration with The Experiment podcast.) | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
Our Valentines 2022
We profess our love for our curiosities, obsessions, and the things we wish we'd thought of first. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
Uncle Sam wants YOU to fight inflation
How war bonds, controlled prices, and a national network of nosy neighbors helped beat inflation during WWII. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
The Hodgepodge Of COVID Testing In The U.S.
The U.S. government has launched a website where people can request up to four free coronavirus tests per household--shipping is scheduled to begin in late January. They're responding to the fact that many Americans are really struggling to find tests as omicron surges across the country. () Today on the show, our colleagues at Planet Money try to get tested — and they run into problems. From… → Read More
The rapid testing show
The Planet Money team fans out across the nation with one goal: to get a Covid test in 24 hours. It is easier said than done. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
The Rest of the Story, 2021
On protests, pasta and forgiven payments. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
The economic indicator of the year
Will it be inflation? Striketober? The supply chain? Our hosts make their case, and the choice is up to you. → Read More
No shortage of labor stories
We asked for your dispatches from the labor market, and boy did we hear back. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
You asked for real raises, free shipping, and a special delivery
It's listener question time. We've got answers about "free" shipping, full employment, when a raise isn't a raise, Taylor Swift, crypto seizures and our very own Micro-Face comic. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More