Alex Goldmark
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Nigeria, You Win! (Update)
Nigerians heard a radio ad offering millions of dollars for people with business proposals. They thought it was a scam. It wasn't. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
Modern Monetary Theory (Classic)
We rethink everything we know about government spending, taxes, and the nature of money. → Read More
Episode 826: Vodka Proof
Vodka is the best-selling spirit in the United States, and there are zillions of brands. But is there any difference between them? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. → Read More
Episode 897: New Orleans Vs. Airbnb
New Orleans has become a battleground for Airbnb. Preservationists want to save the city. Landlords want to open it up. Can either win without destroying the other? → Read More
Episode 887: You Asked For It, Yet Again
On today's show we answer questions about silver dollars, Venmo, and Brexit. Why? Because you asked! → Read More
Episode 877: The Laws Of The Office
Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill the time allotted. Goodhart's Law says you get what you measure. Has anyone ever tested these laws of the modern workplace? → Read More
Episode 877: The Laws Of The Office
Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill the time allotted. Goodhart's Law says you get what you measure. Has anyone ever tested these laws of the modern workplace? → Read More
Episode 676: The First Lottery & How To Beat The Odds
The first lottery was a royal affair with poems, golden flatware and invited criminals. Also, how someone won the lottery over and over. → Read More
Episode 870: Trump vs. Red Tape
President Trump promised to slash regulations. How has he done? → Read More
Episode 866: Modern Monetary Theory
We rethink everything we know about government spending, taxes, the nature of money... All of it. → Read More
For Our 10th Anniversary, Episode #1
In honor of our 10th anniversary, we revisit our very first episode. → Read More
Episode 856: Yes In My Backyard
There's a simple way to solve the housing crisis in U.S. cities. Only problem is, almost everybody hates it. → Read More
Episode 851: The Rest Of The Story Summer 2018
A pesticide wreaks havoc. A listener needs a bitcoin detective. And the search for the rarest economic good continues. → Read More
Episode 844: Nice Game
In game theory, sometimes the best way to win, is to lose. → Read More
Episode 835: Tariffied
We're in a full-fledged trade war with China. We dig into the list of Chinese tariffs on American products. It gets weird...and delicious. → Read More
Episode 826: The Vodka Proof
Vodka is the best selling spirit in the United States, and there are zillions of brands. But is there any difference between them? → Read More
Episode 786: Rest of the Story 2017, Vol. 1
News moves fast. Some of our best stories from this year have new chapters. Here, we catch up on three: Dirty trademarks, trading bots, and the war against the bald eagle. → Read More
Trading Bot BOTUS Will Buy And Sell Stock Based On Trump's Tweets
Planet Money built a stock trading Twitter bot. The big puzzle is figuring out which company to buy or sell, and how to get a computer to tell the difference between Apple the company and the fruit. → Read More
Using 'Sentiment Analysis' To Understand Trump's Tweets
Planet Money tries to make a program that reads Donald Trump's tweets and then trades stocks. The first step is training the program to interpret the tweets using something called sentiment analysis. → Read More
As Computer Programs Choose To Buy Or Sell, Wall Street Looks To Data
Big investment firms on Wall Street are replacing human stock pickers with computer programs. That has created a big demand for data to feed into the computer programs. → Read More