The Indicator from Planet Money
A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
Episodes (304)
Should 'surveillance pricing' be banned?
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Can LA host a 'car-free' Olympics?
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The Fed cuts rates, America's FICO dips, and forever ends for sweepstakes winner...
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Why "free" public education doesn't always include school supplies
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The crypto market is hot. But is it an illusion?
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Why an aggressive rate cut could backfire on Trump
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Why beef prices are so high
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ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement
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We read your mail on AI-proof jobs and how to fix crime labs
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Can shareholders influence Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package?
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The cost of saving a species
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Teamwork actually does make the dream work
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Why moms are leaving their paid jobs
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How much is AI actually affecting the workforce?
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So long, farewell, super cheap tariff-free shopping
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Inside the illegal vape boom
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AI creeps in, KATSEYE milkshakes, and China says “Zaijian!” to US soybeans
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What olive oil tells us about Trump's tariffs
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Trump's unprecedented attack on the Fed
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Three ways companies are getting around tariffs
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Can you copyright artwork made using AI?
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Job retraining and the brain, DC dining, and Robinhood's sports bet
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What happens when railroads get hitched
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Cobalt-free batteries reign in Chinese EVs. Why not the US?
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How algorithms are changing the way we speak
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Three innovations pushing the medical field forward
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The nepo baby premium, frothing markets, and Apple vs. Apples
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Why every A-lister also has a side hustle
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Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store
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The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza
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What we're reading on the beach this summer
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More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc
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The legal case for — and against — Trump's tariffs
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What you need to know about the jobs report revisions
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Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update)
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What really goes on at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Update)
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How you're using AI at work
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Why the Fed could lose $1.5 trillion
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The risk of private equity in your 401(k)
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The hottest multilateral club doesn't include the US
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A baby bonds bonanza
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Nigeria notches new highs, Magic gathers millions, and crypto climbs
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How to beach on a budget
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When Uncle Sam owned banks and factories
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Lunch with the man who coined TACO
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Your tinned fish obsession is helping resurrect a lost industry
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Bonus episode: The Indicator plays... movie business trivia!
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Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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Are you not entertained ... by our movie-related indicators?
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When is cosplay a crime?
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