On today's show: Three short Planet Money stories about trying to figure out what things are...
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#458: Bangladesh's T-Shirt Economy
H&M, Zara, Wal-Mart and JC Penney all buy t-shirts from Bangladesh. Soon, Planet Money will...
We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. Part of that story — color. It...
Nearly 20 states have legalized marijuana to some degree. As it turns out, this has profound...
On today's show, we meet a Brazilian who took on the world's largest superpower; a Texas cotton...
#455: The Planet Money T-Shirt Is Finally (Almost) Here
We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. To help make it happen, visit...
Sugar costs more in the U.S. than in the rest of the world. If you're in the candy business — if,...
What causes what? The human brain is programmed to answer this question constantly. This how we...
#357: How Much Should We Trust Economics?
Three years ago, Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff published a study that quickly became one of the...
#356: The Surprisingly Entertaining History of The Income Tax
The U.S. has a really conflicted history with the income tax. For most of American history, there...
#451: Why Some People Love Tax Day
Last year, a federal program took about $60 billion from wealthier Americans and gave it to the...
#450: Bitcoin Goes To The Moon
Since the start of the year, the Japanese yen has risen by about 12 percent against the dollar....
#449: The Hidden Digital Wealth In Your Pocket
We have secondary markets for almost everything. If you no longer want that old record or CD, you...
#448: Coney Island Back In Business
When Hurricane Sandy struck, it devastated businesses all over New York City. One area hit...
#290: North Korea's Illegal Economy
Note: This podcast was originally published in 2011. With North Korea in the news again this...
#447: The Con Man Who Took Down His Own Country (Then Ran For Office)
A few years back, the Kenyan government wanted to encourage exports. So the government said to...
We're an economics show. We cover the economy. But it's come to our attention that, until now,...
#445: Cyprus Takes Away The Security Blanket
We'll be honest: We thought we were through with the crisis in Europe, at least for a while. The...
Sometimes your success depends on how your competitors behave. People judge you not just by your...
Despite all the celebration, the Dow Jones industrial average has not hit record highs recently....
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