#426: 'The Rest Of The Story' (2012 Edition)
On today's show, we take a page from radio newscaster Paul Harvey and tell you "the rest of the...
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#238: Making Christmas More Joyful, And More Efficient
Gift-giving makes economists crazy. It's so inefficient!So we wondered: Is there a way to make...
#425: An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car
The fiscal cliff, for all its grand theater, really comes down to people in a room trying to come...
#424: How Much Is A Firefighter Worth?
On today's show, we visit Fire Station Six in Contra Costa County, Calif.Firefighters don't go to...
On today's show: Three Planet Money stories that aired on the radio but haven't yet made it into...
#422: Schoolhouse Rock Is A Lie (Or, How The Filibuster Ate Washington)
On our show today, we tell you everything you need to know about the filibuster, including:What...
#421: The Birth Of The Dollar Bill
Before the Civil War, there were 8,000 different kinds of money in the United States.Banks...
#420: The (Legal) Marijuana Business
Last month, two states voted to legalize recreational marijuana. A bunch of others states have...
#364: Should We Kill The Dollar Bill?
Note: This week's Congressional hearing on dollar coins prompted us to re-run this episode today....
#419: Taylor Swift, Helium, A Jelly-Like Mass and The Price Of Gas
On today's show: Four Planet Money stories that aired on the radio but haven't yet made it into...
#418: How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug Money
One day in the early 1990s, a man walked into the U.S. embassy in Ecuador. He said he had...
#417: Lance Armstrong And The Business Of Doping
On today's show, we consider a world where everybody cheats and where you can't win unless you...
#416: Why The Price Of Coke Didn't Change For 70 Years
Prices go up. Occasionally, prices go down. But for 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola...
#415: Can A Poor Country Start Over?
Today's show is the story of two men and one big idea.The big idea is that a poor country should...
Why do businesses selling the same thing crowd around each other rather than strike out on their...
#414: After The Flood, The Backup Plan
A monster storm flooded parts of the biggest city in America this week. Millions of people are...
You rarely see lard on menus. There aren't shelves and shelves of it in every supermarket. In...
#413: Our Fake Candidate Meets The People
For months now, we've been creating a fake presidential candidate based on the best ideas...
#412: How To Fix The Patent Mess
Two big patent cases this summer in the smartphone industry:1. A jury finds that Samsung violated...
#411: Why Preschool Can Save The World
On today's show, we meet a self-described robber baron who decided to spend his billions on...
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