Episodes from the “Planet Money” series by NPR

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From the beginning

The veteran loan calamity

So your data was stolen in a data breach

Why do hospitals keep running out of generic drugs?

Romance on the screen and on the page: Two Indicators

The Subscription Trap

We asked 188 economists. And the survey says...

So imPORTant: Bananas, frogs, and... Bob's??

Can cap and trade work in the US?

What's up with all the ads for law firms?

How Venezuela imploded (update)

What's THAT got to do with economics?

Veep-onomics

How to save 10,000 fingers

Can money buy happiness?

99 Percent Invisible: The White Castle System of Eating Houses

Rate Expectations

Is AI overrated or underrated?

Summer camp capitalism

Bingo! (Presidential debate edition)

How to fix a housing shortage