The Indicator from Planet Money

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1695 Episodes

  1. Add to cart: Greenland

    Published: 1/21/2025
  2. Student loans, savings accounts, and goodbye to artificial red dye

    Published: 1/17/2025
  3. Who's on the hook for California's uninsurable homes?

    Published: 1/16/2025
  4. The race to produce lithium

    Published: 1/15/2025
  5. How batteries are riding the free market rodeo in Texas

    Published: 1/14/2025
  6. How batteries are already changing the grid

    Published: 1/13/2025
  7. What's going on with men's labor force participation?

    Published: 1/10/2025
  8. What's a moneyline bet anyway?

    Published: 1/8/2025
  9. Why Netflix spent billions for WWE

    Published: 1/7/2025
  10. The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.

    Published: 1/6/2025
  11. President Jimmy Carter's economic legacy

    Published: 1/3/2025
  12. Why to look twice when your portfolio is doing well

    Published: 1/2/2025
  13. The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets (Encore)

    Published: 12/31/2024
  14. Invest like a Congress member (Encore)

    Published: 12/30/2024
  15. Half a billion people need reading glasses. Why can't they get them? (Encore)

    Published: 12/27/2024
  16. How video games become more accessible (Encore)

    Published: 12/26/2024
  17. How TV holiday rom-coms got so successful (Encore)

    Published: 12/24/2024
  18. What indicators will 2025 bring?

    Published: 12/23/2024
  19. Help us pick the indicator of the year!

    Published: 12/20/2024
  20. Can empty-nesters boost housing affordability?

    Published: 12/19/2024

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A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.Try Planet Money+! a new way to support the show you love, get a sponsor-free feed of the podcast, *and* get access to bonus content. You'll also get access to The Indicator and Planet Money Summer School, both without interruptions. sign up at plus.npr.org/planetmoney