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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Planet Money

Toxie's In a Museum

May 22, 2012 Planet Money's pet toxic asset is part of a show about the history of banking in New York.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Planet Money

Toxie's Back!

Toxie, Planet Money's toxic asset.

September 20, 2011 Planet Money's pet toxic asset, died last year. But we learned recently that she may rise from the grave.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Planet Money

The Return Of Toxie

Toxie's grave

September 12, 2011 Last year, Planet Money bought a toxic asset — a bundle of bad mortgages that quickly went bad. We declared our toxic asset dead last fall. But a recent lawsuit could bring it back to life.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Planet Money

Toxie Lives! (Maybe!)

Toxie's grave

August 31, 2011 Planet Money's pet toxic asset died last year. But we learned today that she may rise from the grave.

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Monday, February 28, 2011

Planet Money

Indicted! Mortgage Scam Hits Toxie

The house at 6962 Belgrave Drive.

February 28, 2011 A Florida mortgage that was part of Planet Money's toxic asset is now part of a federal indictment.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Planet Money

How To Make Your Own Toxie

A handmade Toxie by a 13-year-old listener.

December 28, 2010 Planet Money listener Paul Flignor received his very own Toxie, the toxic asset, from his 13-year-old daughter Marisa this Hanukkah. She shares instructions on how to make one for your home.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Planet Money

Toxie's Huge In Norway

Toxie in Norway

November 30, 2010 Toxie, Planet Money's late, lamented toxic asset, is blowing up in Europe.

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Friday, November 05, 2010

Planet Money

Toxie: A Life

Toxie: A Life

November 5, 2010 This weekend on This American Life: The wild life and tragic death of Toxie, Planet Money's pet toxic asset.

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Planet Money

Dude Went As Toxie For Halloween

November 3, 2010 Even in death, Planet Money's toxic asset lives on.

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Planet Money

Toxie, R.I.P.

Toxie the toxic asset

September 24, 2010 We are gathered here to day to commemorate the passing of Toxie, Planet Money's toxic asset.

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Planet Money

What Does It Mean To Say Toxie's Dead?

September 24, 2010 Lots of readers and listeners wrote this morning to ask what we mean when we say that our toxic asset is dead. Here's a quick autopsy and explanation.

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Planet Money

Toxie's Dead

Toxie, the toxic asset.

September 24, 2010 Planet Money's pet toxic asset died this week. She was killed by one of the worst housing busts in U.S. history. Watch the video.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Planet Money

Before Toxic Assets Were Toxic

Charlotte County subdivision

September 17, 2010 Back in the day, Planet Money's pet toxic asset seemed like a benign way to help more people buy houses.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Planet Money

The Origin Of Toxie

Florida

September 14, 2010 We talk to a woman who bought a house during the boom — and whose mortgage wound up in our toxic asset. Can you ever spot a bubble before it bursts?

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Planet Money

Toxie's Dark Past

Cove Terrace Home

July 27, 2010 A home inside Toxie, our toxic asset, is part of a $200 million mortgage scheme.

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