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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Planet Money
Follow-Up To Our Show, 'An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car'
February 7, 2013 A listener questions the credibility of an anecdote in one of our shows. We follow up.
Planet Money
'Give Me The Money Or I'll Shoot The Trees'
February 7, 2013 A pristine rainforest in Ecuador sits on top of the equivalent of millions of barrels of oil. Ecuador has offered a deal to the rich countries of the world: Pay us billions of dollars, and we'll leave the rainforest untouched.
Friday, February 01, 2013
Planet Money
An International Battle Over One Of The Most Boring Things In Finance
February 1, 2013 The years-long, multi-billion-dollar battle just ended.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Planet Money
Bjork Endorses International Banking Decision
January 28, 2013 And we follow up on our trip to Iceland.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Planet Money
Why Is The Government In The Flood Insurance Business?
January 24, 2013 Hurricanes are a tricky risk for insurers to cover.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Planet Money
The North Dakota Town Where A One-Bedroom Apartment Rents For $2,100 A Month
January 10, 2013 The strange troubles of a small town where an oil boom has driven unemployment below 1 percent.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Planet Money
What A Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Can Teach Us About The Fiscal Cliff
December 28, 2012 The tortuous negotiations involved in the "fiscal cliff" talks are like a chess game. To shed some light on the kinds of negotiation techniques that members of Congress might be using, we asked two negotiation experts to walk us through examples from their everyday lives.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Planet Money
Why A Principal Created His Own Currency
December 14, 2012 He created incentives that 11-year-olds could relate to. (Somehow, "Come to school and you'll be better off in 20 years," just wasn't working.)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Planet Money
Why Mexico Is The World's Biggest Exporter Of Flat-Screen TVs
November 30, 2012 There's more to Mexico than drug-related violence. The country's economy is actually doing well, due in part to solid exports to the U.S.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Planet Money
How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug Money
November 21, 2012 In the early 1990s, Colombian drug cartels had a problem: They had more money than they knew what to do with. So a pair of federal agents created an offshore bank.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Planet Money
A Sequester Is A 'Jelly-Like Mass,' And Other Notes On Fiscal-Cliff Jargon
November 17, 2012 Here's a quick overview of three of the most impenetrable terms related to the fiscal cliff.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Planet Money
Why Coke Cost A Nickel For 70 Years
November 15, 2012 All prices change. So why did the price of a Coke stay the same for decades? The answer includes a 7.5-cent coin and a company president who wanted to get a couple of lawyers out of his office.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Planet Money
A Hidden Safety Net, Made Visible By The Storm
November 6, 2012 A New York grocery store was flooded with five feet of water a week ago. Here's why the store will be just fine.
