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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives
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Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

Cardiff picked our final installment of favorites week. We learn about an experiment that led to more low-income students attending an elite college. Sometimes all it takes is the right nudge.

Indicator Favs: How An Econ Experiment Changed Lives

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Thursday

Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos
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Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos

This favorite episode comes in the form of a mystery. Corn prices were falling, but the price of Fritos in the White House press corps break room went up by 20%. The Indicator was on the case.

Indicator Favs: The Case Of The Pricey Fritos

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Wednesday

Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines
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Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines

In today's classic, the robots take over the show from Cardiff and Stacey as we continue our week of favorite episodes.

Indicator Favs: The Rise Of The Machines

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Tuesday

Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor
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Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

It wouldn't be favorites week at The Indicator without the yield curve. Meet it again for the first time in this classic from the first time Cardiff brought it to the show.

Indicator Favs: The Recession Predictor

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Monday

Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail
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Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready To Retail

This week we're picking our favorite Indicators and adding a little behind the scenes peek. Today, the first time Stacey and Cardiff realized they share a taste for the bizarre in podcasting.

Indicator Favs: Let's Get Ready to Retail

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Friday

Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

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Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

We look at housing prices in Montana, an oil market milestone, and give a fond farewell. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Two Indicators: Boomtown & Bye Bye

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Thursday

Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well
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Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

On this very special episode of Indicators of the Week, we talk about the decline of demand for gasoline and reflect on the past three years of the show with Cardiff.

Peak Gasoline And Cardiff Fare Thee Well

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Wednesday

The Virtual Office
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The Virtual Office

The Indicator team has been working remotely for about a year now. While remote work has its perks, sometimes we miss sharing an office space. Can virtual reality help bridge the gap?

The Virtual Office

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Monday

Schmoozing And The Gender Gap
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Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

Women now make up nearly half of entry level work workers, but there's still a gap higher up on the corporate ladder. One possibility for why this is happening? Schmoozing.

Schmoozing And The Gender Gap

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Friday

Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week
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Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

On Indicators of the week, we discuss the Suez Canal blockage hindering global trade and the stock market recovery since last year's low point. Plus, listeners chime in with their indicators!

Boats And Bull Markets: Indicators Of The Week

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Thursday

Stimulus And The Shopper
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Stimulus And The Shopper

Stimulus checks have started to hit many Americans' bank accounts. Will this give an extra boost, or maybe even a lifeline, to retailers?

Stimulus And The Shopper

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Wednesday

Facebook And The News: It's Complicated
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Facebook And The News: It's Complicated

Many media outlets think they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?

Facebook And The News: It’s Complicated

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Monday

Myths And Realities Of America's Rural Economy
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Myths And Realities Of America's Rural Economy

Rural communities are sometimes perceived as farmland with a homogenous population, but economist Gbenga Ajilore helps us explain the demographic and economic diversity within Rural America.

Myths And Realities Of America’s Rural Economy

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Friday

Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty
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Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty

On the show, we look back at the number of people globally who fell into poverty last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and look forward to where U.S. interest rates are projected to stay until 2023.

Indicators of the Week! Interest Rates and Global Poverty

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Thursday

The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

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The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

The music industry has boomed thanks to streaming, but with thousands of new songs being added to platforms everyday, sometimes royalties slip through the cracks unpaid. $424 million worth of royalties, to be exact.

The Giant Pool Of Unmatched Music Royalties

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Wednesday

A Culinary Tour Of Brexit
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A Culinary Tour Of Brexit

What has trade with the EU been like for Britons post-Brexit? We answer that question by looking at some of the tastiest indicators around.

A Culinary Tour Of Brexit

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Tuesday

The Covid Reset: A Chat With Constance Hunter
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The Covid Reset: A Chat With Constance Hunter

Is an economic reset on the way? Economist Constance Hunter explains how technology and businesses have changed during Covid, and how these trends offer some hope for long-term recovery.

The Covid Reset: A Chat With Constance Hunter

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Monday

PLEASE sell me a home!
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PLEASE sell me a home!

The median price of a single family home in Bozeman, Mont., is now over half a million dollars — nearly a 20% increase from last year. Why has the housing market gotten so hot so fast?

PLEASE sell me a home!

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Friday

Chips, Cars and the Baby Bust
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Chips, Cars and the Baby Bust

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused demand shifts and supply chain snafus that have led to many shortages. For Indicators of the Week, we'll be looking at two more: cars and ... babies?

Chips, Cars and the Baby Bust

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Thursday

One Year Later: Indicators On The Pandemic Economy
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One Year Later: Indicators On The Pandemic Economy

What's happened since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago? On the show, we discuss the differing effects on workers across the economy and the government's larger role in recession recovery.

One Year Later: Indicators On The Pandemic Economy

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Tuesday

The $200k NBA NFT
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The $200k NBA NFT

A non-fungible token (NFT) for a LeBron James dunk recently sold for over $200,000 on NBA Top Shot. Anyone can watch the clip online, so why is the NFT worth so much money?

The $200k NBA NFT

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Friday

Jobs Friday: Better! Still Not Good Tho
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Jobs Friday: Better! Still Not Good Tho

It's Jobs Friday! The February jobs report shows signs of recovery, but there's still a long way to go. We talk to three experts about their indicators on how things will change and when.

Jobs Friday: Better! Still Not Good Tho

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Thursday

National

'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since

Capital & Main's Robin Urevich tells the story for The Indicator from Planet Money of homeless and housing-insecure people who broke into empty government-owned homes in Los Angeles and occupied them.

'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since

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Wednesday

The Biden Relief Bill: Who Gets What
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The Biden Relief Bill: Who Gets What

President Biden's Covid relief plan calls for about $1.9 trillion in government spending. Where is all that money going? We discuss a few of the biggest items in the bill.

The Biden Relief Bill: Who Gets What

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