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Trump's Tiny Taxes
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Trump's Tiny Taxes

A totally refreshing 20 minutes or so of infotainment related to Trump, taxes and toy wooden arrows. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Trump's Tiny Taxes

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Big Donors & Pay-To-Play Politics
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Big Donors & Pay-To-Play Politics

by Sarah Kleiner , Sally Herships ,

The Center for Public Integrity joins The Indicator with an excerpt from The Heist, a new podcast exploring money and politics in the Trump Administration.

Big Donors & Pay-To-Play Politics

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The Indicator World Tour
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The Indicator World Tour

The Indicator brings listeners economic indicators from the other six continents.

The Indicator World Tour

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Behind The Art Of The Deal
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Behind The Art Of The Deal

Stacey talks to Tony Schwartz, co-author of Trump: The Art Of The Deal, about the book and the recent New York Times report exploring President Trump's tax records.

Behind The Art Of The Deal

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Some Listener Questions!
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Some Listener Questions!

Cardiff and Stacey answer some listener questions about the rebounding demand for gas, the rise of contactless payments, and how wages have changed for low-income workers over the past few years.

Some Listener Questions!

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Sell Me Your Climate Bombs

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Sell Me Your Climate Bombs

by Alex Blumberg ,

There are tanks all over the U.S. that are like little climate change time bombs, ticking away. Today on the show, getting to them before they go off. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Sell Me Your Climate Bombs

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RIP Business Suit?
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RIP Business Suit?

For 400 years, the business suit has been a staple in men's fashion...then the pandemic struck. Today on the show, the end of the business suit?

RIP Business Suit?

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The Invention Of Paper Money
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The Invention Of Paper Money

Paper currency has become standard around the world, but that wasn't always the case. Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein tells the story of how paper money came to be — and why it temporarily went away.

The Invention Of Paper Money

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REDMAP (Update)
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REDMAP (Update)

The result of national elections is shaped in a big and underappreciated way by very local elections. This is the story of the man who shaped many, many local elections to tip the national scales. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

REDMAP (Update)

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A Few Freaky Facts
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A Few Freaky Facts

Stacey and Cardiff discuss some of the non-obvious ways the coronavirus pandemic — and the policy response to it — has reshaped the U.S. economy.

A Few Freaky Facts

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Jamaican Monetary Policy: Behind The Music
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Jamaican Monetary Policy: Behind The Music

Jamaica's Central Bank has a unique way of explaining its policies: Reggae music videos. The Indicator talks with the Central Bank about why they've taken this unique approach.

Jamaican Monetary Policy: Behind The Music

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Downturn Start-Ups: A Conversation With Guy Raz
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Downturn Start-Ups: A Conversation With Guy Raz

Since the pandemic started, nearly 100,000 businesses have closed permanently. Opening a business now might seem crazy. But downturn start-ups have some advantages.

Downturn Start-Ups: A Conversation With Guy Raz

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DIY Firefighting
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DIY Firefighting

Emergency services are spread so thin in the West that some property owners are taking a D-I-Y approach to firefighting.

DIY Firefighting

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After The Plague
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After The Plague

The Black Death was one of the worst catastrophes to ever hit humanity. But it also helped upend feudal hierarchies, redistribute wealth, and make daily life better for a lot of medieval Europeans.

After The Plague

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How Immigration Is Changing The U.S. Economy
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How Immigration Is Changing The U.S. Economy

Nearly 17 percent of the U.S. labor force is made up of immigrants. That's up from 12.4 percent in 2000, and 6.7 percent in 1980. What that means for the economy.

How Immigration Is Changing The U.S. Economy

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A Smarter Approach To Lockdowns
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A Smarter Approach To Lockdowns

The coronavirus has put millions of people out of work. Greg Ip talks about his recent article in the Wall Street Journal and argues that lockdowns are "an overly blunt and economically costly tool."

A Smarter Approach To Lockdowns

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The Birth Of The Greenback
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The Birth Of The Greenback

In the mid-1800s, the US had 8,370 kinds of money. How that happened, and what it meant for the US economy.

The Birth Of The Greenback

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Waste Land

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Waste Land

Recycling plastic has never worked very well. So who convinced us this was a good idea? In this episode, we might have the answer. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Waste Land

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