Planet Money The economy, explained, with stories and surprises. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money. People seem to like it.
Planet Money
The Economy Explained
James Brown and Don Cornelius take a break before an interview on Soul Train. Photo by Bruce W. Talamon © 2018 All Rights Reserved. /Bruce W. Talamon hide caption
In the lab with George Washington Carver, a prominent soil scientist and inventor of the early 20th Century. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
Metabucks: Microsoft offers $69 billion to buy Activision Blizzard
A sampling of products Mayowa Aina bought after seeing them on TikTok. Mayowa Aina hide caption
A Woody action figure lays in a pile of returned goods that are resold at Treasure Hunt Bin Megastore. Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi hide caption
Climeworks factory with it's fans in front of the collector, drawing in ambient air and release it, as largely purified CO2 through ventilators at the back is seen at the Hellisheidi power plant near Reykjavik on October 11, 2021. HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Happy Rover at the Port of Cleveland. Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio hide caption
Art by George Butler George Butler hide caption
An update of our favorite stories NPR hide caption
