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Episode 770: When India's Cash Disappeared, Part One

Anil Bokil, a mechanical engineer by training, had a plan for demonetization. He presented it to now Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2013. Chhavi Sachdev /NPR hide caption

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Episode 770: When India's Cash Disappeared, Part One

Something incredible happened in India about six months ago. The government declared most of the paper money invalid. Demonetization they called it. Today, we meet the man who came up with the plan.

Episode 770: When India's Cash Disappeared, Part One

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Episode 667: Auditing ISIS
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Episode 667: Auditing ISIS

What happens when ISIS takes over your city? Today on the show: We meet a man who lived in ISIS controlled territory. He talks about paying taxes, where he kept his money and a $50 candy bar.

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Episode 665: The Pickle Problem
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Episode 665: The Pickle Problem

A national network of food banks couldn't figure out how to get the right food to the right place at the right time. So they tried a bold experiment: the free market.

Episode 665: The Pickle Problem

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Episode 662: OMG TPP
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Episode 662: OMG TPP

The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership isn't secret anymore. We dove in. From tariffs for waterproof overalls to copyright rules, we tell you what we found. Also, a way countries can get around it.

Episode 662: OMG TPP

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Episode 253: Gold Standard, R.I.P.

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Episode 253: Gold Standard, R.I.P.

On today's Planet Money: The gold standard and the Great Depression. It's the latest in our gold series.

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Episode 560: Hunting For The Hundreds
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Episode 560: Hunting For The Hundreds

Most U.S. cash is in $100 bills, but you rarely see them. Today on the show, where in the world are all the $100s? And what are they being used for?

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Episode 553: The Dollar At The Center Of The World
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Episode 553: The Dollar At The Center Of The World

Today on the show, how a New Hampshire hotel filled with boozing economists saved the global economy.

Episode 553: The Dollar At The Center Of The World

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A Venture Capitalist Is Betting A Pair Of Socks (And $50 Million) On Bitcoin's Future
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A Venture Capitalist Is Betting A Pair Of Socks (And $50 Million) On Bitcoin's Future

A leading investor thinks bitcoin is going to change the world. A prominent writer disagrees. They make a bet about what we'll be using for money in 2019.

A Venture Capitalist Is Betting A Pair Of Socks (And $50 Million) On Bitcoin's Future

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Episode 515: A Bet Over Bitcoin
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Episode 515: A Bet Over Bitcoin

A big-time venture capitalist thinks bitcoin will change the world. A prominent writer thinks bitcoin is going to disappear. On today's show, they make a long-term bet on bitcoin's future.

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A Bitcoin Insider On Crime, Congress And Satoshi Nakamoto

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A Bitcoin Insider On Crime, Congress And Satoshi Nakamoto

"This little baby — what my wife used to call my 'pretend money project' — is really going mainstream," says the chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation.

A Bitcoin Insider On Crime, Congress And Satoshi Nakamoto

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Episode 371: Where Dollar Bills Come From
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Episode 371: Where Dollar Bills Come From

On today's show, every single dollar bill in the world — every $20, every $100, everything — is printed on paper made at one small mill in Massachusetts. That's been the case for 130 years.

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Episode 369: If Teens Ran The Fed

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Episode 369: If Teens Ran The Fed

If you're a high school student and you dream of holding the U.S. economy in the palm of your hand — if you want the power to control interest rates and to print money out of thin air — the Fed Challenge is for you.

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Why (Almost) No One In Myanmar Wanted My Money
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Why (Almost) No One In Myanmar Wanted My Money

Like people in other countries that have gone through economic turmoil, people in Myanmar want U.S. dollars that look like they just rolled off the presses.

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