Planet Money

Host Robert Smith and guest professor Hilda Bjornlund explore how Norway avoided the "resource curse" by managing its oil wealth through restraint and a sovereign wealth fund.

This episode explores economic innovations in Africa, featuring MIT professor Tavneet Suri.

This episode investigates the Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce, exploring the rise of industrialized "big lettuce" and the evolution of FDA food safety regulations.

Planet Money introduces a new investigative series from NPR’s Embedded podcast titled "We Keep Us Safe.

NPR’s Becky Sullivan explores how Major League Soccer teams are leveraging the 2026 World Cup to grow their fanbase in the U.

This Planet Money episode explores China’s “engineering state,” where leaders with technical backgrounds prioritize massive infrastructure projects over social needs.

This Planet Money episode explores the legal battle between luxury brand Chanel and online reseller The RealReal over the authenticity of secondhand goods.

Planet Money’s Summer School World Tour begins in Australia and New Zealand with economist Justin Wolfers.

Planet Money explores how game theory and data analytics have transformed soccer penalty kicks, featuring experts from the Soccernomics podcast.

Planet Money examines the Trump administration’s new cap on federal graduate student loans, designed to lower tuition costs by limiting borrowing power.

This episode explores the rise and fall of General Magic, a 1990s startup that built a smartphone-like device two decades before the iPhone.

Planet Money explores the history of prediction markets, featuring an excerpt from NPR’s ThruLine podcast.

Planet Money hosts Kenny Malone and Greg Rosalski analyze the 1979 film *Alien* through the lens of labor economics with economist Aaron Dubé.

Planet Money investigates "Fast 16," a sophisticated cyber weapon discovered by security researcher Juan Andres Guerrero Saade.

Planet Money explores the tension between property rights and community interests through two stories: Sarah Bond, whose unsafe tree fell on her…

Planet Money investigates whether corporate landlords drive up housing costs, finding they comprise less than 1% of the market and often improve supply through renovations and new construction.

Planet Money hosts attempt to create their own supplement to expose the industry's lax regulations and low barriers to entry.

Planet Money investigates why Wetzel’s Pretzels clusters multiple locations in single venues like the Atlantic Avenue subway station.

Planet Money investigates how a new food additive, TerraFlower, caused mass liver damage and gallbladder removals via the GRAS regulatory loophole.

Planet Money investigates a controversial tax loophole allowing wealthy Americans to shelter assets in Maltese retirement accounts.

Planet Money explores why Brazil’s industrialization strategy in Manaus failed to lift the country out of the "middle-income trap.

Host Sarah Gonzalez explores why the U.

Planet Money examines Jerome Powell’s tenure as Fed Chair, focusing on his resistance to political pressure from President Trump.