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The economy explained. 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.
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25All over the world, interest rates are very, very low. In some places, they're negative: you lend out money, and get less back. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Strikes these days are pretty boring. But they weren't always like this. In the past, strikers risked their lives. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Hear what ordinary people told Studs Terkel about their jobs in the 70s — and what they have to say now. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
The hidden economy of producers buying and selling sonic snippets, texting each other beats, and angling for royalties. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Sometimes the way to help yourself is to help your enemy. After WWII, the U.S. launched what might be the most successful intervention in history, rebuilding Germany and also the rest of Western Europe. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Every dollar bill in the world comes from the same paper mill in Massachusetts. Today on the show, we get a front-row seat to the dollar-making process. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
In the 90s, the government ran an experiment: What happens if we move people out of high-poverty neighborhoods and into low-poverty ones? Housing policy as hope? The results surprised them. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
Kenny takes Jacob on a nerdy quest to find the "typical American." Naturally, it ends up harder—and nerdier—than we planned, and the answer is more subtle than we expected. | Subscribe to our newsletter here.
The top producer of Top Chef helps us spice up this food edition of listener questions. How do you master the salad bar? Why do Americans refrigerate eggs? The story of Choco Pies and more. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
An inverted yield curve has predicted recessions for the past six decades. The curve is inverted right now. What does that tell us? | Subscribe to our newsletter here.
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Abhinav kr
really interesting topic and a gold of knowledge.
Lou Wiggins
Stumbled upon success. Love it. Pursue your passion and everything else will follow.
#Royalebleu
Lou Wiggins great advice
Patrecia Sapulette
any take on what's the closing song is?
Bomi Kim
Great episode!
Johnny Daboss
A hobby that become a money machine reality. dream big young people and work hard.
ezzie83
great episode!! little modal made me laugh x
Joshua de Boer
Canada has polymer bills, surely comparing production costs to paper bills is unfair?
Cody Cook
it sounds like they're saying "Vulvo" rocket
A B
Love it! 📊📊
Janet Lafler
I just want you to know that everybody waiting for the bus with me wants to know why I'm saying "Measures of central tendency! Goddamit they're called measures of central tendency!"
vive summer
我和小哥提出一样的疑问 哈哈哈哈哈哈
Jacob
vive summer 啥疑问嘞？
Jesse Gahlla
relax, hosts.
Jacob
Jesse Gahlla relax,take it easy
Paul Rhine
I enjoyed this episode.
보스턴피플
Paul Rhine me too
tom osran
..?..
보스턴피플
tom osran so what?
Jeremy Foster
Cool
Archie Smith
Jeremy Foster Great
Cody Cook
sounds like a like a self absorbed cult leader rather than an "enlightened-helper"
Felix Bart
Cody Cook yes, I agree!
Vanessa Organo
Such an amazing story, thank you!!
Jocc
wow lol
Deven Johannessen
Jocc lol
Badriku Eugene
Who knew an inert gas would be this interesting! The irony...
Stefan Larsson
interesting!