Episodes from the “Planet Money” series by NPR

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The U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory

Why does the government fund research at universities?

The secret world behind those scammy text messages

How economists (and TikTok) know if a recession is coming

The 145% tariff already did its damage

What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war

Is the reign of the dollar over?

What "Made in China" actually means

Why it's so hard to find a public toilet

Planet Money complains. To learn.

How 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank

A primer on the Federal Reserve's independence

How much for that egg

OIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal government

Trade war dispatch from Canada

Do trade deficits matter?

How the War on Drugs got us... blueberries

Tariffs: what are they good for?

PM x Radiolab: Can the economy grow forever?

Planet Money buys a mystery diamond