Have you noticed a lot of young people getting into antenna-maxxing as alpha? Or, maybe searching for any bit of copium after they fat-fingered and got rinsed? If none of that made sense to you, then we have the perfect episode for you.
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U.S. warships are blockading Iran’s ports, and Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz. A big portion of global commerce is still cut off. How have some ships been getting through the strait? And what does Iran’s control of it mean for the global economy?
@planetmoney.bsky.social has a long history of entering different industries to better understand real-world economics — from buying crude oil to now diving deep into publishing with its first-ever book: “Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces that Shape Your Life.”
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Join the team behind the popular podcast @planetmoney.bsky.social and celebrate the publication of their new book, "Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life," on Sunday, April 19th at 6:30pm, at @bouldertheater.bsky.social. Tix here: www.axs.com/events/12907...
Every bookstore shelf is a contested piece of real estate. For every new book that a bookstore decides to stock, there are thousands of others that did not make the cut. So how do bookstores make those decisions? And what will happen to the Planet Money book?
How one guy in private equity is trying to do things a lil bit differently -- by giving workers equity in their companies. it's the counternarrative feel-good PE episode we've all been waiting for: www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n... @planetmoney.bsky.social @wailinwong.bsky.social
Hey Mike, check out our latest post for more info on the posters!
Thanks for helping us make the book a success. If you enjoy the book, consider leaving a kind review, recommending it to a friend, or coming out to our live shows and telling us you loved it - we’ll be signing books at most stops and we love love love meeting you all and chatting with you. (3/3)
If you are expecting a poster and didn’t get our email about it, please send a note to planetmoney@npr.org. We will send you a link to a new form to enter your proof of pre-order purchase and mailing address. (2/3)
POSTER UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered our book. Norton will ship pre-sale posters soon. We’ve sent an email to everyone who signed up on the website. That form is how we know who to send them to. Clearly, we could have explained that better. Our apologies. (1/3)
Our show tonight in DC is FREE for GW students.
Sign up at the link below. There will be a book signing afterwards, we hope to see you there!
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If your company got bought by a private equity firm, what might you think is coming? Maybe layoffs? Maybe something you wouldn’t be expecting is a certificate of ownership. On today’s show, how one private equity executive is trying to cut workers in.
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Don't forget the Toronto event we're hosting on April 27. Register here -- community.rotman.utoronto.ca/events/s/spe...
Photo of Wailin reading the Planet Money Book while sipping from a big NPR-branded mug that says Public Radio Nerd. She is standing in front of a bookcase.
HOORAY, the Planet Money book is out today! We are so excited to get this book into all of your hands and we hope you enjoy it. It would be great to see you at one of our live shows too, especially if you are in Chicago! That's where I'll be on April 23! Exclamation points!
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The Planet Money book is out today. Please for the love of books, buy it. www.planetmoneybook.com
Also, LOS ANGELES: come see me and some Planet Money friends live, next Thursday 4/16 on stage. Tix at the same link.
Out now: The Planet Money Book. Everywhere you get your books.
Also, we're going on tour - get your tix at the link in our bio.
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Out tomorrow: The Planet Money Book. Everywhere you get your books.
Also, we're going on tour. Tickets and book pre-order available at the link below:
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Hershey’s is using ingredients in some Reese’s candies that — legally — they cannot call milk chocolate or peanut butter.
Is this chocolate “skimpflation?” Something else? One Reese’s heir attempts to shame Hershey’s into using classic Reese’s ingredients.
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Since January, the U.S. has been preventing almost all oil from reaching the island. People’s lives are in danger because there are frequent and long blackouts. How did Cuba get here?
If you're interested in the Planet Money book, it's good stuff and it's pre-orderable here: www.planetmoneybook.com
This might be the most interesting real estate project in North America right now when it comes to the debate over how to build more housing and bring down the cost of rent. Today: The story of a place called Sen̓áḵw and the skyscrapers NIMBYs couldn’t stop.
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Every book you pull off the shelf or pick up at a yard sale is the product of thousands of decisions, tying together vast supply chains and armies of workers from around the world.
On our latest episode, Planet Money sets out to manufacture a book mid-trade war.
they let me on The Indicator @planetmoney.bsky.social -- now on YouTube!! -- to talk about ANTS www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzA8... @wailinwong.bsky.social @darianwoods.bsky.social
Promotional graphic announcing Jack Corbett as a new speaker added for the Planet Money event, scheduled for April 13 at 7:30 PM. Headshots of the other speakers are included: Alex Mayyasi, Kenny Malone, and Daryl Fairweather.
4/13 at 7:30 PM | NEW SPEAKER ADDED: @planetmoney.bsky.social just got a little bigger with the newest addition to our lineup, Jack Corbett! Corbett is the visual host of Planet Money’s TikTok account, building a platform of 800k followers in only 4 years.
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The market for books can determine which ideas make it to the masses. So how does a book idea become a book deal?
On our latest: Planet Money peers behind the curtain of the publishing industry to see what kinds of artistic and financial bets bring a book together.
We came to the Amazon rainforest on a mission. To trace an unusual supply chain that connects one of the most remote places on the planet to pet stores near you. A supply chain that has come under threat….
World Cup ticket sales are a mess. But we sympathize with the challenge FIFA faced. Because if you squint, their system almost resembles a clever and fair approach to ticket sales. Almost! (We have suggestions.)
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Robot cooks are here. How good are they? And, what will automation mean for restaurants? On our latest episode, we pit a human chef against a robot cook in a head-to-head smackdown.
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