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Episodes

Medicare for All is not Medicare for All

Could politics put your city's funding at risk?

EV sales slow, US Treasury yields grow, 'Niu Lai' has impressive box office mojo

Is bankruptcy really all that bad?

Have a bad manager? Science explains why.

Trump versus Capital One

Did you know companies can vote in Delaware?

Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps

C is for C-shaped economy

Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore

Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong?

Why is Trump paying to stop wind farms?

I'm just here for the health benefits

Following the Chipotle playbook for the cyclospora crisis

How ending TPS is squeezing workers, businesses and (soon) consumers

Why we're short on blood, water and helium

Who is a music industry plant? And does it matter?

Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks

Trump’s new Truth Social plan: pay $100K

Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech

You had housing questions. An economist answered them.

Petty! Econ! Grievances!

Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers

Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?

Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?

Tale of Two Cities

Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?

New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast

The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey

Why the Pope wants to disarm AI

Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car

Can the internet survive AI summaries?

Young people aren’t paying their car loans. We can help.

SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms

Why Google fell behind in the AI race

Cracking down on egg prices

We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)

Why the US is losing the drone war

Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side

Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?

Why Trump wants to rip up his own trade deal

What Iran teaches us about why wars start

What you should know about your student loans

GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?

AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

How stock options made him an overnight millionaire

Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!

An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?

How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop

Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?