The 10 Best The Indicator from Planet Money Podcast Episodes
1) The Measure Of A Tragedy
Venezuela's economy has collapsed, and the normal economic indicators have gotten so bad they're almost unfathomable. So one economist created an indicator to capture the awful human cost.
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Shares an insight to why socialism doesn’t work. I fear the US may be heading this direction
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Market Power To The Beeple
Digital art has been largely neglected by the traditional art market, but one artist has made millions selling his work as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). And his work is now being auctioned at Christie's...Show More
jennx recommended:
Was honestly confused af about art NTFs but this episode does a great job at breaking it all down
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) All WeWork And No Play
Co-working spaces might just be the future of work. Take WeWork. It's been cropping up in cities all over the world--borrowing billions to fuel its growth. Now, it's planning to go public.
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Is WeWork the future of work? The hosts go and work out of one for a day. Sounds like a serious subject, but I laughed the entire episode. N...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) How To Measure Happiness
The U.S. is one of the world's largest economies, but it lags when it comes to happiness: the World Happiness Report ranks America number 19.
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The Happiness Index was created by profs at my alma matar UBC! And the key to being happy as a nation is to not care about how happy you are...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) The UK's productivity problem
The Liz Truss era is over. Headlines blame her budget fiasco, but we talk through the deeper story: slowing economic productivity in the UK. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Mone...Show More
6) GameStop And The Short Squeeze
The price of GameStop shares have surged this week, in part because of something called a short squeeze.
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Quite literally nuts... 🌰🐿
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) The Marriage Business
Like all industries that revolve around large gatherings, weddings have been hit hard...but some wedding planners have found a way to adapt. Hint: It involves eloping. | Support The Indicator here.
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A guy who's never been to a wedding before finds himself being the wedding planner for elopers...and business is booming during the pandemic...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) The Lehman Trilogy
Just before Broadway shut down, team Indicator saw The Lehman Trilogy, about the origin of Lehman Brothers. We talk with playwright Ben Power about the firm, the family and the consolation of history.
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I'm so sad that Broadway is shut down right now :( But it was nice to hear a preview of a musical about the founding of Lehman Brothers. Not...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Oil Shock
A spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia led to a collapse in oil prices over the weekend. Stock prices followed. What happened and what it means.
bigfoot_skeptic recommended:
Something crazy and historic happened today: "oil prices dropped about 25%, and the markets freaked out. They fell so much, so fast, it trig...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) For Richer Or... Richer
The effects of assortative mating, or, what happens when people increasingly marry only other people with similar incomes and education.
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The technical term for “power couples” is “assertive mating” and this can cause more income inequality. 🤔
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