Planet Money

The Cost Of Free Doughnuts

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20:02 | Jan 8th, 2020

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Free is a powerful concept. Everybody likes free things, but free can backfire. On today's show: What happens when you take something that is free, and give it a price?...Show More



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mm recommended:Jan 27th, 2020

Free doughnuts!!! 🍩🍩🍩 A 90-something year old veteran sometimes forgets how to get home, but he won't forget that the Red Cross stopped giving free donuts during WWII. Why? Because we don't like it when we have to pay for things that used to be free. Also, that opening story about her teenage br...Show More

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rmmiller364Jan 29th, 2020

@mm one of my favorite Planet money episodes!

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