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Trey Knowles' “Risala” is a collection of message letters focused on defeating wickedness through righteousness. Each letter carries a thoughtful reflection encouraging readers to turn away from corruption, injustice, and harmful systems, and instead walk in truth, compassion, …
The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 21, 2026
This week’s indicators: EV sales sputter in North America but flutter internationally; U.S. Treasury Yields … RISE!; a low-budget movie so terrible, it became a box office hit in China. Fact checking by Julia …
9:24The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 20, 2026
Bankruptcy has a negative stigma surrounding it. But what if we told you it’s not as bad as you may think? In fact, economists think we should actually see more of it! Based on …
9:00The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 19, 2026
The best manager isn’t necessarily the best employee. Turns out it isn't so easy to predict what DOES make a good manager. Today on the show, we turn to science to help answer that …
9:29The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 18, 2026
The Trump Organization has sued Capital One for closing its bank accounts. The organization says it did so out of political reasons. But banks can close accounts for a zillion reasons. They don’t have …
8:48The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 17, 2026
Fenwick Island, Del. has only around 900 people on its voting rolls, but some of those registered voters are not human. Many are family trusts and a few are companies. The town says its …
9:17The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 14, 2026
It’s Indicators of the Week!On today’s episode: Retirees get a bump in benefits; credit card debt delinquency at a historically high level; and the dating app Bumble on a serious decline — Men first! …
9:13The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 13, 2026
Which letter best describes how the U.S. economy is shaped: C or K? We examine the arguments for both and why there’s so much disagreement over who’s faring best in today’s economy. Fact checking …
8:35The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 12, 2026
Rage. That’s what consumers are feeling right now. A new survey found consumer complaints hit a record high this year. Another from last year found a huge share of consumers felt ‘rage’ with a …
9:29The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 11, 2026
The total amount of investors using margin aka borrowing money to help pay for a trade is at an all time high of over $1.5 trillion. Is this something we should worry about? We …
9:03The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 10, 2026
President Trump is no fan of wind farms. And his administration is putting taxpayer money where his mouth is, paying companies billions of dollars to NOT build them. On today’s show, Trump’s plan to …
9:19The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 7, 2026
Dependable health insurance is keeping more people in their jobs. Rising health costs don't help. Today we look at the repercussions this kind of job lock has on the wider economy. Fact checking by …
8:28The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 6, 2026
Taco Bell and Taylor Farms are taking hits to their reputation due to the cyclosporiasis outbreak across the country. They could learn a thing or two from Chipotle, which went through its own public …
9:29The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 5, 2026
What happens when roughly a million people working legally in the U.S. suddenly lose that right to stay here? We’re starting to find out in places like Miami, Florida, home to one of the …
9:06The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 4, 2026
Shortages are in the news again! Here’s why the supply of blood, water and helium are at concerningly low levels.Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen — How Colorado towns are trying to get …
9:19The Indicator from Planet Money · Aug 3, 2026
Musicians from the Rolling Stones to up-and-coming pop star Bella Kay have one thing in common: Influencers are being paid to promote their songs. On today's show: Who is an industry plant and why …
9:07The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 31, 2026
It’s Indicators of the Week! On today’s episode: The inner workings of Mamdani’s marts; how much Americans gamble; and Gen-Z aren’t the sober generation we’ve been led to believe! Fact checking by Corey Bridges. …
8:59The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 30, 2026
President Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, wants to sell investors early access to its posts. When Trump announces tariffs or new strikes on Iran, those milliseconds matter in the market. Is this corruption? …
8:55The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 29, 2026
For decades, consumer tech like laptops and gaming systems got better AND cheaper. Memory shortages caused by the AI boom are making those lower prices a thing of the past. Fact checking by Sierra …
8:39The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 28, 2026
The U.S. housing market is pretty weird right now. Whether you’re a buyer, seller or a renter, it leads to all kinds of questions, like: How did we end up with a housing shortage? …
9:30The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 27, 2026
We have some grievances. Economic ones. And we’re airing them out. On today’s show: Redeeming fast food rewards points in airports, not knowing the full price of your meal upfront, and the pen-and-paper restaurant …
8:24The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 24, 2026
It’s Indicators of the Week! Today on the show: Brazil’s fast payments system that’s got the Trump administration huffy, why Taco Bell might be liable for their role in cyclospora infections and why some …
9:22The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 23, 2026
Paramount’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery has a few hurdles ahead of it. One of them is an FCC approval. But a recent investigation shows that Paramount and the FCC have a …
9:44The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 22, 2026
Biz-friendly Texas is opening a stock exchange, built and based in the state. Can it become—or best—Wall Street? And how has politics influenced the birth of Y’all Street?Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen …
8:21The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 21, 2026
The formerly sleepy economies of suburban Austin, Texas and Syracuse, NY are getting two new semiconductor chip plants. They’re bringing thousands of jobs and dollars to the area but while Austin’s housing market seems …
8:39The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 20, 2026
Why has the Food and Drug Administration taken so long to approve new sunscreens? Unlike the rest of the world, the FDA only just approved its first new ingredient in nearly three decades. We …
9:40The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 19, 2026
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during …
3:23The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 17, 2026
It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). On today’s episode: What happened to Trump’s proposed Strait of Hormuz fee?; China’s pollution takes a dip … and maybe solves a mystery?; IMAX is expensive. …
10:21The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 16, 2026
Over 100 years ago, Pope Leo XIII wrote a seminal letter encouraging workers to unionize in the face of industrialization. The current Pope Leo XIV in his seminal letter warned of an economic disruption …
8:08The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 15, 2026
Many Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates are diversifying away from oil, but how do you actually measure that? After China resumed buying American soybeans, what are farmers doing now? And is your …
8:57The Indicator from Planet Money · Jul 14, 2026
AI summaries are gaining traction and making the potential for a “zero click web” increasingly real. What does that mean for the internet as we know it today? Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next …
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