All The Indicator from Planet Money Episode Recaps

Browse all episode recaps for The Indicator from Planet Money hosted by NPR.

• Can anything save the news biz? (2026-03-16)
• A lot of gas trapped, oil reserves tapped, and Live Nation gets a (tiny) cap (2026-03-13)
• Should colleges accept money from bad people? (2026-03-12)
• The shadowy world of merchant cash advances (2026-03-11)
• Will Trump’s shipping insurance plan work? (2026-03-10)
• No healthcare premiums? In this economy?! Here's how. (2026-03-09)
• Why are fewer Americans working the night shift? (2026-03-06)
• Want a 2.5% mortgage? Buy it. (2026-03-05)
• The anxiety rattling China’s youth (2026-03-04)
• Why Paramount went looney tunes for Warner Bros. (2026-03-03)
• Should the families of organ donors be compensated? (2026-03-02)
• ICE is bad for business, heat is bad for coffee, and sci-fi is bad for markets (2026-02-27)
• How your favorite fish sticks might be funding Russia's war (2026-02-26)
• How your favorite fish sticks might be funding Russia's war (2026-02-26)
• What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs (2026-02-25)
• What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs (2026-02-25)
• Do traders who place big bets make big money? (2026-02-24)
• Do traders who place big bets make big money? (2026-02-24)
• Why there are roving rotisserie chicken mobs (2026-02-23)
• Can I get my tariff money back now? (2026-02-21)
• Retirement luck, Hassett hassles the Fed, and boneless chicken in ... court? (2026-02-20)
• Why this rural town wants an ICE facility (2026-02-19)
• How well are ICE's 12,000 new officers being trained? (2026-02-18)
• How Iran's flagging economy inflamed its protests (2026-02-17)
• What it costs to be an elite figure skater like the 'Quad God' (2026-02-12)
• What is going on with gold and silver? (2026-02-11)
• The boxed meal helping Americans stay on budget (2026-02-10)
• Are we in an economic 'doom loop'? (2026-02-09)
• Just how bad are these job numbers? (2026-02-06)
• How college sports juiced Olympic development (2026-02-05)
• Warming your house the green way just got more expensive (2026-02-04)
• All these data centers are gonna fry my electric bill … right? (2026-02-03)
• America's next top Fed Chair (2026-02-02)
• A huge EU-India deal, Heated Rivalry, and a hefty $200k to Olympians (2026-01-30)
• Hawaii’s worker shortage goes NUTS (2026-01-29)
• Why isn’t corporate America standing up to Trump? (2026-01-28)
• ICE influencers, a world-record trade surplus, and the moon goes nuclear (2026-01-16)
• Why Trump resurrected the Monroe Doctrine (2026-01-15)
• Can a good story change economic reality? (2026-01-14)
• One Fed battle after another (2026-01-13)
• How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps? (2026-01-12)
• How AI is shrinking the job market for teens (2026-01-09)
• Venezuela didn't steal U.S. oil. Here's what happened (2026-01-08)
• Can you trust you're getting the same grocery prices as someone else? (2026-01-07)
• How cocaine smuggling through Latin America really works (2026-01-06)
• Why China pulled the plug on Japan (2026-01-05)
• Venezuela’s economic descent (Updated) (2026-01-03)
• We resolve to watch these 2026 indicators (2026-01-02)
• Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore (Encore) (2025-12-31)
• Gilded Age 2.0? (Encore) (2025-12-30)
• The cautionary tale of a recovering day trading addict (Encore) (2025-12-29)
• The economic challenges facing men without college degrees (2025-12-27)
• The secret to Nintendo's success (Encore) (2025-12-26)
• Why every A-lister also has a side hustle (Encore) (2025-12-24)
• The worst year of Warren Buffett’s career (2025-12-23)
• The spite acquisition that launched Warren Buffett (2025-12-22)
• Tariffs. Consumer sentiment. Cape Ratio. Pick The Indicator of The Year! (2025-12-19)
• Catching up with a fired federal worker, a shrimper and a fraudster (2025-12-18)