How To Get A Country To Trust Its Banks
It’s something you can see on every block in most major cities. You probably see it every day and never give a second thought to. But in Yangon, Myanmar, an ATM is a small miracle. For decades, …
It’s something you can see on every block in most major cities. You probably see it every day and never give a second thought to. But in Yangon, Myanmar, an ATM is a small miracle. For decades, …
Back in the nineties, Jim Logan started a company called Personal Audio. The concept was simple — people could pick out magazine articles they liked on the internet, and his company would send them …
On today’s show: Three short stories from the far flung shores of New Zealand, Ireland and New Jersey. First up, it’s no secret that some Americans hide money offshore to avoid paying U.S. taxes. …
On today’s Planet Money, we meet a single mother who makes $16,000 a year — and who managed to fund a vacation at a Caribbean resort with an interest-free loan from one of the world’s largest banks. …
In 2010, we reported on a poor town in Haiti, where school was held in a small, one-room church. Planet Money listeners were moved to donate some $3,000, which the principal of the school thought …
On today’s show: Three short Planet Money stories about trying to figure out what things are really worth. When Lady Gaga writes a song, does that count as economic output? Is a $20 worth $20 in …
H&M, Zara, Wal-Mart and JC Penney all buy t-shirts from Bangladesh. Soon, Planet Money will too. As you may have heard, we’re making a t-shirt and telling the story of how it’s made. We decided a …
We’re making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation. Part of that story — color. It took long meetings, late nights and endless discussion to choose the exact hues for our Planet Money …
Nearly 20 states have legalized marijuana to some degree. As it turns out, this has profound economic consequences for dealers all across the country. On today’s show, we meet a wholesaler who moves …
On today’s show, we meet a Brazilian who took on the world’s largest superpower; a Texas cotton farmer who’s tired of hearing the Brazilians complain; and a guy named Renato — a.k.a. Retaliation …