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The Indicator from Planet Money
A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
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Inside the growing industry to defend schools from mass shootings
From drones to body armor to bulletproof whiteboards, companies are offering schools a multitude of products to try to deter or protect against the ne...
Why do we live in unusually innovative times?
For most of human history, economic growth was, well, pretty bleak. But around the Enlightenment, things started clicking. This year's Nobel Memorial...
Scam compounds, sewing patterns and stolen dimes
As Vice Week wraps up here at The Indicator, we wanted to take a slightly different perspective on the evolving business of crime and take a look at T...
How AI might mess with financial markets
Market manipulation is an age-old issue. People trying to make money off unsuspecting investors by artificially influencing the price of a stock, say....
When cartels start to diversify
The Sinaloa Cartel made the bulk of its money on cocaine. But cartels are diversifying into new operations including things like wildlife trafficking....
What’s supercharging data breaches?
It may seem like data breaches have gotten a heck of a lot more common. Well, there’s something to that. The bad guys are getting badder faster than t...
Fighting AI with AI
With only several seconds of audio, someone can clone a victim’s voice, call their bank, and potentially get access to … everything. Vocal deepfakes h...
Vice Series: The evolving business of crime
Crime doesn’t resemble the old days. A deepfake of your voice can be used to convince a relative you need money. AI bots are capable of colluding in f...
Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore
Americans are moving at record lows for work. What’s driving people to, well, not drive cross-country for jobs? On today’s Jobs Friday, we explore the...
How close is the US to crony capitalism?
We have seen a blurring of boundaries between government and business under President Trump. It has some political commentators ringing the alarm bell...
Why is everyone buying gold?
Gold is on fire right now with some gold ETFs outperforming the major stock indexes over the past 12 months. Gold is supposed to be boring, an inflati...
We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitioners. Today on the show, we talk to an economist about how...
What media consolidation means for free speech
Jimmy Kimmel’s brief departure from the airwaves triggered a wave of debate over free speech. Partly triggering his suspension was the government thr...
Argentina's bailout, a new way to cool data centers, and a cold holiday hiring season
It’s Indicators of the Week! It is that show where we parse the most fascinating financial numbers in the news and bring them to you.
On...
No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior says doctors are pushing vaccines onto their patients in order to make profits.
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Why are so many public schools closing?
Faced with declining enrollment, public school districts across the country are rethinking how many schools they can run. Fewer students often means l...
Should 'surveillance pricing' be banned?
When you walk into a store, you're probably used to seeing price tags on things, saying what they cost.
But when you shop online, there...
Can LA host a 'car-free' Olympics?
Los Angeles is synonymous with car culture. But now that it's hosting the 2028 Olympics, could that be changing? On today's show, LA's public transit...
The Fed cuts rates, America's FICO dips, and forever ends for sweepstakes winners
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s show: A rate c...
Why "free" public education doesn't always include school supplies
Back-to-school supplies are getting more expensive … so why are parents and teachers at public schools expected to foot the bill? Today on the show: A...
The crypto market is hot. But is it an illusion?
There has been an inordinate amount of trading activity recently in the crypto markets. But what if much of that activity was an illusion? A smokescre...
Why an aggressive rate cut could backfire on Trump
The Federal Reserve is expected to make a modest cut to interest rates this week of about a quarter or half a percentage point. President Trump, howev...
Why beef prices are so high
Beef is getting more expensive, and it doesn’t look as though that’s going to change any time soon. That’s the view of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dal...
ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: the concept...
We read your mail on AI-proof jobs and how to fix crime labs
We’ll never leave your messages unread. On today’s show, we open the inbox to hear from Indicator listeners about why seasoned software developers mig...
Can shareholders influence Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package?
Tesla’s board of directors recently proposed a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could pay him about a trillion dollars if he meets certain goals. I...
The cost of saving a species
Animals are going extinct at an alarmingly fast rate, largely due to human activity. Same for plants. This is bad for all kinds of reasons, not least...
Teamwork actually does make the dream work
Behavioral scientist Jon Levy’s new book — Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius — argues that, in the workplace, leadersh...
Why moms are leaving their paid jobs
Moms are quitting — or getting pushed out. Workforce participation for mothers in the U.S. has been dropping for most of this year, and the reasons ar...
How much is AI actually affecting the workforce?
There’s been a lot of big talk about how artificial intelligence is going to replace white collar workers. But what data do we actually have around AI...
So long, farewell, super cheap tariff-free shopping
In late July, President Trump signed an executive order to get rid of de minimis, a kind of a loophole where packages valued less than $800 could come...
Inside the illegal vape boom
A booming underground vape market is thriving. It’s unapproved, unregulated, and risky. Today on the show, we hear from The Atlantic’s Nick Florko to...
AI creeps in, KATSEYE milkshakes, and China says “Zaijian!” to US soybeans
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: AI shuts out...
What olive oil tells us about Trump's tariffs
Trump's tariffs are making business harder for international olive oil producers and it turns out those tariffs are even complicating other parts of t...
Trump's unprecedented attack on the Fed
Last night, President Donald Trump posted a letter firing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. The reason? She was accused of listing two propert...
Three ways companies are getting around tariffs
Businesses are scrambling for ways to minimize the impact of the Trump administration’s global tariff policy. Today on the show, we go over some of th...
Can you copyright artwork made using AI?
Copyright is the legal system used to reward and protect creations made by humans. But with growing adoption of artificial intelligence, does copyrigh...
Job retraining and the brain, DC dining, and Robinhood's sports bet
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: Job r...
What happens when railroads get hitched
Two freight-rail giants could make history if their $85 billion merger gets approved. Union Pacific’s proposed marriage with Norfolk Southern would cr...
Cobalt-free batteries reign in Chinese EVs. Why not the US?
There’s been an era-defining race underway between two types of batteries used in electric vehicles: lithium batteries that use cobalt, and ones that...