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Hire Power (Update)
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2021 .) Millions of American workers in all sorts of industries have signed some form of noncompete agreement. Their perva…
PM x Radiolab: Can the economy grow forever?
Earth can sustain life for another 100 million years, but can we? This episode, we partner with Radiolab to take stock of the essential raw materials that enabl…
Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wear
From nuclear fission to GPS to the internet, it’s common knowledge that many of the most resource intensive technologies of the last century got their start as …
Riding with the repo man (update)
Planet Money book tour ticket info and dates here . A record number of Americans with poor or just okay credit are behind on their car payments. And once last y…





