Planet Money Records Vol. 3: Making a hit

Today the WNBA season tips off, but Dallas Wings veteran forward Alysha Clark has already won a high-stakes competition. She – and a Nobel Prize winning economist – were on the team that negotiated a ground-breaking contract for the players. And Alysha wrote all about it in her j ...  عرض المزيد

Curt Flood was the best center fielder in baseball and one of the game’s highest paid players. He took the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series three times. Then he got traded to the Phillies. He didn’t want to go. But baseball’s rules said he had no say in the decision. He co ...  عرض المزيد

The top song in America right now is from Drake & The Weeknd — But neither one knew about the song, because it was actually written and performed by AI. Apple is doubling down on finance with its new savings account because its real advantage is fluency. And Marijuana sales just ...  عرض المزيد

Beyonce’s concert in Sweden literally caused nationwide Inflation — And it’s the perfect case study to explain all Inflation.Spotify just made a complete pivot to its podcast strategy — It’s trying to be less like HBO, more like YouTube.And Cava’s stock doubled after going public ...  عرض المزيد

Lululemon’s stock jumped 19% Friday because it’s obsessed with one word… “Newness.”Shaboozy’s “A Bar Song” just set a music record… but it’s a biz lesson on breaking genres.Google just unveiled its most powerful AI product yet… the ultimate weather predictor.Plus, TikTok will off ...  عرض المزيد

Both Spotify and Apple Music recently published their annual lists of the most listened to artists and songs. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift dominated. But delve deeper, and you can also start to see the influence of social media and strength of growing international audiences. Plu ...  عرض المزيد