A very Planet Money Thanksgiving

This episode is packed with your best economic ideas from around the world and a penguin interview. It all comes together in this final session of Summer School 2026.Pack your parka, we’re headed to Antarctica.First, we’ll travel back in time to the late 1970s when NPR was a scra ...  Show more

There’s a room where the fates of retail products are decided. Will they make it onto the shelves of the big box stores? Usually the rest of us can’t get inside the room where decisions are made – until now! Today on the show, we pitch the Planet Money game, Sell Me a Sasquatch, ...  Show more

It’s not just you: Thanksgiving dinner has gotten significantly more expensive than just a few years ago. Plus: homes sales fall to a new low and NASA’s wooden satellite. Join our hosts Mark Dent, Rob Litterst, and Noelle Medina as they take you through our most interesting stori ...  Show more

* 2021 marks the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner ever. * Oil companies can’t pump oil as fast as the Fed can print money. * Pilgrims set sail for Communism, but landed on Capitalism. * Desperate Americans look to crypto as a ticket to wealth. * Bitcoin is fiat and people will ...  Show more

It’s our annual Thanksgiving special! We’ve got a look back at the year that’s been, some things we’ve gotten right, some things we haven’t, some tips for toys this holiday season and some things we’re thankful for. (00:21) Bill Mann and Jason Moser discuss: - Why it doesn’t fee ...  Show more

It’s our Thanksgiving Special! Analysts Andy Cross, Ron Gross, and Jason Moser share why they’re thankful for stocks MarketAxess, CRISPR, and Zoetis. They discuss why investors might want to avoid stock market turkeys Uber, TripAdvisor, and Smile Direct. And since no Thanksgiving ...  Show more