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 Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.

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  • Don't hate the replicator, hate the game

    Don't hate the replicator, hate the game
    Feb 27 2026
    The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the same result. Same with re-enacting old experiments. Collectively, this is known as the “replication crisis.”

    Economist Abel Brodeur has come up with one way to help fix this crisis: he’s invented an internationally crowdsourced surveillance system, designed to keep social scientists honest. He calls it the “Replication Games.”

    Further Listening:

    • Fabricated data in research about honesty. You can't make this stuff up. Or, can you?
    • The Experiment Experiment
    • How Much Should We Trust Economics?

    This episode was hosted by Mary Childs and Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. It was produced by James Sneed and Emma Peaslee, with help from Willa Rubin. It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, and engineered by Ko Takasugi-Czernowin. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer.

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    36 mins
  • The ICE hiring boom

    The ICE hiring boom
    Feb 25 2026
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    ICE is scaling up, with rapid new hiring. So we ask, has training new officers changed? At what cost?


    Also, the Trump administration has plans to pour billions of dollars into warehouses for mass immigrant detention centers, which can totally change the economy of some areas. We hear from a rural town in Georgia that wants an ICE facility in its own backyard.


    These episodes were originally published on Planet Money’s sister daily podcast The Indicator.


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    The episodes of The Indicator were produced by Julia Ritchey, with engineering by Jimmy Keeley. They were fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Kate Concannon is our show's editor.


    This episode of Planet Money was produced by Luis Gallo, with help from James Sneed. It was edited by Planet Money’s Executive Producer, Alex Goldmark.

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    18 mins
  • The Supreme Court struck down a bunch of Trump's tariffs. Now what?

    The Supreme Court struck down a bunch of Trump's tariffs. Now what?
    Feb 21 2026
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    The Supreme Court has spoken. Those big, sweeping tariffs that President Trump imposed early last year? They’re illegal.

    On today’s show: Why were those tariffs struck down? Will anyone get refunds? And …what about this new 10 percent tariff the President just announced today?

    Plus — a growing market for tariff refunds.

    Further Listening:

    - Worst. Tariffs. Ever.
    - Tariffs: What are they good for?
    - What "Made in China" actually means
    - The 145% tariff already did its damage
    - Are Trump's tariffs legal?
    - Days of our Tariffs
    - Trump's backup options for tariffs
    - What would it mean to actually refund the tariffs?

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    This episode was hosted by Jeff Guo, Mary Childs, and Sarah Gonzalez. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and Willa Rubin. It was edited by Marianne McCune. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer.

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    26 mins
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Love the show. it has got too political at some point, but it still has great episodes.

Facts, not only opinions.

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