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  • Why infinite scroll's inventor wants to kill his creation

    Why infinite scroll's inventor wants to kill his creation
    Apr 7 2026
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    We practically live on our phones these days. Scrolling and scrolling, endlessly. Entrepreneur Aza Raskin is responsible for creating this infinite scroll. He also testified against Meta, who have been under fire — and in court — charged with making their apps addictive to children.

    On today’s show: Raskin tells us about the changes he thinks platforms should make to help people take their attention back.

    Related episodes:
    The Social Media Crisis
    How algorithms are changing the way we speak
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  • Is the economy red, orange, yellow or green?

    Is the economy red, orange, yellow or green?
    Apr 6 2026
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    It’s not often you get to talk to a regional Fed president, let alone two at the same time!

    Today on the show, we take the temperature of the economy with regional Fed presidents Austan Goolsbee and Beth Hammack.

    Related episodes:
    One Fed battle after another
    America's next top Fed Chair

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  • Jobs that new college grads are and are not landing

    Jobs that new college grads are and are not landing
    Apr 3 2026
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    Economists have described the state of the jobs market as “low hire, low fire.” That means employers are not cutting many jobs, but they're also not adding much either, a dismal prospect for many new college grads. On this edition of Jobs Friday, we go to Howard University in Washington, D.C. to see how graduating seniors are faring.

    Related episodes:
    Just how bad are these jobs numbers?
    Do I need a four-year degree?

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  • Greetings from: Our favorite public goods

    Greetings from: Our favorite public goods
    Apr 2 2026
    Freedom of the Seas. GPS. The Large Hadron Collider. These are all public goods that make our world more prosperous, accurate, and knowledgeable. But we don’t always give them the attention they deserve.

    Today on the show, the Planet Money book’s main author Alex Mayyasi joins us to take an audio world tour of spectacular public goods, one whimsical postcard at a time.

    These postcards are gorgeously illustrated in the Planet Money book.

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    Related episodes:
    Lighthouses, Autopsies And The Federal Budget
    The highs and lows of US rents

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  • Why Pokémon cards are growing faster than your retirement account

    Why Pokémon cards are growing faster than your retirement account
    Apr 1 2026
    Pokémon cards are scorching hot right now. An index tracking the thousands of rare cards shows that valuations have increased 170% in the last year alone. Growth like that really makes you wish you hadn’t given away all your childhood cards years ago.

    Today on the show, we cover three things that are contributing to the rapid growth of shiny cards produced by the world’s highest-grossing media franchise.

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    Related episodes:
    The secret to Nintendo's success
    The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets

    The Curse Of The Black Lotus (Update)
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  • Who's afraid of private credit?

    Who's afraid of private credit?
    Mar 31 2026
    There is a $3 trillion dollar black box at the center of the economy. It’s called private credit. These are direct loans from private investors to private companies. They’re often riskier, less regulated than traditional bank loans – and far less transparent. Spooked investors are scrambling to cash out, and some funds aren’t letting them. It’s all fueling fears of another financial crisis.

    On today’s show, the private credit exodus.

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    What could break next?
    Who’s financing Meta’s massive AI data center?

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  • Do school lunches really need an overhaul?

    Do school lunches really need an overhaul?
    Mar 30 2026
    School lunch has been revamped a ton over the last two decades. Now, the Trump administration wants to rejigger the menu once more to align with its Make America Healthy Again agenda. That means more meat. More dairy. But do schools really need another menu overhaul? And could they even afford it?

    On today’s show, we join a school lunch line in South Carolina to find out what kids are actually eating.

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    A food fight over free school lunch
    How beef climbed to the top of the food pyramid

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  • The US loses tech hires, sayonora to Sora, and Afroman's win

    The US loses tech hires, sayonora to Sora, and Afroman's win
    Mar 27 2026
    It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

    On today’s episode: The US ain’t doing too hot in attracting European tech workers; OpenAI takes its video generator Sora behind the barn; and a rapper, pound cake, and the police.

    Related episodes:
    OpenAI's deals are looking a little frothy
    We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers
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