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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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  • What happens when governments cook the books

    What happens when governments cook the books
    Aug 9 2025
    After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential manipulation – and it raises the worry that, in the future, the numbers won't be as trustworthy.

    So: we looked at two countries that have some experience with data manipulation. To ask what happens when governments get tempted to cook the books. And...once they cook the books... how hard is it to UN-cook them?

    It's two statistical historical cautionary tales. First, we learn how Argentina tried to mask its true inflation rate, and how that effort backfired. Then, we hear about the difficult process of cleaning up the post-cooked-book mess, in Greece.

    For more:
    - Can we just change how we measure GDP?
    - The price of lettuce in Brooklyn
    - What really goes on at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Update)
    - Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update)
    - How office politics could take down Europe
    - The amazing shrinking economy might stop shrinking

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  • Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry

    Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry
    Aug 6 2025
    LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here.

    Traditional economics says the market is guided by the forces of supply and demand. Customers decide what they want to buy, and private enterprise responds to that need.

    So what makes government think that it's smarter than capitalism? Why offer tax breaks to Hollywood or incentives to build silicon chip factories in Arizona? Why those industries and not others? And when does the free market fail and need government to step in?

    Today, we discuss what happens when the government really wants to get its hands dirty and shape the direction of the economy, even decide which companies should prosper and which ones should fail, through industrial policy.

    The series is hosted by Robert Smith and produced by Eric Mennel. Our project manager is Devin Mellor. This episode was edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark and fact-checked by Emily Crawford.

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  • Would you trust an economist with your economy?

    Would you trust an economist with your economy?
    Aug 2 2025
    Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions - in government, in media, in medical science... and lately, economists are feeling the burn acutely. In fact, President Trump just fired the economist who ran the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her – with no evidence – of faking a jobs report that showed fewer gains than expected.

    In decades past, economists whispered in the ears of presidents. Now, many politicians and voters are disenchanted with the field.

    On today's show, we speak with economists about how distrust is messing with their minds and interfering with their work. Can they build up trust again?

    Today's episode was hosted by Amanda Aronczyk. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and edited by Marianne McCune with help from Jess Jiang. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.

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Its very interesting they talk about tax loopholes in a way that makes you want to listen to it.

Very Interesting

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This is one of my all time favorite podcasts! keep up the great work 😃

Best!

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Amazing podcast, the energy of the hosts is unmatched (is it just me or does Mary sound exactly like Cortana?)
Everyone should be tuning into every episode.

The tax loophole is still my favorite episode... so far!!

Incredibly informative analysis on... everything!

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This show is a classic, everybody performs so great and such good stories, I highly suggest.
Thank you for reading 

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Way too much advertising which makes it real annoying to listen. otherwise the content is good.

too much advertising

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