Planet Money (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
From the world’s leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.
Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist. In this first-ever book, Alex Mayyasi and the Planet Money team present brand-new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting to explain whether AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets, and show how pro sports’ “dumbest” contract reveals the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California, and an Indigenous reservation that might just solve the housing crisis, Planet Money shows how economics shapes our world, and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With a sizable assist from the team behind NPR’s popular Planet Money program, Alex Mayyasi offers a collection of stories that demonstrate how an economy works. Drawing on a variety of the show’s episodes, the hosts examine topics like why consumer goods occasionally become less expensive but housing and childcare never do. The narrative-based explanations provide context to dry terms like inflation and index funds. There are tales of Delaware’s deep influence on corporate policies, market design manifesting in dating apps, and the trickiness of finding wealth redistribution plans that work. Enough to fill a book by itself is the investigation into how a Canadian court settlement with the Squamish tribe became an opportunity to partially alleviate Vancouver’s housing crisis. The show’s hosts each take a section of the narration, making the audio feel like a “best of” special. By keeping things light, Planet Money imparts practical economic lessons in an engaging style that makes the knowledge stick.
