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2 days ago | 
wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Darian Woods |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
To hear President Trump tell it, the late 1800s, i.e. the Gilded Age, was a period of unparalleled wealth and prosperity in the U.S. But this era was also marked by corruption and wealth inequality. Sound familiar? On today's show, is history repeating itself? Related episodes: Trump's tariff role model (Apple / Spotify) Worst. Tariffs. Ever. (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
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4 days ago | 
wrvo.org | Sally Herships |Wailin Wong |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
By 2048, more than $100 trillion is expected to be inherited, or passed down from one family member to another. But a lot of the time, the money doesn't end up where it's intended. On today's show, we navigate the thornier questions in estate planning. Related episodes: What women want (to invest in)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric.
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1 week ago | 
wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
Top Trump advisers have been boasting about 'awesome' trade deals the administration is negotiating with other countries. But are these deals real? Today on the show, we ask a former U.S. trade negotiator whether these agreements hold up. Related episodes: Dealmaker Don v. Tariff Man Trump (Apple / Spotify) Why there's no referee for the trade war (Apple / Spotify) Is this a bank?
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1 week ago | 
wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
Why is building affordable housing so hard these days? We talk to author Derek Thompson about his new book with Ezra Klein, Abundance, about what they believe is keeping affordable housing out of reach in high-income cities. Related episodes: How big is the US housing shortage?
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2 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Adrian Ma |Sarah Gonzalez |Julia Ritchey
Can you tell me how to get... how to get to Indicators of the Week? This week's econ roundup looks at Target's sagging sales, Klarna's pay-later problem, and Sesame Street's new streaming address. Related: When do boycotts work? (Apple / Spotify) Buy now, pay dearly? For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, ,
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
Before NPR, and before there were threats to defund NPR, there was a decentralized scattering of stations across the U.S. airing mostly educational programs. There was WHA in Wisconsin, which broadcast updates on 4-H clubs and rising dairy prices. And KPFA in Berkeley, Calif., featuring Beat poets and interviews with civil rights leaders. It wasn't until the 1960s, when Congress began working on the Public Television Act, that the idea of federal funding for public radio came to the fore.
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3 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
A brief history of NPR funding Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250902337/1269298862" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty) Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty) Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Before NPR, and before there were threats to defund NPR, there was a decentralized scattering of stations across...
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
Today, we're airing an episode of NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. It's about a group of people we know well: scientists. President Trump's federal cuts and scrutiny of academic institutions are forcing some U.S. scientists to head for the border. On today's show, an entomologist keeping America's farms safe from pests reconsiders America. And a CEO of a Canadian hospital explains how they are benefiting from the exodus.
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Julia Ritchey
Robots have been a thing for a long time, but they've never quite met expectations. While AI has changed the game for chatbots, it's not quite so clear for robots. NPR science desk correspondent Geoff Brumfiel spoke to our colleagues over on our science podcast Short Wave on how humanoid robots are actually developing with the help of artificial intelligence. It was a fascinating discussion and so we are sharing that conversation with you today on the Indicator. Related episodes: Is AI underrated?
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3 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon
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