The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

by NPR

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.

106 episodes

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1

Trump and truckers, Poland prospers, and a booming ant biz

9:29 Mar 20, 2026

2

How Iran is wasting American resources

8:53 Mar 19, 2026

3

How much is the Iran war costing us?

8:27 Mar 18, 2026

4

A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock

8:54 Mar 17, 2026

5

Can anything save the news biz?

9:10 Mar 16, 2026

6

A lot of gas trapped, oil reserves tapped, and Live Nation gets a (tiny) cap

8:32 Mar 13, 2026

7

Should colleges accept money from bad people?

8:27 Mar 12, 2026

8

The shadowy world of merchant cash advances

9:21 Mar 11, 2026

9

Will Trump’s shipping insurance plan work?

8:57 Mar 10, 2026

10

No healthcare premiums? In this economy?! Here's how.

9:06 Mar 9, 2026

11

Why are fewer Americans working the night shift?

9:05 Mar 6, 2026

12

Want a 2.5% mortgage? Buy it.

9:26 Mar 5, 2026

13

The anxiety rattling China’s youth

9:29 Mar 4, 2026

14

Why Paramount went looney tunes for Warner Bros.

8:48 Mar 3, 2026

15

Should the families of organ donors be compensated?

9:29 Mar 2, 2026

16

ICE is bad for business, heat is bad for coffee, and sci-fi is bad for markets

9:25 Feb 27, 2026

17

How your favorite fish sticks might be funding Russia's war

8:48 Feb 26, 2026

18

What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs

9:05 Feb 25, 2026

19

Do traders who place big bets make big money?

9:30 Feb 24, 2026

20

Why there are roving rotisserie chicken mobs

9:29 Feb 23, 2026

21

Can I get my tariff money back now?

8:41 Feb 21, 2026

22

Retirement luck, Hassett hassles the Fed, and boneless chicken in ... court?

9:27 Feb 20, 2026

23

Why this rural town wants an ICE facility

9:11 Feb 19, 2026

24

How well are ICE's 12,000 new officers being trained?

8:28 Feb 18, 2026

25

How Iran's flagging economy inflamed its protests

8:36 Feb 17, 2026

26

Jobs numbers, immigrants in healthcare, and ... Jesus Christ?

9:30 Feb 13, 2026

27

What it costs to be an elite figure skater like the 'Quad God'

9:45 Feb 12, 2026

28

What is going on with gold and silver?

8:47 Feb 11, 2026

29

The boxed meal helping Americans stay on budget

9:26 Feb 10, 2026

30

Are we in an economic 'doom loop'?

9:21 Feb 9, 2026

31

Just how bad are these job numbers?

9:25 Feb 6, 2026

32

How college sports juiced Olympic development

8:41 Feb 5, 2026

33

Warming your house the green way just got more expensive

8:26 Feb 4, 2026

34

All these data centers are gonna fry my electric bill … right?

9:03 Feb 3, 2026

35

America's next top Fed Chair

9:12 Feb 2, 2026

36

A huge EU-India deal, Heated Rivalry, and a hefty $200k to Olympians

9:57 Jan 30, 2026

37

Hawaii’s worker shortage goes NUTS

8:44 Jan 29, 2026

38

Why isn’t corporate America standing up to Trump?

8:28 Jan 28, 2026

39

Can Europe sell America?

9:31 Jan 27, 2026

40

How Pakistan is revving up a fight against tax dodgers

9:25 Jan 26, 2026

41

Davos drama, credit card caps and tariff truths

9:59 Jan 23, 2026

42

How beef climbed to the top of the food pyramid

8:53 Jan 22, 2026

43

Is Greenland really an untapped land of riches?

9:05 Jan 21, 2026

44

Are U.S. defense contractors lavishing their investors too much?

9:26 Jan 20, 2026

45

ICE influencers, a world-record trade surplus, and the moon goes nuclear

9:26 Jan 16, 2026

46

Why Trump resurrected the Monroe Doctrine

9:12 Jan 15, 2026

47

Can a good story change economic reality?

8:27 Jan 14, 2026

48

One Fed battle after another

8:43 Jan 13, 2026

49

How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps?

8:11 Jan 12, 2026

50

How AI is shrinking the job market for teens

9:29 Jan 9, 2026

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