Planet Money | 25 October 2019 | 0h 21m | Listen Later 
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Backgrounds the development of income pools to spread the income risk of baseball players that can range from enormous to very little. And now it’s spreading to MBA graduates.
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Fries of the Future
Planet Money | 23 October 2019 | 0h 21m | Listen Later | iTunes
Backgrounds the development of coatings to ensure french fries stay hot and crisp rather than cold and soggy – especially given the challenge of fast food delivery times.
Should We Recycle?
Planet Money | 13 July 2019 | 0h 23m | Listen Later | iTunes
Carefully works through the case for and against recycling.
The Chicago Boys, Part II
Planet Money | 12 April 2019 | 0h 27m | Listen Later | iTunes
How a ruthless dictator, and a bunch of economists known as the Chicago Boys, took Chile from socialism to capitalism.
The Chicago Boys, Part I
Planet Money | 11 April 2019 | 0h 24m | Listen Later | iTunes
In the late 1950’s and early ’60’s a handful of Chilean students went to study economics at the University of Chicago. What they learned changed their country.
A Bet On The Future Of Humanity
Planet Money | 19 January 2018 | 0h 20m | Listen Later | iTunes
Biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted a population bomb that will lead to global catastrophe. Economist Julian Simon saw a limitless future for mankind. The result is one of the most famous bets in economics.
All In
Planet Money | 9 January 2019 | 0h 20m | Listen Later | iTunes
Tells the story of a big payday for a losing poker player to background the way professional poker players stake each other and trade stakes in each others’ winnings.
Blacklisted In China
Planet Money | 26 October 2018 | 0h 20m | Listen Later | iTunes
Describes China’s experiment developing a social credit score, which expands beyond financial credit to such things as work and traffic behaviours in order to help people trust each other more. Low scores effectively blacklist you from society.
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