• The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

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  • A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.

    Try Planet Money+! a new way to support the show you love, get a sponsor-free feed of the podcast, *and* get access to bonus content. You'll also get access to The Indicator and Planet Money Summer School, both without interruptions. sign up at plus.npr.org/planetmoney
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  • How TV holiday rom-coms got so successful (Encore)

    How TV holiday rom-coms got so successful (Encore)
    Dec 24 2024
    Happy Holidays from The Indicator! For the next week, we're running some of our favorite shows from this year. On today's show, we fire up the gas logs and pour a mug of cocoa to discuss the made-for-TV rom-com machine, and how television executives learned to mass produce seasonal romance.

    This piece originally aired October 21, 2024.

    Related episodes:
    Love Week series page
    TV holiday rom coms and the alpaca bubble that burst (PM+ only)

    Special thanks to Grant-Lee Phillips for our Love Week theme song and Kaitlin Brito for episode artwork.

    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, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    10 mins
  • What indicators will 2025 bring?

    What indicators will 2025 bring?
    Dec 23 2024
    2024 is over (phew!). We had weird consumer sentiment vibes, Bitcoin went to the moon, and the economy might have achieved a soft landing. And that's just a few 2024 indicators!

    As we enter 2025, what indicators should we keep an eye on? Planet Money co-hosts Kenny Malone and Jeff Guo look ahead with Adrian Ma for Indicators of the Year ... Ahead!

    Related Episodes:
    Econ Battle Zone: Disinflation Confrontation
    The Fed cut rates ... now what? (featuring: Sasquatch)
    The Indicators of this year and next (2023)

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

    Music by     Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    10 mins
  • Help us pick the indicator of the year!

    Help us pick the indicator of the year!
    Dec 20 2024
    2024 was a wild year for the U.S. economy: The economy did well in terms of inflation and unemployment, but vibes ruled the roost. (Mostly didn't feel great!) Additionally, Bitcoin went to the moon and some wacky stuff was happening with unemployment and job opening rates, showing that we might have achieved an economic soft landing.

    So ... which of these economic stories defined the year?

    Our hosts from Planet Money and The Indicator duke it out in ... Family Feud!

    Tell us who you think won today's episode by submitting your vote to Planet Money's Instagram or email us with "Family Feud" in the subject line.

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

    Music by     Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

    Related Episodes:
    Is the financial media making us miserable about the economy?
    What's behind Bitcoin's bullrun?
    What the Beveridge curve tells us about jobs

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    9 mins

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