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The Indicator from Planet Money - Where the US got $20B to bail out Argentina

The U.S. is committed to bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion using a little known mechanism called the Exchange Stabilization Fund. On today’s show, what is this fund, why was it created and does Argentina have any hope of paying it back? 

Related episodes: 
Dollarizing Argentina  

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NPR's Book of the Day - John Grisham brings a money-hungry lawyer to center stage in ‘The Widow’

In The Widow, his 52nd novel and counting, author John Grisham returns to one of his cherished topics: lawyers. But not the type of lawyer one would hire if they’d like to keep their money safe. Simon Latch is a small town lawyer sick of equally small cases, until he finds himself in charge of drafting a will for an enormously wealthy widow. Will Simon keep her wealth an untouched secret, or attempt to turn a profit for himself? In today’s episode, Grisham talks to NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer about this legal thriller-turned-murder mystery, and the age-old lie that every lawyer tells at least once.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Dubai

Just 60 years ago, Dubai was a sandy, underpopulated port on a minor creek emptying into the Persian Gulf. 

Today, it is one of the most important cities in the world. It is a global center for trade, finance, and transportation. 

How did a random sandy outpost location in the Middle East end up becoming such an important global city in such a short period of time? 

It didn’t happen by accident.

Learn more about Dubi and how it went from nothing to becoming one of the most important cities in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Pod Save America - Can Democrats Lose the Downer Image? + Chris Murphy in Conversation (Crooked Con)

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Lovett talks to Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller, and Jessica Tarlov about why Democrats are the party of humorless scolds, how they let that happen, and how the Republicans crackdown on free speech presents and opening for Democrats to be the fun, welcoming party again. Then, Sen. Chris Murphy joins Dan Pfeiffer to talk about the threats we face and why it’s more important than ever for leaders to communicate directly with Americans.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - Trump’s backup options for tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon rule on President Trump’s favorite tariff law.  It could render them moot, but that doesn’t mean the end of tariffs. On today’s show, we explain the president’s back-up options for imposing tariffs.

Related episodes: 
Are Trump’s tariffs legal? 
Worst. Tariffs. Ever.  
Three ways companies are getting around tariffs   

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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘A Guardian and a Thief,’ a mother’s love for her family threatens her own morals

Megha Majumdar’s new novel takes place in a near-future Kolkata struck by climate change. There, one family’s possibility of escape is jeopardized when their passports are stolen. A Guardian and a Thief, a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award, weaves together their plot with the story of their burglar. In a conversation with Here & Now, Majumdar tells Jane Clayson that hope isn’t always noble in situations of crisis.


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