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.
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Audio Mises Wire - The Christmas Truce of World War I
Never forget the Christmas truce of World War I, when troops refused to be pawns of empire for one blessed day.
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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)
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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.
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