Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2780: Mail Plane to History Maker
Episode: 2780 Mail Plane to History Maker. Today, a very odd design feature.
The Indicator from Planet Money - Tariffied! We check in on businesses
Trump's wave of tariffs is here. Just about everyone in the world of business is still processing exactly what this means. It's a massive, widespread increase in taxes. Today on the show, we hear from business people we've had on the show who tell us what they're doing in response to the latest, and largest, wave of tariffs.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1349: Short-Lived Technologies
Episode: 1349 Short-lived, but dramatic technologies. Today, technologies that last only a little while.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1348: Castel Del Monte
Episode: 1348 Castel del Monte: in which Frederick II plays with geometry. Today, we wonder why a castle was built.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1347: Inventing Money
Episode: 1347 The invention of money: an abstraction of goods and services. Today, a history of money.
The Indicator from Planet Money - How states are scooping up federal workers
It's Jobs Friday and all eyes are on government workers. Will the Trump administration's layoffs finally show up in the latest jobs report? Today on the show, we look at the numbers for federal workers and who's trying to hire them.
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Can ... we still trust the monthly jobs report (Apple / Spotify)
The last time we shrank the federal workforce (Apple / Spotify)
A 'Fork in the Road' for federal employees (Apple / Spotify)
How local government is propping up the U.S. labor market
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1346: 1900
Episode: 1346 The World's Work magazine shows what we were thinking a century ago. Today, a magazine looks at the century past, and the one to come.
The Indicator from Planet Money - Why the great vinyl shortage is over
There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village in the Czech Republic has been responsible for manufacturing a large number of these albums. On today's show, how this dominant player became a problem for its competitors in the U.S.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2444: Of Wombats and Armadillos
Episode: 2444 Of Wombats and Armadillos: Using Animals to Teach Probability. Today, why did the wombat cross the road?
Curious City - What’s up with the Chicago’s feral cats?
Chicago is home to thousands of feral cats, and some people are looking after them.