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Online game lets you experience the supply-chain crunch through beer sales

The Beergame App simulates the steps of selling beer from brewer to drinker — revealing a real world problem that can tangle the supply chain.

October 22, 2021
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith and
  • Darian Woods
Akira Johnson has been facing eviction because her landlord would not accept payment from South Carolina's rent and utility assistance program.

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  • National

Why rent help from Congress has been so damn slow getting to people who need it

Congress approved $47 billion to pay back rent and prevent evictions. But after nearly 10 months, the vast majority of that money has not reached the millions of people who desperately need it.

October 12, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Kenny Malone
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

'Bond' franchise will have to make changes to appeal to a younger audience

Daniel Craig's tenure as James Bond is coming to an end with the release of No Time To Die. But with Amazon acquiring MGM, where does the 007 franchise go from here?

October 11, 2021
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By:
  • Sally Herships and
  • Frank Langfitt
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Looking Back On When President Reagan Fired The Air Traffic Controllers

Thursday marks 40 years since former President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. That dealt a serious blow to the American labor movement.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Julia Simon and
  • Kenny Malone
GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

There's More To Being An Elite Athlete Than Discipline And Practice

According to a new book, there are many invisible factors that help lead an athlete to become a champion. These include: having older siblings and growing up in a mid-sized town.

December 31, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Mattress Mack and his World Series bet. (Background image from vecteezy.com)

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Why A Man Dressed As A Mattress Needed To Win A $9 Million Sports Bet

A furniture salesman used a sports bet as insurance.

October 27, 2020
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  • Bronson Arcuri

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  • Economy

The Surprising Business Model Behind Guinness World Records

This is the story of how Guinness got into the business of record-breaking, and how one Planet Money intern broke a world record involving the president of Georgia.

September 18, 2020
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  • Tsering Bista and
  • Bronson Arcuri
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

'Planet Money': What Will It Take To Speed Up The Vaccine Process?

It seems everyone wants to develop a coronavirus vaccine. But vaccine development usually takes years. The White House is betting money can speed things up.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith and
  • Cardiff Garcia

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  • Economy

Think You Know Economics? Take The Planet Money Summer School Quiz

Can you think like an economist? It's time to find out! Eight questions stand between you and a diploma-like certificate of economic achievement.

August 26, 2020
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By:
  • NPR Staff
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Behavioral Economists On Why Some People Resist Wearing Masks

Our Planet Money podcast team scans the evidence from behavioral economics for lessons on how to get people to wear masks during the COVID-19 crisis, and to find out why they may not be wearing them.

August 18, 2020
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By:
  • Mary Childs
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Pandemic Puts Restaurant Owners In The Business Fight Of Their Lives

Restaurants are going out of business in droves. But some are battling hard to keep their doors open.

July 31, 2020
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith and
  • Cardiff Garcia
The economics of medieval Europe.

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  • Economy

How Economics Went From Medieval to Modern

There was once a time when there were only occasional federal taxes, no 9-to-5 jobs and farmers markets as far as the eye could see.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Bronson Arcuri and
  • Tsering Bista
Washington, D.C.Pink Sunset, Washington, D.C.

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  • Economy

Your Life Is Worth $10 Million, According To The Government

Federal agencies say a life is worth $10 million. This is the story of how they got that number.

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • Bronson Arcuri

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