The Indicator from Planet Money
A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
Latest Episode
Vice Series: The evolving business of crime (05.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore 03.10.2025
- How close is the US to crony capitalism? 02.10.2025
- Why is everyone buying gold? 01.10.2025
- We're about to lose a lot of foreign STEM workers 30.09.2025
- What media consolidation means for free speech 29.09.2025
- Argentina's bailout, a new way to cool data centers, and a cold holiday hiring season 26.09.2025
- No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines 25.09.2025
- Why are so many public schools closing? 24.09.2025
- Should 'surveillance pricing' be banned? 23.09.2025
- Can LA host a 'car-free' Olympics? 22.09.2025
- The Fed cuts rates, America's FICO dips, and forever ends for sweepstakes winners 19.09.2025
- Why "free" public education doesn't always include school supplies 18.09.2025
- The crypto market is hot. But is it an illusion? 17.09.2025
- Why an aggressive rate cut could backfire on Trump 16.09.2025
- Why beef prices are so high 15.09.2025
- ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement 12.09.2025
- We read your mail on AI-proof jobs and how to fix crime labs 11.09.2025
- Can shareholders influence Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package? 10.09.2025
- The cost of saving a species 09.09.2025
- Teamwork actually does make the dream work 08.09.2025
