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
AI creeps in, KATSEYE milkshakes, and China says “Zaijian!” to US soybeans (29.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- What olive oil tells us about Trump's tariffs 28.08.2025
- Trump's unprecedented attack on the Fed 27.08.2025
- Three ways companies are getting around tariffs 26.08.2025
- Can you copyright artwork made using AI? 25.08.2025
- Job retraining and the brain, DC dining, and Robinhood's sports bet 22.08.2025
- What happens when railroads get hitched 21.08.2025
- Cobalt-free batteries reign in Chinese EVs. Why not the US? 20.08.2025
- How algorithms are changing the way we speak 19.08.2025
- Three innovations pushing the medical field forward 18.08.2025
- The nepo baby premium, frothing markets, and Apple vs. Apples 15.08.2025
- Why every A-lister also has a side hustle 14.08.2025
- Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store 13.08.2025
- The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza 12.08.2025
- What we're reading on the beach this summer 11.08.2025
- More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc 08.08.2025
- The legal case for — and against — Trump's tariffs 07.08.2025
- What you need to know about the jobs report revisions 06.08.2025
- Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update) 05.08.2025
- What really goes on at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Update) 04.08.2025
- How you're using AI at work 01.08.2025
