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
How algorithms are changing the way we speak (19.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- 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
- Why the Fed could lose $1.5 trillion 31.07.2025
- The risk of private equity in your 401(k) 30.07.2025
- The hottest multilateral club doesn't include the US 29.07.2025
- A baby bonds bonanza 28.07.2025
- Nigeria notches new highs, Magic gathers millions, and crypto climbs 25.07.2025
- How to beach on a budget 24.07.2025
- When Uncle Sam owned banks and factories 23.07.2025
- Lunch with the man who coined TACO 22.07.2025
