Podcast Host

NPR

Host of Planet Money.

Known For

Planet Money

Canon

Biographies as Substitute Mentors

Environment Shapes Behavior More Than Willpower

False Information Spreads Faster and Further Than Truth

The Hedonic Treadmill — Happiness Returns to Baseline

Focus Only on What You Can Control

Temptation Bundling

The True Self vs. False Self — Childhood Adaptations That Persist Into Adulthood

Episodes

#We Recreated Cable TV and Called It StreamingApr 5, 2026 #The Invisible Tax of Being PoorMar 10, 2026 #FOMO Is the Worst Investment StrategyFeb 14, 2026 #The Jobs AI Is Actually Replacing (So Far)Jan 20, 2026 #The Rest of the Story, 2025Dec 26, 2025 #The Dollar Store ProblemNov 8, 2025 #Our Book vs. the Global Supply ChainNov 5, 2025 #Tipping Has Gone InsaneSep 15, 2025 #Shrinkflation: The Invisible Price HikeJul 10, 2025 #Tariffs: What Are They Good For?Apr 9, 2025 #Three Million Cars RepossessedMar 12, 2025 #HOPE VI: The Program That Demolished Public HousingJan 28, 2025 #The Reese's Ingredient Swap Nobody Asked ForJan 22, 2025 #Venezuela's Economic History, UpdatedJan 4, 2025 #Indicators of Years Past and FutureDec 25, 2024 #Cuba's Blackout: Oil, Sanctions, and the Economics of IsolationSep 18, 2024 #The Stolen Gods of NepalApr 26, 2024 #FTX: The Surprising AftermathApr 19, 2024 #The Vibecession: Why the Economy Feels Bad When the Numbers Say GoodApr 17, 2024 #Japan Raised Interest Rates for the First Time in 17 YearsApr 5, 2024