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2169 - It's actually really hard to make a robot, guys

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.

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2169 - It's actually really hard to make a robot, guys

Mon, 12 May 2025
2168 - What's in YOUR wallet?

Fri, 09 May 2025
2167 - It's hard out there for a Fed chair

Thu, 08 May 2025
2166 - Why do shrimpers like tariffs?

Wed, 07 May 2025
2165 - What do farmers do in a trade war?

Tue, 06 May 2025
2164 - Trump's cuts come for food banks

Mon, 05 May 2025
2163 - American science brain drain

Fri, 02 May 2025
2162 - How much international students matter to the economy

Thu, 01 May 2025
2161 - How stable is Stablecoin?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025
2160 - Is the US pushing countries towards China?

Tue, 29 Apr 2025
2159 - When do boycotts work?

Mon, 28 Apr 2025
2158 - Student loans are back, U.S. travel is whack, and AI — please, step back

Fri, 25 Apr 2025
2157 - Who's advising Trump on trade?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025
2156 - Dealmaker Don v. Tariff Man Trump

Wed, 23 Apr 2025
2155 - China's trade war perspective

Tue, 22 Apr 2025
2154 - A trap-loving DJ takes on economics

Mon, 21 Apr 2025
2153 - Economic lessons learned from Investopedia (and Ferris Bueller)

Thu, 17 Apr 2025
2152 - Did Trump enable insider trading?

Wed, 16 Apr 2025
2151 - The spat over VAT

Tue, 15 Apr 2025
2150 - How much is a weather forecast worth? (Update)

Mon, 14 Apr 2025
2149 - IRS information sharing, bonds bust, and a chorebot future

Fri, 11 Apr 2025
2148 - What keeps a Fed president up at night

Thu, 10 Apr 2025
2147 - What happens when an economist becomes prime minister?

Wed, 09 Apr 2025
2146 - What's so bad about a trade deficit?

Tue, 08 Apr 2025
2145 - Tariffied! We check in on businesses

Mon, 07 Apr 2025
2144 - How states are scooping up federal workers

Fri, 04 Apr 2025
2143 - Why the great vinyl shortage is over

Thu, 03 Apr 2025
2142 - What $10 billion in data centers actually gets you

Wed, 02 Apr 2025
2141 - Should we vote for all judges?

Tue, 01 Apr 2025
2140 - Overly Friendly Emails and other marketing pet peeves

Mon, 31 Mar 2025
2139 - Missing taxes, spiking copper and Napster's re-re-rebirth

Fri, 28 Mar 2025
2138 - How nonprofits get cash from your clunker

Thu, 27 Mar 2025
2137 - Can Europe stand without the US?

Wed, 26 Mar 2025
2136 - How's ... everybody doing?

Tue, 25 Mar 2025
2135 - How specialization can lead to burn-out

Mon, 24 Mar 2025
2134 - A new-ish gold rush and other indicators

Fri, 21 Mar 2025
2133 - What's this about a crypto reserve?

Thu, 20 Mar 2025
2132 - Why there's no referee for the trade war

Wed, 19 Mar 2025
2131 - What might save China's economy

Tue, 18 Mar 2025
2130 - Why is the federal government still killing coyotes?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025
2129 - Southwest surprises, tariff guac shock, and fraud flourishes

Fri, 14 Mar 2025
2128 - How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report?

Thu, 13 Mar 2025
2127 - The stock market is down, but you don't need to be

Wed, 12 Mar 2025
2126 - Can you take government spending out of GDP?

Tue, 11 Mar 2025
2125 - What Bad Bunny teaches us about Puerto Rican tax law

Mon, 10 Mar 2025
2124 - Can ... we still trust the monthly jobs report?

Fri, 07 Mar 2025
2123 - What to make of the Ukraine minerals deal

Thu, 06 Mar 2025
2122 - Is the Panama Canal a rip-off?

Wed, 05 Mar 2025
2121 - Can the Federal Reserve stay independent?

Tue, 04 Mar 2025
2120 - How tourist destinations recover after terrorism

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

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