Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life

Recommended on Planet Money, most recently on 2026-08-26 — 7 episodes.

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• Planet Money · The continent nobody owns & everyone benefits from (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 42:57 · 2026-08-26

  “And of course, I wouldn't be a professor unless I mention that the textbook for the course is available now. It's called Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life.”Recommended

• Planet Money · Getting entrepreneurial in Korea (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 41:34 · 2026-08-19

  “I recommend our new book, Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life. Take a look at page 49.”Recommended

• Planet Money · Currency Chaos in Argentina (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 40:41 · 2026-08-12

  “We did write a book with the answers to that question. It's called Planet Money, a guide to the economic forces that shape your life.”Author's ownOn tour

• Planet Money · Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 41:49 · 2026-08-05

  “If you want more stories about how a government can influence the economy of a small island nation, may I recommend page 51 of the new Planet Money book, where they talk about Taiwan. Whole different experience, great new lessons.”Recommended

• Planet Money · How to beat the resource curse in Norway (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 39:30 · 2026-07-29

  “If you'd like to know more about clever ways to profit from an oversupply, the new Planet Money book has a great chapter on raisins, page 32.”Recommended

• Planet Money · Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School) | Planet Money · at 39:54 · 2026-07-24

  “Luckily, we wrote one. Planet Money, a guide to the economic forces that shape your life. It's like a podcast, but with beautiful full-color illustrations. It's always in my carry-on.”Recommended

• Planet Money · Our mission: Find the world’s best economic ideas (Summer School World Tour) | Planet Money · at 39:14 · 2026-07-08

  “If you like summer school, may I recommend the Planet Money book? Chapter 18 is called Why is my money worth less every year?”Recommended

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