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The Indicator from Planet Money

The Indicator from Planet Money

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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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  • Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side

    Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side
    Jul 3 2026
    How do residents of the South Side of Chicago feel about their new neighbor: the Obama Presidential Center? A mixture of pride and excitement, tempered with some concerns about what it could do to housing affordability. On today’s show, we’re bringing you an episode from our friends at Code Switch on the new center and its relationship to the historically Black neighborhoods around it.

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    35 mins
  • Why the US is losing the drone war

    Why the US is losing the drone war
    Jul 6 2026
    The US defense industry is struggling to keep up with the revolution in cheap drones vs. expensive reusable military equipment.

    Today on the show, we talk with Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security on the three big reasons the U.S. is falling behind.

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — How Iran is wasting American resources

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    9 mins
  • Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?

    Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?
    Jul 2 2026
    Last month, new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh presided over his first interest rate decision and press conference … but he didn't talk much about maximum employment.

    How much does Kevin Warsh care about the jobs side of the Fed’s dual mandate?

    Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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    — Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

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    9 mins
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