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Watch the team behind “Planet Money” in a live podcast taping to celebrate the publication of their first book, “Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life.”
Author and longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and co-host and reporter Jeff Guo brought “Planet Money’s” signature brand of storytelling to the stage to discuss highlights from the new book, including unlikely origin stories, revealing truths about human behavior and insightful suggestions for navigating chaotic times drawn from the latest ideas in economics. They were also joined by Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman professor of economics at Harvard University and director of Opportunity Insights.
About Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces that Shape Your Life
From the world’s leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.
Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the “Planet Money” hosts help everyone see the world like an economist.
For their first-ever book, longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR's “Planet Money” present brand new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting that reveal ways AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets and show how pro sports’ "dumbest" contract holds the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California and an Indigenous reserve in Canada that might just have a solution for the housing crisis, “Planet Money” shows how economics shapes our world, and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer.