Darian Woods

Surprisingly stable chicken meat prices, a lawsuit threat against the Gulf of Mexico’s name change, and the Trump administration’s false claims about Social Security beyond the grave are all under the microscope on this edition of Indicators of the Week. […]

We visit a local egg farm and talk to an industry analyst to get to the bottom of why the prices of eggs are soaring so quickly and when they might come back to earth. Related episodes: Egg Prices: States

Demonstrators In Washington D.C. on February 10th. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images Demonstrators In Washington D.C. on February 10th. Jemal Countess/Getty Images What’s going on with the FAIR plan in a post-Eaton and Palisades fires

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There are some new funds that track stock trading by members of Congress and their family. So we thought, why don’t we get in on that? Today on the show, we crack open the Planet Money Investment Jar to learn

President-elect Donald Trump has called for a weaker dollar given it would be good for American exporters. But tariffs, a staple of his economic policy, would actually strengthen the dollar. Today on the show, we explain tariffs and currencies by

President-elect Donald Trump has called for a weaker dollar given it would be good for American exporters. But tariffs, a staple of his economic policy, would actually strengthen the dollar. Today on the show, we explain tariffs and currencies by

A crowd gathers outside of the notorious Sednaya Prison, where one of Karam Shaar’s colleagues could leave after the prison’s liberation Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images A crowd gathers outside of the notorious Sednaya Prison, where one

Many men in America don’t feel like they’re doing as well as their fathers. But what does the data say? Today on the show, we speak to Richard Reeves from the American Institute for Boys and Men about what’s really

Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Myung J. Chun/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Myung J. Chun/Getty Images There’s been a lot of research showing how third spaces — a place that isn’t the