'It's Mutual': This Is How BTS' Fans Put Their Money And Hearts Behind The Band
BTS isn't just one of the most popular bands in the world. It's also bringing billions of dollars to the South Korean economy.
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Why A Man Dressed As A Mattress Needed To Win A $9 Million Sports Bet
A furniture salesman used a sports bet as insurance.
The Surprising Business Model Behind Guinness World Records
This is the story of how Guinness got into the business of record-breaking, and how one Planet Money intern broke a world record involving the president of Georgia.
How Economics Went From Medieval to Modern
There was once a time when there were only occasional federal taxes, no 9-to-5 jobs and farmers markets as far as the eye could see.
What's A Cooking Show Without Any Food?
If there are more outbreaks on farms, there might not be enough healthy farmworkers to pick food. What might a cooking show look like without any food?
The Market For Emergency Vaccines Is Like No Other
This is the story of what it takes to produce a national vaccine supply.
Chasing The Ventilator Race
Sometimes things can get so complicated that you need a film noir detective to make sense of it all. Getting ventilators in a pandemic is just one of those complicated things.
What It Takes To Get A Mask
The way Illinois finally got the masks it needed was practically the plot to a heist thriller — so we turned it into one for the first of our Quarantine Edition of Planet Money Shorts.
What The Fed Was Designed To Do
The Federal Reserve is designed to deal with financial panics because it was created by one.
Is The Economy Coming Down With Something?
Planet Money's roundup of a crazy few days in economic news.