Link: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/chuck-e-cheeses-kid-can-learn-price-theory/
Summary: Chuck E. Cheese’s has a reputation for offering family fun events at an affordable cost. However, is the affordable cost the reason why infamous brawls between parents appear on YouTube? Freakonomics researches Chuck E. Cheese’s price strategy to find out what effect it has on disputes involving police.
Original Air Date: March 8, 2017
Length: 31 minutes 19 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/10/23/451228005/episode-659-how-to-make-3-trillion-disappear
Summary: The Planet Money team discusses the end of quantitative easing – how it works and how it is coming to an end. A particular focus is how this process will impact commercial banks and their clients.
Original Air Date: October 26, 2015
Length: 15 minutes 25 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/06/455055023/episode-662-omg-tpp
Summary: In this podcast, the Planet Money team investigates the much anticipated Trans-Pacific Partnership and discusses some of the highlights in the bill’s nearly six thousand pages.
Original Air Date: November 7, 2015
Length: 22 minutes 9 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/20/456855788/episode-664-the-great-inflation
Summary: In this Podcast, high inflation in the 70’s and 80’s is examined in depth. The Planet Money team find there is more to inflation than just a surplus of money in the economy.
Original Air Date: November 21, 2015
Length: 24 minutes 45 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/12/04/458524627/episode-667-auditing-isis
Summary: In this podcast, the Planet Money team investigates a breakdown of income for ISIS’ budget in one of their occupied territories.
Original Air Date: December 4, 2015
Length: 21 minutes 40 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/06/19/415804477/episode-634-worst-case-scenario
Summary: The Planet Money team investigate current problems in our economy that could create the next economic crisis.
Original Air Date: July 19, 2015
Length: 16 mins
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/07/08/421228146/episode-637-the-last-euro-in-greece
Summary: The Planet Money team discusses the role the banks played in the Greek debt crisis and how it affected the Greek people.
Original Air Date: July 8, 2015
Length: 13 minutes 38 seconds
