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#639: Where To Hide €50,000, And Other Stories From Greece
On a visit to Greece, we talk to a guy ...
On a visit to Greece, we talk to a guy who found an ingenious place to hoard his cash, a government-protected milk peddler, and a would-be olive oil tycoon.
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#638: Tweak The World
Today on the show: We're going small. We ask some ...
Today on the show: We're going small. We ask some of the smartest people we know what little thing they would change to improve the world.
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#288: Manufacturing The Song Of The Summer
The story of the secret battle to create the song ...
The story of the secret battle to create the song of the summer — the music industry's holy grail.
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#637: The Last Euro In Greece
Greece's monetary system is in crisis right now, and the ...
Greece's monetary system is in crisis right now, and the government is closing the financial pipes. The effects are widespread and weird.
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#363: Why People Do Bad Things
We sit down with a psychologist and a mortgage broker ...
We sit down with a psychologist and a mortgage broker who committed large-scale fraud to try to figure out why respectable people commit fraud.
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#636: Yes Or No
What do you do when your country's future is put ...
What do you do when your country's future is put in your hands? On today's show: The referendum in Greece.
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#635: Trade Deal Confidential
Big trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership are often negotiated ...
Big trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership are often negotiated in secret. On today's show, trade negotiators tell us what happened when they were locked in a hotel for days on end, and told to hash out a deal.
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#478: The Raisin Outlaw
A farmer wanted to sell all his raisins, but the ...
A farmer wanted to sell all his raisins, but the federal government said no. So he took it to the Supreme Court.
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#634: Worst Case Scenario
We ask three economists: Is there some falling anvil that's ...
We ask three economists: Is there some falling anvil that's about to crush the economy?
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#633: The Birth And Death Of The Price Tag
The price tag is a fairly recent invention. And it's ...
The price tag is a fairly recent invention. And it's already on its way out.
