History of Childhood

On this episode of Planet Money, a history of childhood.

This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.

History of Income Tax

This week on Planet Money, a history of the income tax.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/23/12.

Behind the Curtain of a Washington Lobbyist

Planet Money is doing a great series on Lobbyists. This episode is great.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 1/27/12.

Trading Adds Value

This week on Planet Money they discuss economics, how trade adds value, and why giving gifts for Christmas is inefficient.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 12/23/11.

The Economics of Tablets

Why does Amazon sell their Kindle for so cheap? The answer may surprise you. Planet Money discusses.

Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 12/2/11.

Loss Aversion

Losing feels worse, than winning feels good. How does this simple fact effect the way we invest, and the way our economies work? Planet Money explores this topic.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/22/11.

Campaign Finance

Planet Money is doing a series on campaign finance, and just put out there first episode.

Listen here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/1/11.

When congress plays chicken

What exactly is going on in congress right now? Planet Money does a great job of laying it all out in an easy to understand way.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date is 9/13/11.

Song of the summer

What does it take to produce a hit song? According to Planet Money, about one and a quarter million dollars. Forget that, I've got garageband, I'm going to be mixing mad beats all night!

This podcast is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen here.

Wholesale food market

In November of 2009 Planet Money did a great podcast about a wholesale food market in Hunts Point, New York. I realize that doesn't sound very exciting, but trust me people, it is!

This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can check it out here.

Credit Card Fraud

Ever wonder what the bad guys do with your stolen credit card? On Planet Money they dive into the dark underbelly of credit card fraud.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 6/14/11.

Iceland

Iceland. The land of Bjork, Sigor Ros, and massive financial meltdowns. But it's got oh so much more.

Learn all about the wonderful land of ice on this NPR clip.

I'm so glad I don't live in the middle ages...

Famine, disease, no internet, no burritos...and now I find out that Knights were actually just a bunch of bullies. I am so glad I don't live in the middle ages.

Find out what life and the economy were like back then, on this excellent edition of Planet Money.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/6/11.

The history of myspace

Back in the olden days, human beings used to use a bizarre form of communication known as "myspace." Learn more about this odd mating ritual/music-sharing service, on the Planet Money Podcast.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/3/11.

Case shiller home price index, the musical?

I love a good graph, who doesn't? Ok, lots of people probably don't care for graphs, but I love a good one when I see it, or hear it. This week Planet Money made what is possibly the first ever "musical graph," by translating the case shiller home price index into sheet music, and singing it.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/26/11.

The economics of illegal drugs

Freeway Ricky Ross was one of the largest crack dealers in Los Angeles. In 1996 he was sentenced to life in prison, but in 2009 he was released on parole. What does he do now? Hangs out with the Planet Money team and talks about the economics of drug trading.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/12/11.

To learn more about the economics of the illegal drug trade, reference HBO's The Wire:

Groupon & Price Discrimination

Planet Money did a whole show about how groupon works.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/9/11.

Does money buy happiness? Kind of...

Loads of new data is now available about the science of happiness. This week on Planet Money, they discuss the roll money plays in determining our happiness.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/8/11.

Planet Money on Libya

What is day to day life in Libya like? Why has the revolution there been so much bloodier than those in Egypt, Bahrain, and Tunisia? This episode of Planet Money answers those questions.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/25/11.

Brain Food Dude Podcast

Your Brain Food Dude has now officially started his own podcast! It will be a review of the week in podcasting, with a compilation of clips from the best one hour of podcasts from the previous week.

To listen now click here, or follow these steps to subscribe in itunes:

1) Open itunes

2) Click the "advanced" tab at the top

3) Click "subscribe to podcast"

4) Paste this into the box provided: http://www.podcastrevolution.com/viewpodcast.php?pid=1753

This episode showcases clips from the following podcasts:

The Commonwealth Club episode featuring David Brooks. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/21/11.

Fresh Air interviewing the awesome astrophysicist. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/24/11.

This American Life titled "slow to react" featuring the love story. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/23/11.

To The Best of Our Knowledge episode about procrastination. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/21/11.

Planet Money Money episode about tariff laws and importing t-shirts. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/21/11.

Radiolab episode titled "lost and found" featuring the segment about homing pigeons. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 1/25/11.