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This is without question the best podcast I've discovered yet. The hosts give by far the best, most thorough and most coherent coverage of the ongoing issues leading to and caused by the current financial crisis. I really feel like I know and understand 10 times as much about what's going on, and when some story involving the latest goings on at the Fed, at AIG or anything else related to what's happening to our banking system, you can be sure that they'll cover the important details that the rest of the media glosses over. People worried about the death of investigative reporting in news papers should be paying attention to this podcast as an example of how we don't need print media for insight and relentless coverage.Read full review »
Nic Morgan via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 03/21/09
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When this first came on, I was hooked solely because of Adam Davidson and Alex Bloomberg and their TAL show on the subprime mortgage crisis. Adam and Alex interview some great economists and are militant about their "jargon-free zone." Very informative and instructive. But as the podcast...Read full review »
spaboo1 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/12/08
The hosts really seem to enjoy learning about, and explaining to us mortals, the fascinating details of the economy (global and other). Guests are highly knowledgeable and from a great variety of specialties. Everything from basic first grade questions ("what IS money?") to insanely...Read full review »
Rich Dowd via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/05/09
If you want to learn about the current financial situation, this is the podcast you want to listen to. Better than any of the other NPR, NYT, PRI podcasts, Planet Money breaks down the alphabet soup acronyms of the financial world. The complex instruments are explained in a way that the average...Read full review »
SarasoBill via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/11/08
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