The Indicator Transcripts

You had housing questions. An economist answered them.

Petty! Econ! Grievances!

Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers

Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?

Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?

Tale of Two Cities

Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?

New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast

The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey

Why the Pope wants to disarm AI

Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car

Can the internet survive AI summaries?

Young people aren’t paying their car loans. We can help.

SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms

Why Google fell behind in the AI race

Cracking down on egg prices

We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)

Why the US is losing the drone war

Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side

Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?

Why Trump wants to rip up his own trade deal

What Iran teaches us about why wars start

What you should know about your student loans

GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?

AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

How stock options made him an overnight millionaire

Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!

An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?

How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop

Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?

Your American Dream is pending review

Community colleges are kind of underrated

Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had

The SpaceX IPO drama explained

Should we tax AI?

U OK, UK?

The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment

Who should new grads boo more? AI or remote work?

Equinomics, bag fees, and leftover campaign dollars

Can the internet be reclaimed from Big Tech?

Why boardinghouses could make a comeback

How AI is clogging the courtroom

How much is the Iran war costing us?

A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock

Can anything save the news biz?

A lot of gas trapped, oil reserves tapped, and Live Nation gets a (tiny) cap

Should colleges accept money from bad people?

The shadowy world of merchant cash advances

Will Trump’s shipping insurance plan work?

No healthcare premiums? In this economy?! Here's how.

Why are fewer Americans working the night shift?

Want a 2.5% mortgage? Buy it.

The anxiety rattling China’s youth

Why Paramount went looney tunes for Warner Bros.

Should the families of organ donors be compensated?

ICE is bad for business, heat is bad for coffee, and sci-fi is bad for markets

How your favorite fish sticks might be funding Russia's war

What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs

Do traders who place big bets make big money?

Why there are roving rotisserie chicken mobs

Can I get my tariff money back now?

Retirement luck, Hassett hassles the Fed, and boneless chicken in ... court?

Why this rural town wants an ICE facility

How well are ICE's 12,000 new officers being trained?

How Iran's flagging economy inflamed its protests

Jobs numbers, immigrants in healthcare, and ... Jesus Christ?

What it costs to be an elite figure skater like the 'Quad God'

What is going on with gold and silver?

The boxed meal helping Americans stay on budget

Are we in an economic 'doom loop'?

Just how bad are these job numbers?

How college sports juiced Olympic development

Warming your house the green way just got more expensive

All these data centers are gonna fry my electric bill … right?

America's next top Fed Chair

A huge EU-India deal, Heated Rivalry, and a hefty $200k to Olympians

Hawaii’s worker shortage goes NUTS

Why isn’t corporate America standing up to Trump?

Can Europe sell America?

How Pakistan is revving up a fight against tax dodgers

Davos drama, credit card caps and tariff truths

How beef climbed to the top of the food pyramid

Is Greenland really an untapped land of riches?

Are U.S. defense contractors lavishing their investors too much?

ICE influencers, a world-record trade surplus, and the moon goes nuclear

Why Trump resurrected the Monroe Doctrine

Can a good story change economic reality?

How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps?

How AI is shrinking the job market for teens

Venezuela didn't steal U.S. oil. Here's what happened

Can you trust you're getting the same grocery prices as someone else?

How cocaine smuggling through Latin America really works

Venezuela’s economic descent (Updated)

We resolve to watch these 2026 indicators

Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore (Encore)

Gilded Age 2.0? (Encore)

The cautionary tale of a recovering day trading addict (Encore)

The economic challenges facing men without college degrees

The secret to Nintendo's success (Encore)

Can American cities grow AND stay affordable?