A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make <em>Planet Money</em>, <em>The Indicator</em> helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
| Title | Date published | ||
| What's in YOUR wallet? | 2025-05-09 | ||
| It's hard out there for a Fed chair | 2025-05-08 | ||
| Why do shrimpers like tariffs? | 2025-05-07 | ||
| What do farmers do in a trade war? | 2025-05-06 | ||
| Trump's cuts come for food banks | 2025-05-05 | ||
| American science brain drain | 2025-05-02 | ||
| How much international students matter to the economy | 2025-05-01 | ||
| How stable is Stablecoin? | 2025-04-30 | ||
| Is the US pushing countries towards China? | 2025-04-29 | ||
| When do boycotts work? | 2025-04-28 | ||
| Student loans are back, U.S. travel is whack, and AI — please, step back | 2025-04-25 | ||
| Who's advising Trump on trade? | 2025-04-24 | ||
| Dealmaker Don v. Tariff Man Trump | 2025-04-23 | ||
| China's trade war perspective | 2025-04-22 | ||
| A trap-loving DJ takes on economics | 2025-04-21 | ||
| Economic lessons learned from Investopedia (and Ferris Bueller) | 2025-04-17 | ||
| Did Trump enable insider trading? | 2025-04-16 | ||
| The spat over VAT | 2025-04-15 | ||
| How much is a weather forecast worth? (Update) | 2025-04-14 | ||
| IRS information sharing, bonds bust, and a chorebot future | 2025-04-11 |