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The Indicator from Planet Money

Podcasts · Business

The Indicator from Planet Money

322 episodes · 4 with AI analysis

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Topics · top 10

Cocaine Supply Chain EconomicsVenezuelan Government Drug Trafficking InvolvementU.S.-Mexico Border Smuggling RoutesLatin American Coca CultivationDrug Trafficking Corruption of OfficialsU.S. Military Intervention in VenezuelaCocaine Price Arbitrage and MarkupsMexican Cartel InfrastructureInternational Drug Trafficking NetworksCocaine Demand in U.S. Markets

Analyzed Episodes

Jan 6, 2026

How cocaine smuggling through Latin America really works

Cocaine Supply Chain EconomicsVenezuelan Government Drug Trafficking InvolvementU.S.-Mexico Border Smuggling Routes
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Jan 7, 2026

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

AI-Powered Price Testing and OptimizationDynamic Pricing in Grocery E-CommercePrice Discrimination vs. Price Testing
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Jan 8, 2026

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

Venezuelan Oil Industry Nationalization HistoryHeavy Sour Crude Processing and RefiningOil Company Expropriation and Arbitration Awards
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Jan 9, 2026

How AI is shrinking the job market for teens

AI Job Displacement in Teen EmploymentCashier and Retail AutomationFood Service Industry Automation
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