Planet Money - A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life

Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist. In this first-ever book, Alex Mayyasi and the Planet Money team present brand-new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting to explain whether AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets and show how pro sports' "dumbest" contract reveals the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California and an Indigenous reservation that might just solve the housing crisis, Planet Money shows how economics shapes our world and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer.

About the author

Alex Mayyasi is a longtime contributor to Planet Money. The former editor of Priceonomics, he launched Gastro Obscura, which was nominated for a James Beard Award and published the New York Times best-selling book Gastro Obscura. He lives in Colorado.Planet Money has won multiple Peabody, Murrow, and duPont-Columbia Awards for its innovative audio storytelling. Planet Money’s cohosts include Amanda Aronczyk, Erika Beras, Mary Childs, Nick Fountain, Sarah Gonzalez, Jeff Guo, Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Adrian Ma, Kenny Malone, Wailin Wong, and Darian Woods.Alex Goldmark is the Executive Producer of NPR’s Planet Money.

Product details

• Authors: Hosts of NPR's Planet Money, Alex Mayyasi
• Assisted by: Alex Goldmark (Introduction)
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 07.04.2026
• EAN: 9781324078777
• ISBN: 978-1-324-07877-7
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General, Personal finance, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, Behavioural economics, Monetary Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Social & Behavioral