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.

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Job retraining and the brain, DC dining, and Robinhood's sports bet 2025-08-22
What happens when railroads get hitched 2025-08-21
Cobalt-free batteries reign in Chinese EVs. Why not the US? 2025-08-20
How algorithms are changing the way we speak 2025-08-19
Three innovations pushing the medical field forward 2025-08-18
The nepo baby premium, frothing markets, and Apple vs. Apples 2025-08-15
Why every A-lister also has a side hustle 2025-08-14
Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store 2025-08-13
The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza 2025-08-12
What we're reading on the beach this summer 2025-08-11
More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc 2025-08-08
The legal case for — and against — Trump's tariffs 2025-08-07
What you need to know about the jobs report revisions 2025-08-06
Can we still trust the monthly jobs report? (Update) 2025-08-05
What really goes on at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Update) 2025-08-04
How you're using AI at work 2025-08-01
Why the Fed could lose $1.5 trillion 2025-07-31
The risk of private equity in your 401(k) 2025-07-30
The hottest multilateral club doesn't include the US 2025-07-29
A baby bonds bonanza 2025-07-28
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