The Indicator from Planet Money

Too much news, there’s just too much news. Today on the show, we tackle three big stories we’re following: Venezuela’s ever-increasing debt problem, the real story behind high egg prices, and how gaming companies are paying the pied piper.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. 

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— What the cluck is happening with egg prices?

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Depends on where you live, but renters have a lot of power right now in the United States. What’s behind this trend and how might you be able to take advantage of the renters’ market at your next lease renewal.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— Corporate landlords aren't the real villain

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The US defense industry is struggling to keep up with the revolution in cheap drones vs. expensive reusable military equipment. 

Today on the show, we talk with Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security on the three big reasons the U.S. is falling behind.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— How Iran is wasting American resources

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How do residents of the South Side of Chicago feel about their new neighbor: the Obama Presidential Center? A mixture of pride and excitement, tempered with some concerns about what it could do to housing affordability. On today’s show, we’re bringing you an episode from our friends at Code Switch on the new center and its relationship to the historically Black neighborhoods around it. 

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Last month, new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh presided over his first interest rate decision and press conference … but he didn't talk much about maximum employment. 

How much does Kevin Warsh care about the jobs side of the Fed’s dual mandate?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

Your Next Listen 
— Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?

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