Planet Money Podcast

You can sell an old CD or used record. But what about songs from your iTunes library you no longer want? Or ebooks you've purchased? Do you have the right to resell these digital goods?

When Hurricane Sandy struck, it devastated businesses all over New York City. One area hit particularly hard was Coney Island. We thought many businesses there were doomed after the storm, but now 5 months later, we return and find things shockingly normal.

North Korea's exports include illegal drugs, counterfeit U.S. dollars, and giant statues.

It's come to our attention that we've missed one of the biggest stories in our economy: The startling rise in the number of people on federal disability programs.

Despite all the celebration, the Dow Jones industrial average has not hit record highs recently. If you adjust for inflation, the highs just aren't as high as they seem. On today's show, we rain on the Dow's parade and explain why a lot of very smart people say we should ignore the Dow.

Driverless cars! Imported doctors! JC Penney! On today's show, we bring you three stories in one.

More Amish are working in business than farming these days. But the Amish lifestyle presents a unique set of business challenges. On today's show, we travel to the The Buckeye Tool Expo to see how the Amish balance their business interests with their personal beliefs.

For the uninsured, hospital bills are full of high prices and hard-to-decipher codes.

Two big companies have hatched a plan that could allegedly take money out of the pockets of ordinary Americans. And it's not just any money: it's our beer money.

What would the perfect immigration system look like? We asked three economists to dream big.