Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had
The Indicator from Planet Money
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4.7 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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On today’s episode: Inflation is back, working from home is making us sad, and World Cup ticket sales are NOT hitting their goooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. |
| 0:02.0 | This is the indicator from Planet Money. |
| 0:13.5 | I'm Adrienne Ma. |
| 0:14.7 | And this week we are joined by not one, not two. |
| 0:18.6 | Well, two, actually. |
| 0:19.9 | Two special guests. |
| 0:21.2 | We've got NPR's Stephen Besaha, who covers the personal finance beat. |
| 0:26.1 | Welcome back, Stephen. |
| 0:27.3 | Here at your personal request. |
| 0:28.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:29.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:29.8 | And we also have Mary Childs, who, until very recently, was a host on Planet Money, |
| 0:34.2 | but now she has her own show called Mary in America. Thanks for being |
| 0:39.3 | here, Mary. Thank you for having me. Well, we all know what we're here, right? To do, say with me. Indicators |
| 0:45.6 | of the week. Indicators of the week. This, of course, is the day of the week where we talk about |
| 0:50.9 | our favorite numbers from the news. And today we are covering the recent spike in inflation. |
| 0:56.8 | How remote work isn't all it's cracked up to be. |
| 1:00.1 | And how the FIFA World Cup might be a buyer's market if you got the cash and patience. |
| 1:05.8 | That's all coming up after the break. |
| 1:10.3 | It's indicators of the week. |
| 1:12.0 | Stephen Besaha. |
| 1:13.2 | Married Childs are here. |
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