Reversing shrinkflation (via potato chips) and other indicators
The Indicator from Planet Money
NPR
4.7 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode: NHPR's Nate Hegyi, host of the podcast Outside/In, joins us to talk natural disaster loans, election prediction markets and ... potato chips?
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. |
| 0:03.0 | This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Waylon Wong. And I'm Adrian Ma. |
| 0:16.0 | Joining us this week on the indicator is friend of the show and outdoorsman, Nate Hedgy. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello. Hey, it's great to be here. I feel like I'm representing myself |
| 0:25.6 | very aptly because I'm recording this in my camper van right now. |
| 0:29.0 | Get out! |
| 0:31.0 | Hashtag Van Like, wow! Not a very cool man. hashtag van like wow I just have to point out to the listeners that the inside of |
| 0:36.5 | Nate's van looks like a log cabin it's got some nice wood paddling I |
| 0:41.2 | really like it well Nate thank you for parking your van with us today because you are in time for indicators of the |
| 0:48.4 | week. |
| 0:50.4 | We are here to bring you the most intriguing indicators from this last week of economic and business news. |
| 0:58.0 | And today we are digging into... |
| 1:01.0 | Natural disaster loans, Election prediction markets. |
| 1:04.0 | And potato chips. |
| 1:06.0 | More potato chips. |
| 1:07.0 | More than you could ever imagine. |
| 1:09.0 | That's all after the break. |
| 1:11.0 | I mean, you probably actually could imagine it. |
| 1:13.0 | I'm exaggerated. |
| 1:17.0 | Once again we find ourselves in an unprecedented election. |
| 1:25.0 | And with all that's happening in the lead up to the big day, |
| 1:28.0 | a weekly podcast just won't cut it. |
... |
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