Southwest surprises, tariff guac shock, and fraud flourishes
The Indicator from Planet Money
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4.7 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
On today's show, we have Southwest Airlines changing course on their free checked bag policy, skyrocketing fraud, and Americans' insatiable appetite for avocados.
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. |
| 0:02.2 | This is the indicator from Planet Money. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Waylon Wong here with Daryan Woods. |
| 0:16.2 | Howdy? |
| 0:16.7 | And we also have Kenny Malone from Planet Money. |
| 0:19.5 | Kenny! |
| 0:20.4 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm always happy to be here. |
| 0:22.9 | Happy to have you. |
| 0:24.8 | So I'm going to say indicators of the week, right? |
| 0:26.5 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:27.4 | Now... |
| 0:27.8 | I've never gotten to say it. |
| 0:28.9 | Can I just... |
| 0:29.4 | Can I do the... |
| 0:29.9 | Yes. |
| 0:30.1 | I'm here because it's the... |
| 0:31.4 | Do it. |
| 0:32.0 | Indicators of the week. |
| 0:35.1 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:36.6 | That's right. |
| 0:40.5 | It is our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. |
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