The Indicator Quiz: Climate edition
The Indicator from Planet Money
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🗓️ 16 October 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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| 0:00.9 | N-P-R. |
| 0:12.0 | This is the Indicated from Planet Money. I'm Adrian Ma. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm Whalen Wong. |
| 0:15.5 | And Adrian, you know what's spicier than a pumpkin latte in the fall? |
| 0:20.2 | Nothing. Nothing is spicier than a pumpkin latte in fall. |
| 0:23.3 | No, in fact, the Indicated Quiz. |
| 0:25.8 | The Indicated Quiz. |
| 0:26.6 | Yeah, yes. |
| 0:28.2 | How could I forget? |
| 0:28.9 | The Indicated Quiz, of course. |
| 0:30.3 | The questions in the quiz, so spicy, so flavorful. |
| 0:35.3 | They're also based on economic ideas that we have touched on in previous episodes of the Indicated. |
| 0:39.7 | Everybody can play along, but there can only be one lucky person to play the quiz with us. |
| 0:45.6 | So let's bring out our contestant. |
| 0:48.1 | Hi, I'm Anna Kummer, and I live in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. |
| 0:52.5 | What's up, Anna? |
| 0:53.4 | Hi, Anna. Welcome. |
| 0:55.4 | And we're actually going to find out a little more about you later in the show. |
| 0:59.0 | But for now, thanks for coming on the Indicated Quiz. |
| 1:01.8 | Yeah, thank you for having me. |
| 1:03.2 | All of our questions today have a connection to climate change. |
| 1:06.9 | Anna, how do you think you're going to do? |
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