Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers

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From world events to everyday decisions, economics explains it all. Platypus Economics makes it clear, useful, and actually fun.

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Understanding The Fed’s Rate Hike Decision | Diving In Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · yesterday

The Canadian Boycott is About More than Economics | The Professor Is In Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 3 days ago

The Hidden Link Between Government Debt and Everyday Credit | Off the Clock 51 min · Justin Wolfers, Stacey Vanek-Smith · contributed by Lukas · 5 days ago

What August’s Inflation Report Means for You 14 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 6 days ago

Vote Republican, Get $5,000? | Diving In 18 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 7 days ago

How Governments Manipulate Statistics Without Lying | Professor Is In 19 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 7 days ago

Hidden Ways the Government Manipulates Data | Diving In 21 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 8 days ago

The U.S. Canada Trade War Casts a Much Longer Shadow | Diving In 27 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 9 days ago

Why Tariffs Can't Rebuild American Manufacturing | The Professor Is In 23 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 12 days ago

The Jobs Report Beat Expectations. Will The Fed Care? 14 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 13 days ago

The Bond Sell-Off Isn’t the Scary Part | Diving In 13 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 15 days ago

Who Actually Paid for the Trade War? | Diving In 23 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 15 days ago

Can You Sanction a Country That's Already Cut Off? | The Professor Is In 21 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 16 days ago

The Fed Chair Won't Talk (But Markets Listened Anyway) | Off the Clock 1 h 03 min · Justin Wolfers, Stacey Vanek-Smith · contributed by Lukas · 19 days ago

Why the BLS Guardrails Held — and the Census Bureau's Failed | The Professor Is In 27 min · Justin Wolfers, Megan Connors · contributed by Lukas · 20 days ago

How To Fake a Voting Scandal | Diving In 35 min · Justin Wolfers · contributed by Lukas · 22 days ago

America Is Reusing Cuba’s Sanctions Strategy on Iran | Diving In 19 min · Justin Wolfers, Ryan Weiss, MC Jin · contributed by Lukas · 24 days ago

The Economics of Feeling Ripped Off | The Professor Is In 35 min · Justin Wolfers, Megan Connors, MC Jin · contributed by Lukas · 26 days ago

What the Heck is Going On In the Bond Market? | Diving In 24 min · Justin Wolfers, MC Jin, Ryan Weiss · contributed by Lukas · 29 days ago

What the $20 Burrito Debate Gets Wrong About Affordability | Diving In 24 min · Justin Wolfers, MC Jin, Ryan Weiss · contributed by Lukas · 29 days ago

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From world events to everyday decisions, economics explains it all. Platypus Economics makes it clear, useful, and actually fun.

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As of 2026-09-17, Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers ranks #182 on Apple Podcasts in Canada, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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