Alex Mayyasi
Host of Planet Money. He stumbled upon the mystery of Milk.com and is writing the Planet Money book.
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Feb 21, 2026 • 44min
Planet Money In Book Form!
Alex Mayyasi, Planet Money contributor and author, guides listeners through economic storytelling. He explores Argentina’s failed push for local manufacturing and the Tierra del Fuego BlackBerry experiment. He unpacks market design from organ matching to spectrum auctions. He also reveals how credit card interchange fees create a reverse-Robin Hood that favors wealthy cardholders.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 7min
Greetings from: Our favorite public goods
Alex Mayyasi, author and Planet Money contributor, offers a whimsical postcard tour of public goods. He spotlights the Large Hadron Collider, GPS satellites, hurricane-hunter planes, safe international shipping, and the Great Green Wall. Short, vivid stops that celebrate the large-scale projects that quietly shape modern life.
