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Business

The year NYC went broke

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

In 1975, New York City ran out of money. For a decade it had managed to pay for its hundreds of thousands of city employees and robust social services...

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We make a board game

Episode Date: October 1, 2025

We want to make a board game. It must, of course, teach the world about economics. It must be fun. It’d be nice if it sold lots of copies! How hard co...