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Planet Money

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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At <em>Planet Money</em>, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.<br><br><em>Wanna go deeper? <em>Subscribe to </em><em>Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney</em><br></em>
Top 14.7% by pitch volume (Rank #7368 of 50,000)Data updated Feb 10, 2026

Key Facts

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Several times per week
Episodes
632
Founded
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Category
Business
Number of listeners
Private
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Audience: 4M–10M / month
Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/planet-money
Cadence: Active weekly
Reply rate: Under 2%

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Iran, protests, and sanctions

Sat Feb 07 2026

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Book tour tickets and details here.The recent protests in Iran are about so many things. Human rights, corruption, freedom. But this time – they are also motivated by economic hardship. Hardship caused, in part, by US sanctions. The US has been sanctioning Iran in one way or another for 47 years. But sanctions, as a tool, only work some of the time, and US sanctions on Iran have not always conformed to what experts consider best practices.On today’s episode: What did US sanctions do to Iran's economy? How did they feed into the latest protests and crackdown in Iran? Sanctions are supposed to avert war, but how different from war are they?Subscribe to Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was hosted by Mary Childs and Nick Fountain. It was produced by James Sneed with help from Willa Rubin. It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley. Planet Money’s executive producer is Alex Goldmark.  Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Book tour tickets and details here.The recent protests in Iran are about so many things. Human rights, corruption, freedom. But this time – they are also motivated by economic hardship. Hardship caused, in part, by US sanctions. The US has been sanctioning Iran in one way or another for 47 years. But sanctions, as a tool, only work some of the time, and US sanctions on Iran have not always conformed to what experts consider best practices.On today’s episode: What did US sanctions do to Iran's economy? How did they feed into the latest protests and crackdown in Iran? Sanctions are supposed to avert war, but how different from war are they?Subscribe to Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was hosted by Mary Childs and Nick Fountain. It was produced by James Sneed with help from Willa Rubin. It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley. Planet Money’s executive producer is Alex Goldmark.  Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Pitches sent
38
From PodPitch users
Rank
#7368
Top 14.7% by pitch volume (Rank #7368 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.6
Ratings count may be unavailable
Reviews
645
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Several times per week
Active weekly
Episode count
632
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
2.1M

Public Snapshot

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Country
United States
Language
English
Language (ISO)
Release cadence
Several times per week
Latest episode date
Sat Feb 07 2026

Audience & Outreach (Public)

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Audience range
4M–10M / month
Public band
Reply rate band
Under 2%
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Response time band
Private
Hidden on public pages
Replies received
Private
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Social followers
2.1M
Contact available
Yes
Masked on public pages
Sponsors detected
Yes
Guest format
Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions About Planet Money

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What is Planet Money about?

Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At <em>Planet Money</em>, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.<br><br><em>Wanna go deeper? <em>Subscribe to </em><em>Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney</em><br></em>

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Several times per week

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