Full episode 263: Desperate Measures Act Three The Router Less Taken Share a clip ByIra Glass A man tries to unload a piece of junk he bought by selling it on eBay...not by concealing its many terrible properties...but by bragging about them. Which gets results. (8 minutes) Song:“Piece of Crap” by Neil Young More in Personal FinanceView all 523: Death and Taxes Apr. 25, 2014 Act Two: Taxes Al Drucker used to work for the IRS doing tax enforcement. 503: I Was Just Trying To Help Aug. 16, 2013 Act One: Money for Nothing and Your Cows for Free Planet Money reporters David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein went to Kenya to see the work of a charity called GiveDirectly in action. 412: Million Dollar Idea July 16, 2010 Act Four: Don't Hate The Player Shawn Allee tells a story of the oldest kind of million dollar idea, the scam. More by Ira GlassView all 686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act One: The Cursed Generation A bunch of 22-year-olds from Hong Kong explain why they are cursed and what that means for their and Hong Kong’s future. (17 minutes) 686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Two: The Fight Katherine, Ira and Emanuele go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes) 685: We Come From Small Places Oct. 11, 2019 Act Three Our regular host Ira Glass talks to some Hasidic Jews who also live in the neighborhood to get a different take on the parade. (10 minutes)
523: Death and Taxes Apr. 25, 2014 Act Two: Taxes Al Drucker used to work for the IRS doing tax enforcement.
503: I Was Just Trying To Help Aug. 16, 2013 Act One: Money for Nothing and Your Cows for Free Planet Money reporters David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein went to Kenya to see the work of a charity called GiveDirectly in action.
412: Million Dollar Idea July 16, 2010 Act Four: Don't Hate The Player Shawn Allee tells a story of the oldest kind of million dollar idea, the scam.
686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act One: The Cursed Generation A bunch of 22-year-olds from Hong Kong explain why they are cursed and what that means for their and Hong Kong’s future. (17 minutes)
686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Two: The Fight Katherine, Ira and Emanuele go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes)
685: We Come From Small Places Oct. 11, 2019 Act Three Our regular host Ira Glass talks to some Hasidic Jews who also live in the neighborhood to get a different take on the parade. (10 minutes)
