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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.
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.