Podcast Episodes
Back to Search10. Michelin Stars
Episode 10
Only the finest restaurants have a chance to bask in their glow. Sometimes, it’s a bit too bright. Zachary Crockett squints at the menu.
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3 years, 2 months ago
9. Bowling Alleys
Episode 9
Once America’s favorite recreational activity, bowling has been in the gutter for decades. But some surviving alleys are resetting the pins. Zachary …
3 years, 2 months ago
8. Delaware License Plates
Episode 8
Vanity plates might be 2KUL4U, but in the Blue Hen State, low-digit plates command high-digit prices. Zachary Crockett sums up a big market in a smal…
3 years, 2 months ago
7. Animal Urine
Episode 7
One creature’s trash is another’s cash. Zachary Crockett flushes out the numbers with a man who found profit in pee.
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3 years, 3 months ago
6. T. rex Skeletons
Episode 6
How do they emerge from the Upper Cretaceous period to end up in natural-history museums and private collections? Zachary Crockett digs for answers.
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3 years, 3 months ago
5. Sports Mascots
Episode 5
We’re not sure what that creature cavorting on the sidelines is — but it doesn’t come cheap. Zachary Crockett gets the ballpark figures on everyone’s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Coming Soon …
A special announcement: The Economics of Everyday Things will be back with all-new weekly episodes starting in June.
3 years, 5 months ago
4. Used Hotel Soaps
Episode 4
Hotel guests adore those cute little soaps, but is it just a one-night stand? Zachary Crockett discovers what happens when we love ’em and leave ’em.…
3 years, 7 months ago
3. My Sharona
Episode 3
Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out.
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3 years, 7 months ago
2. Girl Scout Cookies
Episode 2
How does America's cutest sales force get billions of Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs into our hands every year? Zachary Crockett digs in.
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3 years, 8 months ago