Podcast Episodes

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 …

8 months ago

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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…

8 months, 1 week ago

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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. This episode was originally publ…

8 months, 1 week ago

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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. …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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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…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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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.…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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3. My Sharona

Episode 3

Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out. This episode was originally published on February 2nd, …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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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. This epi…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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120. An update on the show

Episode 120

The Economics of Everyday Things is going on an indefinite hiatus.

 

SOURCES:Zachary Crockett, host of The Economic of Everyday Things.

 

RESOURCES:Zacha…

9 months ago

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119. Christmas Lights

Episode 119

Would you pay a professional $2,500 or more to put up your holiday lights? Zachary Crockett is walking in a winter wonderland.

 

SOURCES:Chuck Smith, c…

9 months, 1 week ago

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