The best economic ideas from around the world — Planet Money Summer School is back
Our free economics course for your ears is on a quest for great economics ideas.
NPR’s Planet Money is bringing back its summer-school-style economics series, this time with a global theme focused on finding standout economic ideas from around the world.
According to the feed summary, the program is described as a free economics course “for your ears” and is on a search for strong economic concepts. The revived series appears to be centered on highlighting approaches, lessons, and ideas that can be understood through audio storytelling, continuing Planet Money’s long-running effort to make economics more accessible to a broad audience.
The publicly available feed item does not provide additional details about the topics, speakers, or episode schedule, but it signals the return of a familiar educational format from NPR’s Planet Money team. The framing suggests the project will explore economic thinking beyond a single country, drawing on examples from different parts of the world.
This report is based on a monitored public feed and attributed source material from NPR News.
Source: NPR News - https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/07/21/g-s1-134281/the-best-economic-ideas-from-around-the-world-planet-money-summer-school-is-back
