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The Rest of the Story, 2025

Planet Money

2025/12/26
Planet Money

Planet Money

2025/12/26
Each year, Planet Money revisits stories that have stayed with them, checking in on people and ideas from past episodes to see how things have evolved. This special update brings fresh insights into innovations, personal milestones, economic struggles, and the long road to policy change.
The team checks in on several past stories, starting with the ongoing challenges of subscription cancellations despite regulatory setbacks, and the success of a service built to help users take back control. They celebrate a personal win as a colleague gets engaged using a family heirloom ring, contrasting with their earlier experiment buying a cheap lab-grown diamond. From Gaza, there’s cautious hope as daily life slowly rebuilds, though access to medicine and basic stability remains fragile. The Planet Money board game, developed with Exploding Kittens, has improved through testing and is now more accessible and engaging. Meanwhile, Steve Gass’s life-saving SawStop technology continues to prevent injuries, but federal safety mandates remain stalled due to political shifts in regulatory leadership.
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Adam got engaged using his parents' engagement ring
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His wife Walaa Eidah is sick and waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza
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The new version has a simpler win condition and more sophisticated design.