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  • Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

    Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
    2025/07/18
    Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.

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  • Are you not entertained ... by our movie-related indicators?

    Are you not entertained ... by our movie-related indicators?
    2025/07/18
    The movies come to Indicators of the Week. We dig into why one film is letting you reserve tickets a whole year in advance, what ticket prices might tell us about tariffs and inflation, and how Los Angeles might be cutting back on the red tape when it comes to making movies there.

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    When is cosplay a crime? (Apple / Spotify)
    Before La La Land, there was Fort Lee, New Jersey (Apple / Spotify)

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  • When is cosplay a crime?

    When is cosplay a crime?
    2025/07/17
    Cosplay—or dressing up as your favorite character from pop culture—is fun! But it can fall into a legal gray area when it comes to companies' intellectual property.

    Today on the show: a group of cosplayers, Lucasfilm(!), a lawyer, and finding economic symbiosis in order to express yourself.

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    Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA? (Apple / Spotify)

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  • The story of China and Hollywood's big-screen romance

    The story of China and Hollywood's big-screen romance
    2025/07/16
    No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office each year ... that is, until China came along. The US and Chinese film industries have a long intertwined history, with shifting power dynamics.

    Today on the show, we continue our week-long look at the movie business as we explore the on-and-off romance between Hollywood and China's film industries.

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    Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA? (Apple / Spotify)
    Before La La Land there was Fort Lee, New Jersey (Apple / Spotify)

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  • Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA?

    Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA?
    2025/07/15
    Despite being, ya know, Hollywood, more and more movies and TV shows are shooting outside of Tinseltown.

    Dozens of U.S. states and many countries offer subsidies for film production. This has drawn filmmakers away from L.A. and led to historically low levels of shooting activity in recent years in the city.

    After the COVID shutdowns, labor strikes, and January's devastating wildfires ... what can bring back LA's film industry?

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    Why residuals are taking center stage in actors' strike (Apple / Spotify)

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    9 分
  • Before La La Land, there was Fort Lee, New Jersey

    Before La La Land, there was Fort Lee, New Jersey
    2025/07/14
    Hollywood, baby! The glitz! The glamour! The ever-changing business models! This week, The Indicator is going to the movies. Starting today with the history of Hollywood and where it began.... New Jersey!

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    The Origin Of The Oscars

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    9 分
  • Red tape indicators: sports betting, R&D and click-to-cancel

    Red tape indicators: sports betting, R&D and click-to-cancel
    2025/07/11
    We are back with Indicators of the Week! Today, we'll be digging into why U.S. professional gamblers are worried about their future, why businesses might start investing more in research and development, and why cancelling your subscriptions is going to remain difficult.

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    The 'Planet Money' team examines the subscription trap

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  • Could Meta do more to protect us from cyber scams?

    Could Meta do more to protect us from cyber scams?
    2025/07/10
    Many small businesses are online now, but so are cyber criminals trying to take advantage. On today's show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to protect small business owners from increasing cyber attacks. Read Stephan's original piece.

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    After being scammed, one woman tries to get her money back

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    9 分