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24 alternatives to Planet Money #731: How Venezuela Imploded

A huge economic collapse that was entirely avoidable

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Planet Money #731: How Venezuela Imploded launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Make Money Online [Ep #46]: "It's The Economy, Stupid"▲61

   How should you handle a shock to the economic system?

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Venezuela's Hyperinflation▲1

   How an oil exporting giant fallen so badly.

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Shock Doctrine▲62

   The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planet Money▲153

   A podcast covering the global economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Collapse▲75

   The end of society simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shitcoin Fantasy▲107

   Lose your house and your car... lose it all in crypto!

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Recode Decode: Bill Gurley▲73

   "Too much money is my biggest problem"

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How Do We Fix It - #39: Why Obamacare Might Collapse▲62

   Is Obamacare the victim of "an adverse death spiral"?

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reply All #69: Disappeared▲72

   A man decides to sabotage the entire internet

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

    Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Reply All #76: Lost in a Cab▲67

    People who are trying to beat the system.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Will The U.S. Dollar Really Collapse? (2016)▲3

    Global instability, Oil market crash, the dollar

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Freakonomics Radio - Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-buck▲58

    A team of economists running the numbers on the UN's goals

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slice Drops▲100

    Get your money back when prices drop 🛍 💸

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Misfit Economy▲81

    Innovation on the fringe...

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Venezuela's Hyperinflation▲1

    How an oil rich country has fallen so badly?

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dudes of Disruption - Ep 54 - College Messed Me Up... Now What?▲61

    Continually learning & growing, dealing w/ student loan debt

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dudes of Disruption - Episode 33: What The @&$%#!?? - Paris & Politics▲54

    Dudes discuss the automatic reactions by the press & public

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Reboot Podcast - 41: Are You Afraid of Your Own Power? ▲55

    How John Guydon can’t help but tackle big problems

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Vox's The Weeds - Gentrification, a budget deal, and the decline of floating voters▲59

    The good and bad of gentrification + swing voting

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reply All - 77: The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe▲64

    Racist frog memes, lost photos, and shitposting

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Freakonomics: How to Make a Bad Decision▲62

    What mistake affects umpires, loan officers & asylum judges?

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
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    Tate Hackert on Entrepreneurship

    2016 · its alternatives →

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