Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is an NPR correspondent and co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He is the author of the book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing.
Goldstein's interest in technology and the changing nature of work has led him to stories on UPS, the Luddites and the history of light. His aversion to paying retail has led him to stories on Costco, Spirit Airlines and index funds.
He also contributed to the Planet Money T-shirt and oil projects, and to an episode of This American Life that asked: What is money? Ira Glass called it "the most stoner question" ever posed on the show.
Before coming to NPR, Goldstein was a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford and a master's in journalism from Columbia.
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Hospital prices just got a lot more transparent. But if you have private insurance, the new information won't help you.
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Earlier this year, the percentage of Americans who are working or looking for work fell to its lowest level since 1979.
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A brief history of America, as seen through energy sources — from wood to nuclear power, and beyond.
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It's very, very difficult for anyone — from the smallest individual investor to the biggest mutual fund manager — to beat the market. Or, in this case, the cat.
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See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.
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See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.
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The U.S. government may soon owe more money to Japan than it owes to China. Here's what that means for the U.S., China, and the rest of the world.
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A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.
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Licensing rules are supposed to protect the public. But they also raise prices and make it harder for people to find work.
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How much did people in your income bracket pay in taxes? And what was the government's total tax take, from all sources?