{"id":386560,"date":"2026-01-03T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/386560\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:51:08","slug":"the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/386560\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767484268_590_.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3377x1900+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F6c%2Fa036a30c4b90b5e61dedbffb26e1%2F793b1935-5c7e-4ee2-a58c-d568b850bbd8.png\" class=\"img\" alt=\"President of Venezuela Nicol\u00e1s Maduro speaking during a military ceremony commemorating on Nov. 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. \" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                President of Venezuela Nicol\u00e1s Maduro speaking during a military ceremony commemorating on Nov. 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>                    Jesus Vargas\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                hide caption\n            <\/p>\n<p>            toggle caption<\/p>\n<p>        Jesus Vargas\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>At The Indicator, we\u2019ve been following the conditions in Venezuela over the years.\u00a0In 2024 we covered how Venezuela\u2019s economy went into freefall, and have been checking in with an economist there frequently \u2014 including after the U.S. attacked over the weekend, deposing its leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. <\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s show, we\u2019re revisiting our episode about Venezuela\u2019s economy, and hear from our contact in Caracas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Send us questions you\u2019d like The Indicator to answer on future episodes about Venezuela: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/03\/nx-s1-5665743\/mailto:indicator@npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">indicator@npr.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Related episodes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/621563128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Measure of a Tragedy<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/20\/705259623\/why-are-venezuelans-starving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why are Venezuelans starving?<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/2019\/03\/27\/707396339\/an-economist-in-caracas-day-in-the-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">An Economist in Caracas: Day In The Life<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">plus.npr.org<\/a>.\u00a0Music by <a href=\"https:\/\/dropelectric.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Drop Electric<\/a>. 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