Darian Woods
Darian Woods is a reporter and producer for The Indicator from Planet Money. He blends economics, journalism, and an ear for audio to tell stories that explain the global economy. He's reported on the time the world got together and solved a climate crisis, vaccine intellectual property explained through cake baking, and how Kit Kat bars reveal hidden economic forces.
Before NPR, Woods worked as an adviser to the Secretary of the New Zealand Treasury. He has an honors degree in economics from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley.
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If you collected Pokemon cards as a kid, here's hoping you held onto them. The Japanese franchise has been popular for decades, but it's become the latest speculative boom.
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The team from NPR's The Indicator podcast takes a look at the economic costs of the war in the Middle East.
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As more ICE agents hit U.S. city streets, law enforcement experts are raising concerns about their training.
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How come it feels like it's all bad news in the global economy these days? According to one economist, something he calls the "doom loop."
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As tensions simmer between the European Union and the U.S. over the Trump administration's trade policies and its play for Greenland, we've been hearing about the EU's economic "bazooka." What is it?
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Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost of extracting Greenland's minerals.
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If you lose your job in Denmark, it's not time to scream at the skies quite yet. The government has a unique set of policies called "flexicurity" designed to help get you back on your feet.
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France's generous pension system has toppled governments there over questions of how to fund it. It's part of a broader problem, as nations rethink how to fund care for their aging populations.
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One small town in Michigan is debating whether to allow data centers. It's a topic getting pushback all over the country. The Planet Money team explores the hot button issue.