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Planet Money Is For Lovers

NPR | By Jacob Goldstein
Published April 29, 2011 at 10:58 AM EDT

From the Planet Money inbox:

Hey,

I just wanted to let you know, I used some tidbits that I learned from
your podcasts about the economies of Egypt and Libya, and how they
helped inspire the revolutions, to get a date with a girl. Thanks!

Tim R.

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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.
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