The Devil Wears Prada Index, SNAP, and flight cancellations

魔鬼穿着普拉达指数,紧急情况警报系统,航班取消

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-04-24

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It’s Indicators of the Week, our weekly look at some of the most fascinating numbers from the news! And unlike florals for spring, these numbers ARE groundbreaking. On today’s episode: A dramatic SNAP decrease, fuel costs ground flights, and the Devil Wears Wages Increasing Slightly Faster Than A Small Sample Of Luxury Items! The Indicator has a weekly newsletter! Be among the first and sign-up now: npr.org/indicatornewsletter  Related episodes: After the shutdown, SNAP will still be in troubleHow far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps? Your next flight doesn't have to be so expensive. Here's why For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.   See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • N-P-R.

  • Dear Waylon, this is your co-host and friend, Adrian Ma.

  • And friend.

  • That's right.

  • It has been nigh a fortnight since we last podcast, and I bring you news from the economic front lines.

  • Today, we'll be joined by Planet Money co-host Nick Fountain.

  • Hey, hey.

  • To it, together, we shall perform the episode known as Indicators of the Week.

  • We, your pen pals, are here to bring you the important numbers from the news and tell you

  • what 's happening in the economy this week.

  • Yeah, I'll be talking about SNAP, the federal food stamp program.

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  • And I will talk about the epic economic term known as demand destruction.

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