Wailin Wong
@wailinwong.bsky.social
Co-host at The Indicator from Planet Money and NPR. Likes waffles and news. Chicagoland. She/her npr.org/people/1093418997/wailin-wong
brb writing a screenplay for a heist movie where a crime syndicate installs a chaotic U.S. president to stoke geopolitical instability, prompting foreign countries to pull their gold reserves from the NY Fed, and then steals the gold en route www.ft.com/content/1749...
Dutch central bank moves gold bars out of New York over ‘geopolitical unrest’
DNB prefers London over the US city, pointing to better ‘tradeability’ of bullion
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THRILLED to share this slice of life story I’ve been chuckling about for weeks now. based on a real life quandary, what happens if a couple shares an exclusive bean club membership but then divorces? who should get the beans? I asked Bay Area chefs their opinions www.coyotemedia.org/bean-club-di...
It’s Over — But I’m Keeping The Bean Club
When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? Bay Area food club leaders chime in.
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Thinking about how I have the same family name (黄) as Wong Kim Ark, and feeling not at all assured that my immigrant parents' citizenship or my own citizenship won't be called into question at some point in the near future
Well, I know what they're *not* talking about.
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3mo agoEd Norton & Brad Pitt
I played in an America 250 orchestra concert last night where the percussionists dropped their drumsticks, followed by the triangle, during a contemplative moment in George Walker's Folk Songs for Orchestra (an arrangement of spirituals). Sometimes the metaphors write themselves
Thanks to @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social for coming on the show to talk about her misadventure through the UI system. We also hear from @kedseconomist.com on her ideas for fixing it! www.npr.org/2026/06/08/n...
The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment : The Indicator from Planet Money
A top labor economist encounters the endlessly frustrating labyrinth of filing for unemployment after getting fired by President Trump. Why are unemployment benefits so hard to get, and can we do anyt...
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Pour out a Billy Goat Dark for a legend! If the Tribune Tower hadn't been turned into luxury condos 🙃 there would probably be a stream of journalists heading to the Goat now from the newsroom to pay their tributes blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/15/s...
Sam Sianis, Steward Of Chicago’s Legendary Billy Goat Tavern, Dies At 91
Sianis spent decades leading and preserving one of Chicago’s most iconic taverns, known for its burgers, newspaper lore and Cubs curse history.
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this video made me a believer in growth mindset
MyPet Health by Vetcation@vetcation.com · 4mo agoThis is King. He is trying to figure out how the basement stairs work.
Omg, Amazon Prime inserted an ad for Febreze in the midst of the most famous match cut in the history of cinema (in Kubrick’s 2001, when the ape-thrown bone turns into a spacecraft). I don’t know whether to laugh or cry (rn, it’s both). [bsky.app]
Matt Hill (@gethill.bsky.social)
Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended.
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My town is in a massive uproar about screen use in the classroom and I think I'm part of the problem because I just texted my daughter a TikTok video about chicken tenders being available at Costco
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Cooper Katz McKim@cooperkatzmckim.bsky.social · 4mo agoToday's Indicator newsletter is OUT. We cover: 🤖 How Chinese AI might actually help inequality 💼 How a unique legal strategy enables five subscribers to take on the Paramount+ merger ⚓ What alternatives exist for the Strait of Hormuz @planetmoney.bsky.social
Looks like it's time to re-read Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle! (Raise your hand if your eyes were also OPENED by reading this novel as a child)
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 4mo agoRep. Lauren Boebert weighs in on the government's release of UFO files, saying aliens are actually "fallen angels and Nephilim" from the Old Testament: "I do believe that this is more spiritual and, if you really want to go there, demonic."
I don't care that Antinous says "daddy" or that everyone has American accents! I don't care if Telemachus does the Umbrella dance or if Odysseus yells "fortune favors the brave" and turns directly to the camera to say "this movie was brought to you by crypto.com." I will be there with 🛎️🛎️ on
My teen just told me she keeps a copy of the Constitution in her locker so she knows her rights, and I asked her "so what's your favorite right?" And she said "The right not to have people from the military sleep over at your house." That's a good one!! 🇺🇸
are you telling me Polymarket cribbed off a plot point from the latest season of Industry
Bobby Allyn@bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe looked into Polymarket's presence in Panama, obtained its government paperwork and visited its headquarters in Panama City. There was no sign of Polymarket. Nobody had heard of Polymarket there. www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
I learned a lot reporting this story about how financial red flags can pop up SIX YEARS before a dementia diagnosis. Thanks to @lhnicholas.bsky.social for sharing her research and to Sanda, a woman who told us about discovering her dad's cognitive and financial decline. www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
How your bank account might predict dementia : The Indicator from Planet Money
Some of the earliest signs of dementia can show up in your financial portfolio. Missed bill payments and erratic investments could be indicators, and they can happen years before an official diagnosis...
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okay but will there also be vetting of AI slop posts from the White House before they are released
If anyone has Aline Brosh McKenna’s deets, I would like to pitch a Devil Wears Prada prequel about Andie working on her 4-part series about the Federal Reserve
In honor of The Devil Wears Prada 2, here is an email my dad wrote me in July 2006 with his thoughts on the first movie, along with a bonus anecdote about the suburban Chicago housing market of the time. GO CATS!!!!
HOORAY, the Planet Money book is out today! We are so excited to get this book into all of your hands and we hope you enjoy it. It would be great to see you at one of our live shows too, especially if you are in Chicago! That's where I'll be on April 23! Exclamation points! planetmoneybook.com
Last night I dreamt that Trump issued an EO saying that “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere” would officially start at 3:30 pm CT. What a demented thing for the president to say hahahaha! Anyway Happy Easter 🥴
Was on an American Airlines flight where the pilot had to do a full-on, minutes-long hard sell for the AA credit card like it was pledge drive season. It all felt mildly embarrassing
Did you know that @marychilds.bsky.social is an entomologist?! You should watch this!
mary childs@marychilds.bsky.social · 6mo agothey let me on The Indicator @planetmoney.bsky.social -- now on YouTube!! -- to talk about ANTS www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzA8... @wailinwong.bsky.social @darianwoods.bsky.social
I must confess I clicked on this story because I thought the founder's name was David Protein
Anne Cronin@annecronin.bsky.social · 6mo agoThose David protein bars beloved by finance bros have WAY more calories than advertised. @rainierharris.bsky.social has the story > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My Pilates studio got acquired by a private equity firm that bought a bunch of Club Pilates franchises. Now, instead of wiping down our equipment with a washcloth and spray bottle of disinfectant, we get a dinky disposable moist towelette. And the music they stream during class now comes with ads 🙄
