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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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney entered politics as trade relations with the U.S. hit a low point. The former central banker's economic chops may propel him to victory in the next election.
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The tone of voice and personality that brands use to market themselves to consumers has changed a lot in the past decade, with many brands communicating more frequently and in overly familiar ways.
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As a record number of people retire, social security won’t be around for much longer either. We look at the origins of social security and some new ideas to tackle new retirement challenges.
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Major banks are paying out more in interest on some deposits. The team at "The Indicator from Planet Money" digs into why big banks aren’t paying you much interest on your plain savings account.
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Should a president have total control over the Fed? Both candidates vying for the presidency have differing points of view.
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The Olympic Games almost always comes with a substantial financial burden for a host city. But are cost-benefit analysts too simplistic for how we evaluate their impact?
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High interest rates are meant to cool the economy and bring inflation down. But when they also keep the cost of houses high, it can have the opposite effect.
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Retail traders are still buying stocks as much as they were during the pandemic, subverting expectations that they would go away after people returned to work and their pre-COVID lives.
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Traders are using publicly available data to track which lawmakers are reporting big stock market gains. We try to copy them.
