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.
Content
- If wars are so costly, why do we keep fighting them?
- Gambling made sports what it is today, according to new book
- Can Texas' power grid handle the demands of data centers?
- Are bank accounts still safe in this era of rapidly advanced AI?
- Inflation is up. Americans explain how it's affecting them
- Congress wants to stop corporations from buying up too many single family homes
- Why are oil prices affecting the U.S. if we are a net oil exporter?
- Why Pokemon cards are one of the hottest speculative booms right now