Sally Helm
Sally Helm reports and produces for Planet Money. She has covered wildfire investigation in California, Islamic Finance in Michigan, the mystery of declining productivity growth, and holograms. Helm is a graduate of the Transom Story Workshop and of Yale University. Before coming to work at NPR, she helped start an after-school creative writing program in Sitka, Alaska. She is originally from Los Angeles, California.
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What does a member of the Federal Reserve Board actually do? We hear from two past members about the job, and the practices meant to keep decisions apolitical.
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Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. In Argentina, the government manipulated the inflation rate. Economists went rogue to calculate the real rate, and people lost trust in the numbers.
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The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.
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Drug shortages have been a problem for years. We look at the economics that affect the availability of the common cheap drugs in which hospitals rely.
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Processed graphite is crucial for making batteries, and a single player dominates the industry: China. Now, one company wants to start processing graphite in Alabama. New tariffs could help.
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Four years after the pandemic began, a small group of New Yorkers is still celebrating first responders. Each night at 7, they lean out their windows to make a big noise in thanks.
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Two reporters walk into a haunted house, in this special Halloween episode.
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A Chinese company pays millions of dollars for a failing hotel in a small, rural town. We follow the trail of money, and it explains the world economy.
