Nick Fountain
Nick Fountain produces and reports for Planet Money. Since he joined the team in 2015, he's reported stories on , , , , and (). Come to think of it, he reports on food a whole lot. But he's also driven the , uncovered the secretive group that , and told the story of a that involved an acting Attorney General.
Before this job, he worked at NPR's Morning Edition as a producer and director. The hours were terrible, but the work was fun: He produced interviews with , , , , and . He also chose the music that went between stories and directed the live show. He's reported from Haiti, Mexico, and the U.K. Before NPR, he worked at WBUR Boston, KQED San Francisco, KUSP Santa Cruz, a farmers market, a fancy , and a baseball stadium. He's the reigning world champion of Belt Sander Racing. .
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The Falcons are trying something radical: Making their food cheaper. It could break stadium economics. -
Economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer will share the prize for reshaping the understanding of the long-term determinants of economic growth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
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We propose small fixes for baseball, weddings, salary negotiations and buying your morning coffee. Warning: They may be too rational.
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Two economics reporters drive the length of an event known as The World's Longest Yard Sale 鈥� stretching from Alabama to Michigan 鈥� in search of economic wisdom. They discover a truth of behavioral economics and a couple French records, too.
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Six states. Three days. One ugly cookie jar. Today on the show: Yard sale! -
This episode is for everyone who ever had to ask their coworkers to quiet down. Today on the show: We meet the man who stole your office door. -
Is there a secretive postal organization fixing international shipping rates, and giving American businesses a bad deal? -
You won't have to get coffee. But you might have to ride a hoverboard. Apply by Sunday, July 15th.
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It takes strategy and skill to sell snacks at a baseball game. Meet the hot dog vending legend of Fenway Park. -
President Trump says China is stealing U.S. technology. So we looked into one case. And things got a little complicated.
