A Word with Writers - Alex Maayasi and Alexi Horowitz-Ghaz

Join AMP Concerts, Bookworks and the NPR podcast Planet Money for a one-night-only event to celebrate the publication of the new book, Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces that Shape Your Life. Featuring Planet Money contributors Alex Mayyasi and Alexi Horowitz, special guest Kyla Scanlon (joining us virtually) and an interactive audience Q&A. Tickets include general admission, a copy of the book, a custom tote bag that is only available at the event, and a donation to the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation.

Tickets cost $35 (Individual + Book) and $42 (Bring A Friend + Book: Admission for two + one book).

Submit your questions for the speakers here!

From the world's leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.

Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist.

For their first-ever book, longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR's Planet Money present brand new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting that reveal ways AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets, and show how pro sports' "dumbest" contract holds the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California, and an Indigenous reserve in Canada that might just have a solution for the housing crisis, Planet Money shows how economics shapes our world, and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer.

Alex Mayyasi is a longtime contributor to Planet Money. The former editor of Priceonomics, he launched Gastro Obscura, which was nominated for a James Beard Award and published the New York Times best-selling book Gastro Obscura. He lives in Colorado.

Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi is a host and reporter for Planet Money, telling stories that creatively explore and explain the workings of the global economy. He's a sucker for a good supply chain mystery—from toilet paper to foster puppies to specialty pastas. Horowitz-Ghazi hails from Santa Fe, studied history at Reed College, and got his start in radio at Oregon Public Broadcasting. He was selected as a 2014 AIR New Voices Scholar and a 2019 Arthur F. Burns Fellow.

Planet Money has won multiple Peabody, Murrow, and duPont-Columbia Awards for its innovative audio storytelling. Planet Money's cohosts include Amanda Aronczyk, Erika Beras, Mary Childs, Nick Fountain, Sarah Gonzalez, Jeff Guo, Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Adrian Ma, Kenny Malone, Wailin Wong, and Darian Woods.