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This month, SpaceX had the largest IPO in all of human history. In a mission to understand a bewildering moment, we trace the story of the stock market itself. From its very beginnings in the Netherlands, to its supersizing in America, through the prism of crypto and widespread speculation that has led to this moment with SpaceX. What happened?
⁠The World's First Stock Exchange⁠ by Lodewijk Petram
⁠The Wisdom of Finance⁠ by Mihir Desai
⁠Liftoff⁠ and ⁠Reentry⁠ by Eric Berger
Search Engine's earlier reporting on Elon Musk’s controversial data centers: ⁠Colossus 1⁠ & ⁠Colossus 2⁠
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Claire Haber-Harris has a question. When she sends out an invitation, why does she get a tidal wave of excuses and no's? How could someone claim to have had the same stomach virus three times in a row? Search Engine investigates why a random American mom might be annoying people in her community.
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An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently does not want you to see.
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The President has created a 1.776 billion dollar fund of taxpayer money he can direct to whoever he wants. Huh? How did this happen, and what might happen next? We talk to Pro Publica’s Jesse Eisinger, an investigative reporter who has played a strange role in this whole story.  

Listen to our series with Jesse: Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1) and (Part 2)

Check out the new ProPublica podcast Paper Trail.

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Presenting an episode of Family Lore, a new show on the Audacy network. The granddaughter of a prolific Jewish art collector who fled Europe during World War II embarks on a quest to recover the looted art.