Planet Money with Alex Mayyasi
Schedule
Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall | Pittsburgh, PA
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Book Launch and Live TapingJoin the team behind the popular podcast ‘Planet Money’ and celebrate the publication of their new book, PLANET MONEY: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life.
Ticket for this event comes with a free copy of the book, PLANET MONEY.
Book author and longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and co-hostswill bring Planet Money’s signature brand of storytelling to the stage and discuss some highlights from the new book, including unlikely origin stories, revealing truths about human behavior, and insightful suggestions for navigating chaotic times drawn from the latest ideas in economics.
Kevin Zollman, Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences and Director, Institute for Complex Social Dynamics at Carnegie Mellon, will be the special guest interview this evening.
Come prepared to engage with the silly and the sublime and ask some questions of your favorite Planet Money hosts and reporters.
Alex Mayyasi is a longtime contributor to Planet Money and the author of Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life (April 2026). Previously he was the founding editor of Gastro Obscura, which earned two James Beard Awards and published a bestselling travel book, and a writer and editor at Priceonomics.
His writing on business and economics has appeared in publications such as Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Mayyasi also consults for the University of Chicago economics department. He’s the co-author of You Are Under Arrest for Masterminding the Egyptian Revolution (a Memoir).
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