Darian Woods
Darian Woods is a co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money, NPR's daily economics podcast and winner of the 2026 Ambie Award for Best Business Podcast. He's reported on jobs of the future, banks defending against AI attacks, and what Bad Bunny teaches us about Puerto Rican tax law.
Woods is writing a book on decision making — in particular, the dilemma about whether to stay or go (forthcoming, Harper Edge).
Before NPR, Woods worked as an adviser to New Zealand's Treasury Secretary. He has an honors degree in economics from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Computer memory prices are skyrocketing and subverting a time-tested theory that says this should not be happening.
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American sunscreens are way behind the rest of the world in terms of how well they prevent skin cancer. The Indicator's Darian Woods and Wailin Wong explain why.
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The Federal Reserve has two main goals: price stability and maximum employment. But new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh seems to be leaning into price stability and away from full employment as equal goals.
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We dig into current conflicts to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence, and what keeps them stretching on and on.