Episode 1: Robert Smith of NPR's Planet Money

Correspondent and Host of Planet Money, Robert Smith, shares a deep and personal story while covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and his boat ride with local Louisiana fishermen who went out to earn their living despite it being illegal in the days following Katrina. Smith also shares the backstory of when he and his story partner set out to buy 1,000 barrels of oil with $10,000 in cash in order to teach his listeners how the price of oil impacts them at the pump every day.