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CookUnity on Planet Money

Planet MoneyJune 26, 2026

We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?

0:44
mid-roll
Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Robert Smith
Announcer
NPR
June 26, 2026
Announcer-readDirect responseDynamic insertionConsumer Goods
0:00 / 0:44
@ 20:03 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$240range $36–$1,700

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 2,000 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a 1× placement factor. Inputs for this read: 0:44 · Announcer-read · mid-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
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Transcript

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Episode

Planet Money
We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?
Hosts: Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Robert Smith
Publisher: NPR