Planet Money

This episode of Planet Money explores the complex aftermath of Supreme Court rulings striking down certain tariffs, focusing on who actually receives the billions of dollars in government tariff refunds. While U.S. Customs refunds corporations that originally paid the tariffs at the border, consumers who bore the costs through higher prices or specific tariff line items are generally left out. The episode highlights the unique case of Panic, the maker of the Playdate video game console, which explicitly passed a tariff charge to customers like Amy Choi but ultimately decided to automatically refund that money when the company received its government refund.