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The Planet Money T-Shirt Planet Money followed the making of a simple cotton t-shirt through the global economy. From Mississippi to Indonesia to Bangladesh to Colombia and back to the U.S. Listen to the stories here.

NPR's Planet Money goes inside the world behind a simple T-shirt - (left to right) cotton harvest, Mississippi; yarn spinning, Indonesia; garment workers, Bangladesh. NPR hide caption

Cotton Fields Jess Jiang/NPR hide caption

Episode 496: Where The Planet Money T-Shirt Began

Minu (left) and her younger sister Shumi (right) worked on the Planet Money men's t-shirt. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

Episode 497: Love, Betrayal And The Planet Money T-Shirt

Lina Maria Tascón, Doris Restrepo, Noreli Morales and their co-workers sew Planet Money women's T-shirts. Joshua Davis/NPR hide caption

Episode 498: The Last T-Shirt In Colombia

Episode 499: Richard Nixon, Kimchi And The First Clothing Factory In Bangladesh

The container carrying the Planet Money women's T-shirts is loaded onto a ship in Cartagena, Colombia. Eric Helton for NPR hide caption

Episode 500: The Humble Innovation At The Heart Of The Global Economy

Bales of imported clothing are wheeled into the Gikombo Market in Nairobi, Kenya. Sarah Elliott for NPR hide caption

Episode 502: The Afterlife Of A T-Shirt

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