# @planetmoney on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdFEfoCpaKq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70164841-planetmoney-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0a6dd47e04.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T20:00:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Planet Money (@planetmoney) — https://gondola.cc/planetmoney

## Caption

The smartphone was invented in the 90s. Why did it take so long to catch on? 

For more, listen at the link in our bio.

Reported by: Emma Peaslee, Erika Beras
Editor: Marianne McCune, Alex Goldmark
Produced by: Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

Archival footage from the documentary ‘General Magic,’ dir. Sarah Kerruish & Matt Maude

## Stats

- **Views:** 176,291
- **Likes:** 6,214
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 85

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planet Money | @planetmoney | https://gondola.cc/planetmoney | Podcast |

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