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**Words & Numbers**

Words & Numbers is one of the highest-rated economics podcasts in the world. Each episode, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan dig into economics, political science, and current events to explain what’s actually happening and why it matters.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 391: Attacked by a Gang Wearing Lab Coats Aug 11, 2024

Show notes

This week James shares some first-hand experience with the magic that comes out of modern health care.

Foolishness of the Week: 10:22 Main episode: 12:43

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Quick Hits

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/raccoon-damages-cybertruck-bed-vault-tonneau-cover.20349/

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/nullbulge-hackers-leak-disney-slack-hack/

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Episode 390: Personal Finance Jul 31, 2024

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James is recovering from surgery this week, so we offer you this special episode on personal finance so as to not to leave you sad and alone on Words & Numbers Wednesday!

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Episode 389: Recession? Jul 24, 2024

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Are we in a recession? Americans say we are. The data say we aren’t. Who’s right?

Foolishness of the Week: 05:30 Main episode: 10:50

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Quick Hits

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/michael-bloomberg-donates-1-billion-to-provide-free-tuition-for-future-doctors-at-johns-hopkins/ https://apnews.com/general-news-4db3fb7fa202234b220c803626464a3f https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/resource/seven-stories-of-donor-intent-violations-in-higher-education-giving/

Foolishness of the Week

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Episode 388: Supply Chain III Jul 17, 2024

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Supply chain insider Mikhail Razner joins us again for what has come to be an annual update on the state of supply chains. Want to know why your boysenberry pie is more expensive? Listen in!

Foolishness of the Week: 10:24 Main episode: 13:20

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Quick Hits

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/06/why-global-gdp-might-be-7trn-bigger-than-everyone-thought

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/gdp-official-exchange-rate/

https://x.com/POTUS/status/1808470746559123953

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/state-of-tennessee-tells-u-s-navy-veteran-hes-not-an-american-citizen-and-cancels-his-drivers-license

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Episode 387: The Supremes' One-Two Punch Jul 10, 2024

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Topic of the Week

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Episode 386: Chase Oliver 2024 Jul 03, 2024

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Foolishness of the Week: 05:13 Main episode: 12:18

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Quick Hits

https://viewfromthewing.com/hertz-nightmare-customer-fined-436-before-they-even-rented-the-car/comment-page-1/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/03/04/rental-car-consumer-rights/9365841002/

https://www.thedrive.com/news/hertz-is-charging-tesla-model-3-renter-277-fee-for-gas-wont-back-down

https://viewfromthewing.com/divine-retribution-or-corporate-policy-hertz-imposes-biblical-ban-on-a-customers-descendants/

https://www.investopedia.com/nearly-1-in-4-generation-x-workers-say-they-wont-retire-survey-shows-8666276

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna158268

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4684714-louisiana-wants-the-ten-commandments-in-schools-but-which-version/

Topic of the Week

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Episode 385: Gaming Jun 26, 2024

Show notes

Many of our listeners, and at least one of our hosts, are avid gamers, so it's natural that we'd come around to this topic eventually. Gaming companies are known to employ economists (often game theorists) to help design games because economists understand how to think about how people behave when their unlimited desires collide with their limited abilities. Games are nothing more than artificial environments in which these very real behaviors play out.

Foolishness of the Week: 10:06 Main episode: 17:27

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Quick Hits

https://moneywise.com/retirement/average-american-says-their-time-is-worth-240

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881500Q

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/15/double-haters-biden-trump-favorability

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4723719-lara-trump-vows-to-prosecute-anyone-who-cheats-in-an-election-we-will-track-you-down/

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/06/14/can-trump-eliminate-the-income-tax/

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Episode 384: A Difference in Interest Rates Jun 19, 2024

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Canada’s central bank cut its interest rate. The European central bank cut its interest rate. But the Fed continues to hold its interest rate high. This will create a cascade of effects - some good, some bad, depending on who you are.

Foolishness of the Week: 09:43 Main episode: 13:11

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Quick Hits

https://www.newsweek.com/larry-hogan-chances-flipping-maryland-senate-1898953

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/poll-economy-recession-biden

https://dnyuz.com/2024/06/09/is-your-driving-being-secretly-scored/

Foolishness of the Week

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Episode 383: The Justice and Practicality of Reparations Jun 12, 2024

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If people who call for reparations for slavery want to be taken seriously, they must take their own arguments seriously first. And that requires bringing to bear the same scrutiny and law that we currently apply to any case in which someone is seeking to be made whole following the actions of another.

Foolishness of the Week: 11:57 Main episode: 15:01

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Quick Hits

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/travel/this-new-rideshare-company-is-packing-heat-and-drawing-customers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ar-BB1ntRiK

https://www.notus.org/2024-election/small-dollar-donations

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/06/02/chase_oliver_the_new_socially_liberal_face_of_the_libertarian_party_151037.html

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tiktok-social-media-app-young-voters-biden-2024-6

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Episode 382: The Value of College Jun 05, 2024

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We’ve argued before that the value of a college degree was questionable. That was before covid. Since then, the value proposition has deteriorated markedly.

Foolishness of the Week: 05:15 Main episode: 07:07

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Quick Hits

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-fake-robbery-visa-scam.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/05/microsoft-ai-recall-feature-records-everything-secures-far-less

Foolishness of the Week

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Topic of the Week

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2024/05/23/is-college-worth-it-2/

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