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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.

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Episode 262: David Friedman on the Gold Standard Feb 16, 2022

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David Friedman joins us to talk about the gold standard: why one existed at all, why we went off it, and what would happen if we reinstituted it.

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Episode 261: $30 trillion Feb 09, 2022

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The federal debt recently crossed the $30 trillion mark, making the debt 50% larger than the entire US economy.

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Episode 260: Shortages at Home, Starvation Elsewhere Feb 02, 2022

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Americans are so used to having goods available to them at low prices, in expansive variety, and in apparently limitless quantities that sporadic shortages are shaking up our lives. Yet, what we experience as an inconvenience, others in the world experience as starvation. Humans’ default condition is not one of plenty, but one of poverty. What stands athwart any society and poverty is good governance and a free economy.

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Episode 259: The Chosen Jan 26, 2022

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The Chosen is a remarkable TV series on two counts. It is the largest crowdfunded effort of its type, having raised more than $10 million and attracted over 150 million downloads over its two seasons. It also manages to depict stories from the New Testament in a way that is attractive to atheists and people of faith alike. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/university-of-pennsylvania

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Episode 258: Why the Anger? Jan 19, 2022

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Something odd is happening among Americans. People are generally quite nice to each other. Historically, Americans have been a generous people, and most have a good sense of civic duty. Yet, Americans on both the left and the right are angry about our politics. Both sides are coming to view the other as “the enemy.” It’s possible that we’ve reached a point where the best way forward is to go our separate ways. And we might not have reached this point at all if we had taken our founding principles more seriously.

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Episode 257: The Time Value of Money Jan 12, 2022

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Even in the absence of inflation, a dollar in the future is less than a dollar today simply because it exists in the future. Humans have figured out how to use this fact to invent things like mortgages, installment payments, and subscriptions. We talk about the implications of the time value of money, then segue into virtual reality and the future of labor markets, then into the service the rich perform for the rest of us as first adopters. This is what happens when you don’t have a script.

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Episode 256: An Insider's View of the Supply Chain Jan 05, 2022

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Goods appear to be randomly missing in stores, and prices seem to be rising. Much of what we're seeing is due to disruptions in the supply chain. This week, we talk with industry insider Mikhail Rasner about what's going on. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!

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Episode 255: What is Critical Race Theory? Dec 29, 2021

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Phil Magness joins us to discuss critical race theory: what is it, and why is it controversial?

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Episode 254: Tradeoffs Audience Q&A Dec 22, 2021

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We had such good feedback from last week's live tradeoffs episode that we're including the audience Q&A session for this week's episode. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!

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Episode 253: Tradeoffs, Lockdowns, Climate Change, and Free Stuff Dec 15, 2021

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What do climate change, the covid lockdowns, taxing billionaires, free college, and free healthcare have in common? In each case, politicians would prefer that voters ignore the reality of tradeoffs.

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