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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 222: Going Public May 12, 2021

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Vann Prime, an award-winning public school teacher from (in his words) a standard public school - not rich, not poor, not magnet or charter - joins us to talk about good things happening at his public school and how we might improve public schools in general.

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Quick Hits

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/30/opinion/politics/bubble-politics.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholic-schools-are-losing-students-at-record-rates-and-hundreds-are-closing-11620651600

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/a-blinking-light-ahead-slowing-population-growth-raises-questions-about-america-as-a-land-with-unlimited-horizons/ar-BB1gxEif

Topic of the Week

Good news about a public school

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Episode 221: Higher Education’s Cost of Freedom May 05, 2021

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Nicole Neily, President of Speech First joins us this week to discuss free speech on college campuses. A growing number of colleges have been restricting speech, both of students and faculty. In defining undesirable speech overly broadly, a chill has been growing in higher education wherein students, faculty, and even administrators are censoring their own speech rather than risk running afoul of rules that can mean expulsion and termination.

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https://www.oddee.com/hundreds-of-joshes-battle-with-pool-noodles-to-determine-the-ultimate-josh-58155/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1V9_EY-TY0

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/historic-life-saving-step-fda-moves-ban-menthol-cigarettes-flavored-n1265823

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/30/a-proclamation-on-loyalty-day-2021/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day

Topic of the Week

https://speechfirst.org

https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/FOECommitteeReport.pdf

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Episode 220: Gaining and Giving Apr 28, 2021

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Philanthropist, lawyer, entrepreneur, musician, and armchair philosopher John LeFebvre joins us this week to discuss philanthropy, run-ins with the law, and how the world is becoming a better place.

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Quick Hits

https://www.wtae.com/article/animal-control-croissant-call/36164733

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/us/some-mass-vaccination-sites-in-us-close-as-demand-begins-to-fall.html

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

Foolishness of the Week

https://nypost.com/2021/04/22/usps-reportedly-tracking-americans-social-media-posts/

Topic of the Week

https://www.johnlefebvre.com/

https://www.amazon.com/John-Lefebvre/e/B071FPBMY4

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Episode 219: Unqualified Immunity Apr 21, 2021

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Clark Neily returns this week to discuss recent court cases involving developments with qualified immunity.

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Quick Hits

https://www.thecentersquare.com/west_virginia/west-virginia-ranks-as-one-of-the-worst-states-for-economic-freedom/article_4573ddba-4a27-11eb-8412-6739f37a0035.html

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/04/14/987174386/west-virginia-is-paying-remote-workers-12-000-to-move-there

https://www.macrotrends.net/states/west-virginia/population

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bill_of_1937

https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/most-americans-want-end-lifetime-supreme-court-appointments-2021-04-18/

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/16/22388184/new-york-affordable-internet-cost-low-income-price-cap-bill

Topic of the Week: Qualified Immunity

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Episode 218: What's So Funny about Tribalism? Feat. Andrew Heaton Apr 14, 2021

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This week, comedian and political commentator Andrew Heaton joins us to talk about his forthcoming book on Tribalism.

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Quick Hits

Keep Wearing Masks

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html

https://www.uchealth.org/today/why-we-must-wear-masks-even-after-getting-the-covid-19-vaccine/

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/30/981303287/should-masking-last-beyond-the-pandemic-flu-and-colds-are-down-spurring-a-debate

Foolishness of the Week

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-8e31fdc2b54f9d61e4d317449507c7be

Topic of the Week

Andrew Heaton

https://mightyheaton.com/aboutandrewheaton

The Political Orphanage

https://mightyheaton.com/the-political-orphanage

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Episode 217: Who Is Paying Their Fair Share? Apr 07, 2021

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The latest Congressional Budget Office numbers are out showing how much different income groups pay in federal taxes. We combine these numbers with our informal surveys of students to find some interesting conclusions as to who is and is not paying their fair share.

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Quick Hits

Shrinking Inequality

https://www.wsj.com/articles/incredible-shrinking-income-inequality-11616517284

Quality of Life https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2011/demo/well-being/p70-136.html

Virus Passes

https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-coronavirus-certificate-sporting-events-nightclubs/

Foolishness of the Week

Weddings in Vegas

https://apnews.com/article/occasions-weddings-couples-marriage-las-vegas-39d3418e06b212a63ade2e61eda295dc

Topic of the Week: Income

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56575

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Episode 216: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob Mar 31, 2021

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Russell Shorto joins us this week to discuss his latest book, Smalltime: A story of my family and the mob.

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Quick Hits

Postal Service

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-postal-service-overhaul-calls-for-higher-prices-slower-mail-and-more-packages-11616509800

Alien Languages

https://www.wsj.com/articles/alien-languages-may-not-be-entirely-alien-to-us-11616817660

Foolishness of the Week

Lifeguard Millionaires

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/03/27/top-paid-la-lifeguards-earned-up-to-392000-in-2019/

This Week on Patreon

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-pandemic-fuels-boomin-virtual-reality.html

Topic of the Week: Smalltime

Russell Shorto

https://www.russellshorto.com

https://www.amazon.com/Smalltime-Story-My-Family-Mob/dp/0393245586

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Episode 215: Nothing but Urban Legends Mar 24, 2021

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People hear things that sound right or interesting, and then repeat them without checking the facts. This is how urban legends are created. On this week’s episode, we discuss some economics urban legends.

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The Platform

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8228288/

In Time

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/

Your Papers!https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56460329

Foolishness of the Week

Sue Bird vs. LeBron James

https://admin.fee.org/media/39317/sue-bird-vs-lebron-james.png

Topic of the Week: Urban Legends

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Episode 214: Listener Special #7 Pt. 3 Mar 17, 2021

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In this multi-part episode, James and Ant answer listener questions.

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COVID Testing

https://hidrb.com

Philadelphia Inquirer Comments

https://www.inquirer.com/about/philadelphia-inquirer-comments-section-changes-20210201.html

Vaccine and Blood Clotting

https://apnews.com/article/germany-suspends-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clotting-0ab2c4fe13370c96c873e896387eb92f

Kudos of the Week

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-legislators-want-to-rename-highway-after-prince/600034298/

Topic of the Week: Your Questions!

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Episode 213: Listener Special #7 Pt. 2 Mar 10, 2021

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In this multi-part episode, James and Ant answer listener questions.

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Cuttlefish

https://www.sciencealert.com/cuttlefish-can-pass-a-cognitive-test-designed-for-children

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/541882-cronkite-signed-off-40-years-ago-it-seems-like-an-eon-in-news-standards

Foolishness of the Week

https://apnews.com/article/mr-potato-head-goes-gender-neutral-d3c178f2b9b0c424ed814657be41a9d8

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/07/qanon-trap-violence-474034

Topic of the Week: Your Questions!

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