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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 202: The Christmas Special Dec 23, 2020

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This Christmas special is a montage of “best of” moments from Words and Numbers. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all our listeners and supporters!

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Episode 201: Words and Words Dec 16, 2020

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The tool each of us uses most often - language - presents an interesting contradiction. To communicate ideas clearly and efficiently, words must have meanings. Yet, because language is an emergent phenomenon, words and words’ meanings change. This has important implications for everything from how we interact with each other on a daily basis to what rights the Constitution claims to protect.

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Quick HitsPresidential Restraint

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/joe-biden-audio-civil-rights-leaders/index.html

Should Biden Pardon Trump?

https://theconstitutionalist.org/2020/12/13/joe-biden-should-pardon-donald-trump/

Foolishness of the Week

MAGA Protesters

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/protesters-chant-destroy-the-gop-at-pro-trump-rally-1102967/

Topic of the Weekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

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

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392586/Oxford-English-Dictionary-admits-used-wrong-sense-word-literally.html

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Episode 200: The Adventures of Larry Reed Dec 09, 2020

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For our 200th episode, Larry Reed joins us to talk about his experiences in spreading the good news of liberty and freedom.

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Hope

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A939RX0Q048SBEA

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

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/12/05/fortune-telling-businesses-booming-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-tells-gop-to-vote-in-rigged-election/IVGOUWDVBBCXHJU573QB5H5XVY/

Topic of the WeekLarry Reed

https://fee.org/people/lawrence-w-reed/

Books by Larry Reed

https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-W-Reed/e/B08BJD7W9T

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Episode 199: A Game of Risk Dec 02, 2020

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Many people’s misunderstandings about disparate subjects like insurance, profits, and financial speculators have their roots in a single source - a misunderstanding of risk. One of the most important discoveries that gave rise to our technologically advanced world is how to turn risk into a commodity that can be bought and sold.

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Quick HitsSocial Security race gap

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2017/015.pdf

One-third of NJ businesses close

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527901-almost-one-third-of-small-businesses-in-new-jersey-have-have-closed

Foolishness of the Week

Trump claims FBI rigged the election

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-baselessly-suggests-fbi-rigged-election-against-him-in-first-post-election-interview

Topic of the Week: Misunderstanding of Risk

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Episode 198: Understanding the Gender Pay Gap Pt. 2 Nov 25, 2020

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In part 2 of this two-part episode, Steve Horwitz joins us to discuss the realities and myths surrounding gender discrimination and the gender pay gap.

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Quick HitsWomen comprise 67% of HR workforce

https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-is-overwhelmingly-white-and-female-data-indicates/548600

Venezuelans making their own gas

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-pdvsa-gasoline-feature-idUSKBN27Z1LR

Foolishness of the Week

14 hours for a burger

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8972231/In-N-Burger-chain-opens-two-Colorado-outlets-leading-fights-epic-14-hour-lines.html

Topic of the Week

Steve Horwitz

https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Horwitz/e/B001JP8I1I

Lawsuits under the equal pay act

https://www.eeoc.gov/statistics/eeoc-litigation-statistics-fy-1997-through-fy-2019

Unemployment rates for men and women

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000001

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000002

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Episode 197: Understanding the Gender Pay Gap Pt. 1 Nov 18, 2020

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In part 1 of this two-part episode, Steve Horwitz joins us to discuss the realities and myths surrounding gender discrimination and the gender pay gap.

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Quick HitsWhat the Constitution means to me

https://constitutionbroadway.com

Foolishness of the Week

Student loan forgiveness

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2020/11/16/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-figures-in-my-plan/

Topic of the Week

Steve Horwitz

https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Horwitz/e/B001JP8I1I

Lawsuits under the equal pay act

https://www.eeoc.gov/statistics/eeoc-litigation-statistics-fy-1997-through-fy-2019

Unemployment rates for men and women

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Episode 196: Everything Is Awfully Politicized Nov 11, 2020

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One of the unintended consequences of government overreach is that everything becomes politicized. Much of the acrimony in our political environment is due to the fact that the government has (and often uses) the power to tell people how to live their lives. That power, in turn, comes from the fact that the people ask government for more and more stuff, handing over more of their power with each request.

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Quick HitsExtreme Poverty on the Rise

http://toinformistoinfluence.com/news/business-54448589

Happiness is Genetic

https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/nearly-half-of-happiness-is-genetic-so-most-of-us-are-doomed/

Foolishness of the Week

2020 Presidential Denial

Topic of the Week: Politicizing Government

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Episode 195: Public Defeats and Private Victories Pt. 2 Nov 04, 2020

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In this second of a two-part series, we continue the conversation with Clark Neily about differences in publicly provided and privately provided goods and services.

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Quick Hits$10,000,000,000,000,000,000https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hubble-space-telescope-rare-asteroid-16-psyche-worth-10000-quadrillion/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e

Foolishness of the Week

Chaotic election

https://www.yahoo.com/now/final-yahoo-news-you-gov-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-10-as-voters-fear-a-chaotic-election-day-132235742.html Stressful electionhttps://www.studyfinds.org/2020-election-day-most-stressful/ Topic of the Week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTUb9gKQildyeIAUM9BxEL49_XSsKS0z/view?usp=sharing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film)

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

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Episode 194: Public Defeats and Private Victories Pt. 1 Oct 28, 2020

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Some goods and services we choose to provide via the government (mail delivery). Some we choose to provide via markets (grocery stores). And some we choose to provide via government and markets working together (road construction), or via them working in competition (education). This week, Clark Neily joins us to compare and contrast publicly provided and privately provided goods and services.

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Quick Hits

Fake Instagrammers

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-instagrammers-are-faking-the-luxury-of-a-private-jet-for-just-dollar64-an-hour

Foolishness of the Week

Gettysburg

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/26/gettysburg-trump-black-lives-matter-clashes/

Topic of the Week

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTUb9gKQildyeIAUM9BxEL49_XSsKS0z/view?usp=sharing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film)

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Episode 193: Our Ever-Expanding National Debt Oct 21, 2020

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Periodically, the Congressional Budget Office forecasts federal debt, revenue, and spending. For decades, the CBO has underestimated the future debt. If we adjust CBO’s forecasts by their historical error, we get a clearer picture of where the federal government’s finances will be in the next decade. Interestingly, the debt is approaching a point not seen since the first decade of our history when Congress replaced Continental dollars with the US dollar we use today.

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The Irish and the Choctaw

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/world/coronavirus-ireland-native-american-tribes.html

Foolishness of the Week

Presidential Debates

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/14/presidential-debates/

Topic of the Week

CBO’s Long Term Outlook

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56516

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