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Inflation and the Profit-Price Spiral
Economists say that inflation is just too much money chasing too few goods.
But something else can make inflation stick around.
If you think of the 197…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Day of Two Noons (Classic)
(Note: this episode originally ran in 2019.)
In the 1800s, catching your train on time was no easy feat. Every town had its own "local time," based on…
2 years, 11 months ago
How to fight a squatting goat
Back in 2005, Burt Banks inherited a plot of old family land in Delaware. But when it came time to sell it, he ran into a problem: his neighbor had a…
2 years, 11 months ago
How you fight a squatting goat
Episode 1637
Back in 2005, Burt Banks inherited a plot of old family land in Delaware. But when it came time to sell it, he ran into a problem: his neighbor had a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Two Indicators: the influencer industry
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut, a doctor or maybe a famous athlete? Today one of the most popular respo…
2 years, 11 months ago
Financial advising while Black
After a successful career in advertising, Erika Williams decided it was time for a change. She went back to school to get an MBA at the University of…
2 years, 11 months ago
The zoo economy (classic)
Note: This episode originally aired in September, 2014.
Zoos follow a fundamental principle: You can't sell or buy the animals. It's unethical and ill…
2 years, 11 months ago
The quest for the factory-built house
Imagine if we built cars the same way we build houses. First, a typical buyer would meet with the car designer, and tell them what kind of car they w…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tax Code Switch
This past January, researchers uncovered that Black taxpayers are three to five times as likely to be audited as everyone else. One likely reason for…
2 years, 11 months ago
The life and possible death of low interest rates
Right now, the economy is running hot. Inflation is high, and central banks are pushing up interest rates to fight it. But before the pandemic, econo…
3 years ago