Podcast Episodes
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Episode 39
In this week's episode, Mark looks at the "Home Town" entrepreneurs in Laurel, Mississippi, who have done so much to turn around the fortunes of thei…
3 years ago
The Data Shutdown—Smokescreen?
Episode 38
This episode examines the impending Government Shutdown, which will suspend new releases of the government's "vital" economic statistics. How will th…
3 years ago
Touch-and-Go
Episode 37
In this week's episode, Mark interprets the Fed's new economic projections for the economy, in which the Fed "doubles-down" on current economic growt…
3 years ago
Where's the Beef?
Episode 36
Americans are mad about the economy, and particularly about the Fed's inflation of prices and declining inflation-adjusted wages and incomes. Keynesi…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Producer Price Index
Episode 35
In this week's episode, Mark looks at PPI—the Producer Price Index—which provides evidence of the costs for suppliers in various industries, macroeco…
3 years, 1 month ago
Navigating by the Stars on a Cloudy Night
Episode 34
In this episode, Mark examines Fed Chairman Jay Powell's recent confession that the Fed is "navigating by the stars on a cloudy night." This reveals …
3 years, 1 month ago
Why We Need a Crash Landing
Episode 33
In this episode, Mark explains why we need a Crash (or very Hard) Landing in the US economy and the world economy. Specifically, why is a crash landi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Crash Landing
Episode 32
Will we get a soft landing or a hard landing in the economy? Or, should we hope for a crash landing? Mark Thornton explains.
See also "Soft Landing? …
3 years, 2 months ago
Update on Toilet Paper
Episode 31
In this episode, Mark updates his early March 2023 episode (Mises.org/Minor11) on the high price of toilet paper. He shows how economic changes, so f…
3 years, 2 months ago
There Are No Constraints on US Government Borrowing
Episode 30
In this week's episode, Mark reviews what people have said about Fitch's downgrade of US government debt. Mark sees it as a good thing, but not good …
3 years, 2 months ago