Podcast Episodes

Episode 299: The Rights of the Dead

Season 1 Episode 299

Do the dead have rights? This Halloween, philosopher James Stacey Taylor joins us for a live (heh) recording of Words & Numbers to take this question seriously.

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Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Episode 298: How do Treasury Bills Work?

Season 1 Episode 298

People spend a lot of time talking about the debt and deficit, but most are unaware of the mechanics involved. This week, we cover some of those mechanics with a discussion of Treasury notes, bills, …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 297: What Happened to Poverty?

Season 1 Episode 297

This month, the world takes stock of international poverty, and James and Ant put poverty into perspective both across countries and across time.

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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 296: Think Like an Economist

Season 1 Episode 296

All of economics boils down to a single fact: people respond to incentives. The first step to thinking like an economist is to take that fact seriously. Once you do, the world never looks the same.

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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 295: Must Government Control Money?

Season 1 Episode 295

People - including some economists - are so used to governments establishing currencies that we are unaware that there are alternatives. Money is simply a tool that reduces the frictional costs of tr…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 294: Article I, Section 8, Pt.2

Season 1 Episode 294

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution lists the things the Federal government is permitted to do. Somewhere in our history, citizens have come to regard the Constitution as a document that outline…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 293: Article I, Section 8, Pt.1

Season 1 Episode 293

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution lists the things the Federal government is permitted to do. Somewhere in our history, citizens have come to regard the Constitution as a document that outline…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 292: When Are We Adults?

Season 1 Episode 292

The “age of majority” is the age at which a person is considered, legally, an adult. Not only does the age of majority vary by state and over time, it also varies by activity. Someone who is consider…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 291: An Interview with Ant and James

Season 1 Episode 291

This episode is an excerpt of an interview we gave with Dr. Anwar Dunbar for his YouTube channel, Big Discussions.

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 290: Loan Forgiveness and Lying to Pollsters

Season 1 Episode 290

We discuss two topics in-depth this week: student loan forgiveness and lying to pollsters. There’s an interesting technique for distinguishing between what voters say they believe and what they actua…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago