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Words & Numbers
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.
Episodes
Words & NumbersEpisode 471: 50 Years a Mortgage Slave
In this episode, we take a close look at the growing complexity of legislation in the age of artificial intelligence and how longer, denser bills create new…
Words & NumbersEpisode 470: Partisan Death Spiral
In this episode, we discuss false scarcity and how fear drives bad economic decisions, comparing self-sufficiency with the global benefits of free trade and…
Words & NumbersEpisode 469: An American King?
In this episode, we discuss vacuum espionage, election polling, voter bias, and the persistence of the “hidden Republican” phenomenon, before turning to the…
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Words & NumbersEpisode 468: Shut It Down
In this episode, we examine how Americans view government power and economic responsibility during another federal shutdown. We discuss growing distrust of…
Words & NumbersEpisode 467: The Sound of Money
In this episode, we discuss Denmark’s proposal to grant citizens ownership of their face, voice, and likeness to combat AI deepfakes, and the ethical and legal…
Words & NumbersMembers: The Knowledge Problem - Join CiVL.COM
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Words & NumbersEpisode 466: Elephants and Christmas Trees
In this episode, we examine new polling on tax policy and the debate over taxing the rich, analyzing how effective tax rates and government spending affect…
Words & NumbersEpisode 465: No More Karens
In this episode, we examine the effectiveness of political protest in the wake of the No Kings demonstrations, new polling regarding Trump’s approval rating…
Words & NumbersMembers: Human Respect & Societal Wealth - Join CiVL.COM
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Words & NumbersEpisode 464: The Ghost of Nixon Past
In this episode, we examine the complexities of opting out of social security, the implications of the US passport's changing status, and the potential…
Words & NumbersEpisode 463: Weisswashing the Media
In this episode, we discuss the complexities of the current economic landscape, including the soaring price of gold, the dichotomy between economic and…
Words & NumbersEpisode 462: Rolling with Life’s Punches
In this episode, we discuss the latest advancements in Alzheimer's research, the societal implications of Social Security, and the unexpected turns life can…
Words & NumbersEpisode 461: Social Insecurity
In this episode, we discuss the implications of hope and agency through the lens of a rat experiment, the collapse and economic realities of the NFT market…
Words & NumbersEpisode 460: Echo Echo Chamber Chamber
In this episode, we explore the complexities of the housing market, comparing the cost of housing today with that of the 1980s. We also examine the broader…
Words & NumbersEpisode 459: What the Fed?
In this episode, we examine the surprising homelessness rates in Germany and what’s being done about it, as well as the recent interest rate cuts by the…
Words & NumbersEpisode 458: Fact Check: Trump’s UN Speech
In this episode, we discuss the themes of justice and forgiveness, the alarming rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the absurdities of homeowners…
Words & NumbersEpisode 457: Weaponizing the DOJ
In this episode, we are joined by Clark Neily, Senior Vice President for Legal Studies at the Cato Institute, to discuss the weaponization of the Department of…
Words & NumbersEpisode 456: Happy Deficit Day!
In this episode, we discuss rising food prices, new breakthroughs in autism research, AI foolishness, and the societal and economic implications of these…
Words & NumbersEpisode 455: Charlie Kirk and the Death of Civility
In this episode, we discuss the implications of quarterly reporting on corporate behavior, the innovative approach of traffic cameras in Sweden, and the…
Words & NumbersEpisode 454: Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
In this episode, we discuss the contrasting ideologies of capitalism and socialism, exploring the implications of government intervention, market solutions…
Words & NumbersEpisode 453: Running Away from Taxes
In this episode, we discuss the implications of tariffs, the state of free speech in the UK, and the ongoing lawsuit between Newsmax and Fox News. We also…
Words & NumbersEpisode 452: The Benefits of a Conservative Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority may be the only thing standing in the way of legislative tyranny, and not in the ways you might think. Learn more…
Words & NumbersEpisode 451: The Productivity Paradox
In this episode, James and Antony explore the frontiers of spinal cord implants and what breakthroughs in the field could mean for the future. They dive into…
Words & NumbersEpisode 450: Not Intelligent
In this episode, James and Antony cover how to bring political discussions back into everyday life without descending into hostility, why nearly half of…
Words & NumbersEpisode 449: The Color Of Money
In this episode, James and Antony explore the evolution of media and technology, from vinyl to streaming, and what the future might hold in the age of AI and…
Words & NumbersEpisode 448: Schrödinger’s Economy
This week, James and Antony kick things off with a wild story out of New York City: ATMs spitting out millions in cash thanks to a government blunder. From…
Words & NumbersEpisode 447: AI and What’s Ahead
On today’s episode of Words & Numbers, James and Antony discuss the rise and fall of AOL, the ethical challenges of new technologies, and what artificial…
Words & NumbersEpisode 446: The Job Numbers Shock
In this episode, James and Antony unpack the shocking BLS revision that wiped out over 100,000 jobs on paper, what it really means for the economy, and why…
Words & NumbersEpisode 445: Too young to vote?
In this episode, James and Antony discuss the surprising ecological effects of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone, highlighting how these changes mirror…
Words & NumbersEpisode 444: The Wealth Tax Trap
Ant and James discuss the wealth tax, what its proponents wish would happen, and what would really happen were it implemented. They also get into why so many…
Words & NumbersEpisode 443: Private Equity in Business
This episode examines the role of private equity in business, focusing on its ability to transform assets and support entrepreneurs. In this episode, James and…
Words & NumbersEpisode 442: Surveillance Pricing?
Explore how inflation quietly erodes your purchasing power, and the deceptive game of monetizing debt and what it means for your future. Dive into the digital…
Words & NumbersEpisode 441: A Budget Surplus? Really?
In this week's Words & Numbers, Ant and James tackle the misunderstood world of corporate stock buybacks—are they economic malpractice or just savvy business?…
Words & NumbersEpisode 440: Debunking the Religion of Decline
In this episode of Words & Numbers, James and Ant announce their new partnership with CiVL and reflect on the state of modern life. Using Jurassic World and a…
Words & NumbersEpisode 439: The America Party
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Words & NumbersEpisode 438: Do We Need an 8 Hour Work Day?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 437: Rosy Projections
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Words & NumbersEpisode 436: What About Buying From China?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 435: End of a Bromance
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Words & NumbersEpisode 434: The Moon!
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Words & NumbersEpisode 433: Whence Shame?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 432: Where Are the Democrats?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 431: The Republic Fails
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Words & NumbersEpisode 430: Is Insurance Worth It?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 429: The Veil of Ignorance
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Words & NumbersEpisode 428: What Good is the Department of Education?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 427: Consumer Sentiment
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Words & NumbersEpisode 426: Articles of Confederation
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Words & NumbersEpisode 425: What Does AI Want?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 424: Your Body, Your Health Care
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Words & NumbersEpisode 423: The Death of DEI?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 422: Consumer Blackouts
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Words & NumbersEpisode 421: Did We Break the Constitution?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 420: Monopolies Hiding in Plain Sight
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Words & NumbersEpisode 419: Pop Culture President
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Words & NumbersEpisode 418: Mere Economics
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Words & NumbersEpisode 417: What Makes Us Red and Blue?
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Words & NumbersEpisode 416: Who Did It Better: Obama, Trump, Biden
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Words & NumbersEpisode 415: Learning to Love Lobbyists
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