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Words & Numbers

By: Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan
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  • Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan co-host Words & Numbers, where they take a non-partisan look at current events through the eyes of an economist and a political scientist. The show is aimed at interested non-experts. Regular episodes come out each Wednesday.
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  • Episode 380: Population Shrink
    May 22 2024

    A generation or two ago, people wrung their hands over the population explosion. What will happen, they said, when we finally have too many people! It turns out that, not only was overpopulation not a problem, underpopulation has become one.

    Foolishness of the Week: 8:25
    Main episode: 14:19

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    http://www.wordsandnumbers.org

    Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon
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    Quick Hits

    https://www.yourtango.com/news/bumble-founder-says-future-ai-dating

    Foolishness of the Week

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

    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/03/biden_economic_advisor_jared_bernstein.html

    Topic of the Week

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ar-BB1mhbxT

    Words & Numbers Backstage
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/

    More James at Smoke & Stories
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig

    More Ant on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies

    Let Us Know What You Think
    mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

    Antony Davies on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/antonydavies

    James R. Harrigan on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational

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    35 mins
  • Episode 379: Of Millionaires and Homeless
    May 16 2024

    Foolishness of the Week: 11:09
    Main episode: 16:35

    Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!
    http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com

    See More Ant and James!
    http://www.wordsandnumbers.org

    Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers

    Quick Hits

    https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/1786794183312748959

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/136485/america-civil-war-five-years-poll

    Topic of the Week

    https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scf/dataviz/scf/chart/#series:Net_Worth;demographic:all;population:1;units:median;range:1989,2022

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/617390/us-millionaire-households/

    https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/how-many-millionaires-actually-inherited-their-wealth

    Words & Numbers Backstage
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/

    More James at Smoke & Stories
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig

    More Ant on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies

    Let Us Know What You Think
    mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

    Antony Davies on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/antonydavies

    James R. Harrigan on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational

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    47 mins
  • Episode 378: The One Branch of Government
    May 8 2024

    Clark Neily joins us again this week. This time, we’re talking about how we have come to muddle the separation of powers among the three branches of government. As Congress has largely fallen asleep at the wheel, the executive branch has come to play the roles of all three branches, all by itself.

    Foolishness of the Week: 04:46
    Main episode: 05:49

    Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!
    http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com

    See More Ant and James!
    http://www.wordsandnumbers.org

    Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon
    https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers

    Quick Hits
    https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3932145-energy-dept-to-ban-sale-of-some-light-bulbs-heres-why/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13359223/kristi-noem-vp-killing-dog-trump.html

    Foolishness of the Week
    https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/ai-priest-defrocked-by-developer-after-taking-confessions-like-real-priest/

    Topic of the Week
    Clark Neily
    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clark-M.-Neily-III/author/B00EJKBKOC

    Words & Numbers Backstage
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/

    More James at Smoke & Stories
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig

    More Ant on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies

    Let Us Know What You Think
    mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

    Antony Davies on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/antonydavies

    James R. Harrigan on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational

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    47 mins

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