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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 389: Recession?

    Episode 389: Recession?
    Jul 24 2024

    Are we in a recession? Americans say we are. The data say we aren’t. Who’s right?

    Foolishness of the Week: 05:30
    Main episode: 10:50

    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://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/michael-bloomberg-donates-1-billion-to-provide-free-tuition-for-future-doctors-at-johns-hopkins/
    https://apnews.com/general-news-4db3fb7fa202234b220c803626464a3f
    https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/resource/seven-stories-of-donor-intent-violations-in-higher-education-giving/

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.dailydot.com/debug/nullbulge-hackers-leak-disney-slack-hack/

    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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    30 mins
  • Episode 388: Supply Chain III

    Episode 388: Supply Chain III
    Jul 17 2024

    Supply chain insider Mikhail Razner joins us again for what has come to be an annual update on the state of supply chains. Want to know why your boysenberry pie is more expensive? Listen in!

    Foolishness of the Week: 10:24
    Main episode: 13:20

    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://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/06/why-global-gdp-might-be-7trn-bigger-than-everyone-thought

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

    https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/gdp-official-exchange-rate/

    https://x.com/POTUS/status/1808470746559123953

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/state-of-tennessee-tells-u-s-navy-veteran-hes-not-an-american-citizen-and-cancels-his-drivers-license

    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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    50 mins
  • Episode 387: The Supremes' One-Two Punch

    Episode 387: The Supremes' One-Two Punch
    Jul 10 2024

    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

    Topic of the Week

    Clark Neily on Amazon
    https://www.amazon.com/stores/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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    48 mins
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Fun and informative.

Great if you want an economic and philosophical look at current events. Produced by a great Economist and Political Scientist.

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My favorite podcast.

A fantastic conversation between two intelligent, thoughtful individuals reviewing a wide variety of economic and political issues. Well worth the time to listen.

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