Okay, Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong: A Podcast for Understanding Economics Podcast
1) Episode 44 - Price Gouging
WE. ARE. BACK. After a very long hiatus I am back and making podcasts again. Don't worry folks nothing bad happened. It was more like being an adult got in the way for a while. Anyway, I chose t...Show More
2) Episode 43 - Comparative Advantage
This week we're talking about Comparative Advantage and asking the question "why should we engage in trade." I cover both the concept as well as its originator, David Ricardo, who you will discover i...Show More
3) Episode 42 - The Wealth of Nations 1.11.2 - Rent of Land part 2
This week we're back with part two of chapter eleven of book 1 of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, and this one is massive. We're covering what is known as the Digression on Silver, and wondering ...Show More
4) Episode 41 - Creative Destruction
We're cranking it to 11 and talking about that most metal of all economists, Joseph Schumpeter and his idea of Creative Destruction. I cover the intellectual underpinnings of it, the idea itself, and...Show More
5) Episode 40 - The Wealth of Nations 1.11.1 - Rent of Land part 1
This week we're covering part 1 of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nation Book 1 Chapter 11: Of the Rent of Land, where we discover exactly why the rent is too damn high, and it has more to do with wheat p...Show More
6) Episode 39 - The Economics of Star Trek
I sit down with Gus Shepard to talk about the possible future of the economy in terms of how realistic the scenarios laid out in the various iterations of Star Trek might be. We cover an economy with...Show More
7) Episode 38 - The Wealth of Nations 1.10.2 - Inequalities of Wages and Profits part 2
We're back to close out Chapter 10 of Book 1 of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. We cover the inequalities in wages and profits that are occasioned by the policies of Europe. If you want to tell ...Show More
8) Episode 37 - Objectivism
I take this episode to talk about a topic which is always irritating to me, that of Objectivism. Specifically, Objectivism when it's applied to economics. It's safe to say, I'm not a fan of Ayn Rand...Show More
9) Episode 36 - The Wealth of Nations 1.10.1 - Inequalities of Wages and Profits part 1
We're back with another riveting chapter from Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, or at least half of a chapter, as this one is really long. In this episode we cover the causes of inequalities in wag...Show More
Episode 36 - The Wealth of Nations 1.10.1 - Inequalities of Wages and Profits part 1
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10) Episode 35 - The Gold Standard
This week take on the idea of the Gold Standard and get into the trade offs involved with pegging a currency to any kind of commodity. If you want to tell me why I'm wrong, come on out and join our...Show More