357 episodes

Words & Numbers touches on issues of Economics, Political Science, Current Events and Policy. Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new Words & Numbers podcast featuring Antony Davies Ph.D and James Harrigan Ph.D talking about the economics and political science of current events.

Words & Numbers Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan

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Words & Numbers touches on issues of Economics, Political Science, Current Events and Policy. Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new Words & Numbers podcast featuring Antony Davies Ph.D and James Harrigan Ph.D talking about the economics and political science of current events.

    Episode 356: Social Distancing and Masks: Again?

    Episode 356: Social Distancing and Masks: Again?

    A new outbreak of a communicable disease in China has officials there calling for masks and social distancing. This week, we talk about what lessons we learned from the last go around and how people might respond in this country to a reprise of social distancing and masking. 
    Foolishness of the Week: 07:23
    Main episode: 11:23
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    Quick Hits
    https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/
    https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/one-supreme-court-case-could-mess-up-chunks-of-the-tax-code-680a9ba6
    Foolishness of the Week
    https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1730211325383434419
    https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/bidens-twitter-account-fact-checked-for-dubious-claim-about-the-taxes-billionaires-pay/
    Topic of the Week
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chinas-mystery-virus-sees-masks-31550470/
    Words & Numbers Backstage
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    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
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    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
     

    • 26 min
    Episode 355: It's Time for Libertarians to Grow Up

    Episode 355: It's Time for Libertarians to Grow Up

    We recently moderated the South Carolina Libertarian Party’s Presidential debate. We had a great time and the candidates were serious people. But the contrast between our excellent experience in South Carolina and Libertarian party hijinx we’ve seen in the past spurred this conversation. Is the Libertarian Party a political party or a philosophical society? The latter’s goal is to delve deeply into important questions about the economy and polity. The former’s goal is to win elections.
    Foolishness of the Week: 08:37
    Main episode: 14:05
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    Quick Hits
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/25/black-friday-shoppers-spent-a-record-9point8-billion-in-us-online-sales-up-7point5percent-from-last-year.html
    Foolishness of the Week
    https://twitter.com/senwarren/status/1728810999355175212?s=61&t=8nzVImSVQ7S_6JhDtCXr0Q
    Topic of the Week
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    https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies
    Let Us Know What You Think
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    Antony Davies on Twitter
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    James R. Harrigan on Twitter
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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
     

    • 42 min
    Episode 354: Academic Fraud

    Episode 354: Academic Fraud

    Three former professors discuss the fraud that universities are perpetrating on students and taxpayers..
    Foolishness of the Week: 11:59
    Main episode: 15:20
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    Topic of the Week
    https://www.aier.org/people/phillip-w-magness/
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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
     

    • 49 min
    Episode 353: What’s a Few Trillion Among Friends?

    Episode 353: What’s a Few Trillion Among Friends?

    Over ten years ago, we predicted that, as the Federal government approached insolvency, the Federal Reserve would start printing money to monetize the government spending, and that that would give us sustained inflation in the 5% plus range. We saw the 5% plus inflation and, as the Fed fought it, we then saw interest rates skyrocket. Trillion dollar plus deficits are the new normal, Social Security is within a decade of becoming insolvent, and that will mean even more borrowing. It appears that people are just now becoming aware of the problem. Unfortunately, it's almost too late to do anything about it.
    Foolishness of the Week: 07:46
    Main episode: 14:20
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    Quick Hits
    https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/moodys-cuts-outlook-on-u-s-credit-rating-to-negative-from-stable-4ede1b9b
    Foolishness of the Week
    https://news.yahoo.com/migrant-family-journeys-back-venezuela-202500695.html
    Topic of the Week
    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
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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
     

    • 38 min
    Episode 352: Fraud, Fairness, and Value

    Episode 352: Fraud, Fairness, and Value

    An elderly couple, an antiques dealer, and an African mask spark a conversation about fraud, fairness, and value.
    Foolishness of the Week: 11:00
    Main episode: 13:14
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    Quick Hits
    https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/11/02/california-regulators-put-off-a-decision-on-solar-rules-again
    https://www.bbc.com/news/health-67295526
    Foolishness of the Week
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/11/canadian-food-prices-passing-the-depreciated-buck/
    Topic of the Week
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/31/french-couple-go-to-court-for-share-of-rare-african-masks-sale-price
    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
     

    • 51 min
    Episode 351: The Snooty Stuff

    Episode 351: The Snooty Stuff

    Composer and musician Josh Nichols was annoyed when, on an earlier episode, James referred to “high culture,” and Ant said, “you mean the snooty stuff?” Being a classical composer and, importantly, making money at it, Josh joins us to set the record straight as to why we should all be more appreciative of “the snooty stuff.”
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    Topic of the Week
    Josh Nichols
    https://www.windrep.org/Joshua_Nichols

    CACI
    https://thecaci.org/members-and-fellows/

    Josh's Compositions
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLURdjiljIuudGIa3yE9vx3RjxMzdQxMJ
    Metropolis
    https://www.summitrecords.com/release/metropolis-the-piano-music-of-joshua-nichols/
    Amazon Link to CD
    https://a.co/d/1SThFip
    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
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    James R. Harrigan on Twitter
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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
     

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
327 Ratings

327 Ratings

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Comedy and learning

Great weekly podcast that is easy to understand, informative and will give you a few laughs (some border dad jokes).
Keep up the good work!

Enoch Simmons ,

I love James & Ant

You really should put out episodes every day.

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Educational and Entertaining

Ant and James give me plenty to think about and plenty to laugh about. Great podcast!

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