Category: Economics
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One of my favorite podcasts – Freakanomics Radio – recently completed a three part series with a extra bonus episode on Handel’s Messiah: It is really well done and tremendously interesting as Messiah is one of my favorite things to listen to during the Holiday Season. It was also very…
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This Freakanomics podcast, "Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System," is worth listening to if you want some great background on the current state of our National Debt and some suggestions on fixing tax policies.
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The Search Engine podcast does a great job tackling this topic in the episode "The Puzzle of the All-American BBQ Scrubber." I ordered one and will post a review and photos once I get it.
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From Wired: "Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program – The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations." Here is a link to the memo: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/resources/state-plan-approval-suspension.pdf. And more coverage at Washington Post.
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The article "Brewery closures in San Diego County rise in 2024: Economic challenges and negative consumer trends are catching up with brewers, but local beer industry is still the envy of the nation" really does a complete job of outlining where we are today.
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Copilot generated graphic I enjoyed this podcast from Search Engine entitled "Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?" Some additional links of potential interest: Unclaimed Baggage "Naked Airport: A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Structure" by Alastair Gordon Quince (ad in the podcast)
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Image Source: VoodooHammer on DEVIANTART Here are some post-election podcasts that I've listened to recently. They offer intellectually stimulating perspectives on the 2024 Election. I still need to re-listen to them and make some notes. Podcast #1 — Fareed Zakaria on What Just Happened, and What Comes Next: After a…
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I am doing some research on inflation, and I turned up this reference: https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm
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