Episode 36: Demagoguery on the airwaves
September 15, 2021
Tianyi Wang discusses how Father Coughlin’s populist radio broadcasts shifted public opinion during the Great Depression.
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Episode 35: Work and childcare during the pandemic
September 01, 2021
Stefania Albanesi discusses the effects of the COVID-19 recession on the US labor market.
Episode 34: The politics of tax evasion
August 18, 2021
Julie Berry Cullen and Ebonya Washington discuss the ways in which attitudes toward government affect how people report income.
Episode 33: Military handoffs
August 04, 2021
Austin Wright discusses the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's response.
Bonus: The case for paying college athletes
July 23, 2021
Allen Sanderson and John Siegfried discuss why they believe the NCAA's current model is broken.
Episode 32: How policy shapes culture
July 21, 2021
Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.
Episode 31: More than a few bad apples
July 07, 2021
Steven Mello discusses discrimination within the Florida Highway Patrol and what it reveals about racial bias in the US.
Episode 30: LGBTQ economics
June 23, 2021
Lee Badgett discusses her research on the effects of sexual orientation-based discrimination and how economists can engage in the fight for equality.
Episode 29: Making economic tools more reliable
June 09, 2021
An interview with Isaiah Andrews, the 2021 John Bates Clark Medalist
Episode 28: The pros and cons of collaboration
May 26, 2021
Benjamin Jones discusses the rise of team research and implications for professional advancement.