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The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 27: Slim Pickings
Scarcity was with us long before images of empty store shelves and news stories offering explanations for the absence of yeast or Lysol or Mason jars. In fact, the idea of scarcity has been baked into economics and society to such a degree an [...]
The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 26: Follow the Money
A quick note: This episode was recorded on October 31, 2020, before Election Day or any of the subsequent events surrounding the results or the transition process. Like many Americans in the run up to the presidential election, we had politic [...]
The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 25: Repairing the Breach, or The One About Reparations
NB: We had some mic issues in this episode, so the sound may be a bit metallic-sounding in places. We hope that you’ll still join us for what we believe is an interesting, lively discussion. -L How does one right a wrong [...]
The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 24: Taking Stock
We’re back, and we’ve come bearing gifts in the form of retooled format (including a new segment!). Join us as we recap a weird tax season, take a look at the storylines that emerged after the Treasury Department finally released data about [...]
The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 23: Peaks and Valleys or, When Is a Recession Not a Recession?
Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels Most of the economic news these days is not great: high unemployment, a drop in GDP that brought the US economy’s longest period of expansion to a screeching halt, and of cours [...]
Episode 22: Working the System
After some time off, a move (L), and a partial pivot to video (J), the Financial Flipside Podcast is back! For our first episode of 2020, we thought it would be a good idea to talk about a goal that heads up so many of our lists of New Year’s re [...]