Podcasts about The dismal science

Instead of the traditional Easter Egg, the Dismal Science pod has a quick take on the implications of 'Liberation Day' and its aftermath in its Easter basket. It's tariff free! (Note, contents may include some discussion of trade policy tools.) For more economic insights from the AICD's Chief Economist Mark Thirlwell, including his weekly economic update, head to: https://www.aicd.com.au/news-media/economic-weekly.html.

In this live from the Australian Governance Summit episode, hosts Raphael Dixon and Mark Thurwal analyze current economic and geopolitical developments. They discuss the "Trump trade" market fluctuations, US CHIPS Act's mixed impact on semiconductor manufacturing, and China's growing chip capabilities. The conversation covers Germany's potential defense spending increase, US steel tariffs affecting Australia, contradictions in US onshoring and immigration policies, and the possibility of talent flowing from the US to countries like Australia. Throughout, they offer practical investment guidance for navigating uncertain markets. Subscribe to Mark's weekly newsletter here

This week on the Dismal Science, Raphael and Mark dissect the latest Australian GDP figures, revealing the end of the per capita recession, though productivity remains a concern with a third consecutive quarter of falling GDP per hour worked. Turning their attention to the global stage, they examine the evolving economic landscape in the United States, with the Atlanta Fed now forecasting contraction and the impact of newly implemented tariffs. They explore how these factors, coupled with significant geopolitical uncertainties including the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine, are contributing to market jitters and a shifting focus away from previous narratives like AI. Finally, they consider the potential economic ramifications of the US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) initiative. Read Mark's weekly newsletter here: https://www.aicd.com.au/news-media/economic-weekly.html  

This week, the Dismal Science turns its attention to Europe's economic powerhouse - Germany. We examine the country's recent economic struggles, exploring the reasons behind its faltering performance, including the war in Ukraine, rising energy costs, and the rise of Chinese manufacturing. We discuss whether these challenges are merely cyclical or point to deeper structural issues with the German economic model. With a shrinking workforce, rising fiscal pressures, and declining global trade, is “Germanification” a cautionary tale for other advanced economies, including Australia? We also examine the impact of China's growing dominance in key industries, particularly the automotive sector, where Chinese companies are now leading the world in EV production. Can Germany adapt and compete, or is its era of economic dominance over? Read more from Mark on the AICD website: https://www.aicd.com.au/news-media/economic-weekly.html   Send feedback to: podcasts@aicd.com.au

This week on the Dismal Science, Mark and Raph take a look at the latest Australian labour market figures and what it means for Mark's increasingly shaky call for a February rate cut. Is the RBA being too pessimistic about what the unemployment rate associated with full employment needs to be? Plus, the Dismal Science takes a metaphorical visit to Baku for COP 29 and finds “upside-down geopolitics” at play. And will President Trump's reelection derail the action items out of COP29? Read more from Mark on the AICD website: https://www.aicd.com.au/news-media/economic-weekly.html Send feedback to: podcasts@aicd.com.au

This week on The Dismal Science, we examine the latest economic data releases, including wage growth figures, consumer and business sentiment surveys, and the AICD's Director Sentiment Index. The Wage Price Index showed annual growth slowing to 3.5%, a welcome development for the RBA in its fight against inflation. But with productivity growth stalling, will this be enough to see interest rate cuts in the near future? Consumer sentiment surged in November, reaching its highest level since the first half of 2022, fuelled by optimism about the interest rate outlook and a strong labor market. However, this optimism was tempered by the results of the US election, with sentiment declining sharply following the outcome. Businesses also reported improved confidence in October, but the AICD's survey of directors painted a much bleaker picture, with concerns about inflation, interest rates, and a looming recession weighing heavily on sentiment. Will the recent positive economic data prove to be a fleeting reprieve, or are we finally turning a corner? Read more from Mark on the AICD website: https://www.aicd.com.au/news-media/economic-weekly.html Send feedback to: podcasts@aicd.com.au

The economy has hit a hinge moment. For the past few years, inflation has been the big economic story — the fixation of economic policymakers, journalists and almost everyone who goes to the grocery store. But economists now largely see inflation as tamed. It's still a major political issue; the country continues to reel from years of rising prices, and there is a real affordability crisis. But that isn't all the next administration will have to deal with. So what does it mean to fight the next economic war rather than the last one?Jason Furman is an economics professor at Harvard and a former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Barack Obama. Furman has closely tracked the inflation crisis over the past few years, and he's deeply knowledgeable about how economic policy is made.In this conversation, we discuss why the inflation crisis upended the expectations of so many economists and what we've learned for the next time inflation strikes, what he expects to see with mortgage rates and the housing market, the upcoming fight over Donald Trump's expiring tax cuts, the good and the bad in Kamala Harris's housing policy and why there seems to be so little concern from either party about the ever-growing U.S. debt.Mentioned:“The Economic Theory Behind JD Vance's Populism” with Oren Cass on The Ezra Klein Show“Trump's Most Misunderstood Policy Proposal” by Oren Cass“In Defense of the Dismal Science” by Jason FurmanBook Recommendations:How the World Became Rich by Mark Koyama and Jared RubinThe Goodness Paradox by Richard WranghamThe Ladies' Paradise by Émile ZolaThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Rollin Hu. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Isaac Jones, Efim Shapiro and Aman Sahota. Our senior editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Annie Galvin, Elias Isquith and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Tyler Cowen, Veronique de Rugy, Desmond Lachman, Lindsay Owens, Nathan Tankus, Isabella Weber and Sonia Herrero. Soon, you'll need a subscription to maintain access to this show's back catalog, and the back catalogs of other New York Times podcasts, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Don't miss out on exploring all of our shows, featuring everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts.

Kicking off the MegaCap Earnings - some concerning items. Rate Cut Bets Fizzle Yields Keep Rising The VIX – Hovering around 16 And our Guest – Johns Williams from ShadowStats John Williams, founder and publisher of ShadowStats.com.   He received an A.B. in Economics, cum laude, from Dartmouth College, and an M.B.A. from Dartmouth‘s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, where he was named an Edward Tuck Scholar.   During his career as a consulting economist in the last 33 years, he has worked with individuals as well with as Fortune 500 companies. Out of necessity, he became a specialist in government economic reporting.   An early client's large manufacturer of commercial airplanes had developed a model for predicting revenue passenger miles, a primary sales forecasting tool.   Heavily dependent on the GNP (now GDP) out of the Department of Commerce, the model suddenly stopped working, and the client asked Williams to fix it.   The GNP numbers were faulty, he corrected them (official reporting was similarly revised a couple of years later), and the model worked again, at least for a while, until changes in GNP methodology eventually made the underlying data worthless. That began a lengthy process exploring the history and nature of economic reporting and interviewing key people involved in the system from the early days of government reporting through the present.   For a number of years, he conducted surveys among business economists as to the quality of government statistics.   The vast majority thought it was pretty bad, with survey results leading to 1989 front-page stories in the New York Times and Investors Daily, considerable coverage in the broadcast media and a joint meeting with representatives of all the U.S. government‘s statistical agencies. Nonetheless, the quality of government reporting has deteriorated sharply in the last couple of decades.   Problems include changes in reporting methodologies that have pushed headline economic and inflation results outside the realm of real-world or common experience. Over the decades, Williams has given thousands of presentations on the U.S. economic outlook and on approaches to analyzing economic data, to clients "large and small” including talks with members of the business, banking, government, press, academic, brokerage and investment communities, as well as having provided testimony before the U.S. Congress. Public response to a 2004 series of articles on the quality of government statistics was so strong that he started Shadow Government Statistics, a newsletter first published on ShadowStats.com in 2004.   That weekly commentary is published as part of his economic consulting services. Find out more about ShadowStats.com Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (GLD), (SLV), (MSFT), (META)

Economic stagnation generates economic insecurity. Bob Evans wonders if we'll respond in time.

EPISODE 1823: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Branko Milanovic, author of VISIONS OF INEQUALITY, about how different economists have made sense of economic inequality over the last 250 yearsBRANKO MILANOVIC is a Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the CUNY Graduate Center and the author of the forthcoming Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War. Branko's main area of work is income inequality, in individual countries and globally, including in pre-industrial societies. He has published articles in The Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Literature, Economic History Review, and Journal of Political Philosophy, among others. His book, The Haves and the Have-nots (2011) was selected by The Globalist as the 2011 Book of the Year. His book Global Inequality (2016), was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the best political book of 2016, and Hans Matthöfer Prize in 2018, and was translated into sixteen languages. It addresses economic and political effects of globalization and introduces the concept of successive “Kuznets waves” of inequality. In March 2018, Branko was awarded (jointly with Mariana Mazzucato) the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Knowledge. His new book Capitalism, Alone was published in September 2019. He has contributed numerous op-eds and essays to Social Europe, VoxEU, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Vox, The Financial Times, Le Monde, El Pais, La Vanguardia, Le Monde Diplomatique and blogs ProMarket (U of Chicago), Global Policy (Durham University), Brave New Europe (Berlin). His blog posts are regularly translated into Spanish (Letras Libres), German (Makronom), Italian (Fata Turchina) and French (Atlanico).Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

The US Fed 'skips' hiking this month but hints there's still more to come. Plus, the Australian labour market continues to boom even as confidence slides. The Dismal Science will now also be pausing for a few weeks as Mark is on holidays. Back soon.

Krystal A. Sital and Peter Mountford join me for Episode Four of Season Five.Krystal A. Sital is the author of the memoir Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad, a finalist for the PEN America Emerging Writers Award. Her essays have been anthologized in A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home as well as Fury: Women's Lived Experiences in the Trump Era. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, ELLE, The Huffington Post, Today's Parent, Salon, Catapult, LitHub, and elsewhere. Krystal currently teaches nonfiction writing.Peter Mountford is the author of two novels: A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism, which won the 2012 Washington State Book Award in Fiction, and The Dismal Science, which was named a New York Times Editors' Choice. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Southern Review, The Atlantic, The Sun, Granta, The Missouri Review, and Writer's Digest. Peter is also a writing coach and developmental editor.In this episode, we discuss writing a collaborative, code-switching memoir; learning, through failure, ways to capture and hold the reader's attention; and using voice, language, point of view, and setting to craft vivid, engaging, authentic prose on the page.PWN's Debut Review is hosted by Project Write Now, a nonprofit writing studio. Learn more at projectwritenow.org.

Sit down, have a glass of wine and listen to Hugh Hendry and the colourful Martin Armstrong get perpendicular and discuss the here and now...***⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please leave a five star rating and comment here:  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-acid-capitalist-podcasts/id1511187978

The Dismal Science; gold is a buy; portfolio is killing it (too good?); what to do if your performance sucks; ‘loss-aversion' bias; NHC buy back; CRN ends talks with Peabody; New month, new alerts; Pulled Pork - DBI; what to do when there's a big gap between Buyers and Sellers; Rule#1 Clarification; update from Denis in Kyiv.

Time to wise up. Think economics is the Dismal Science? No more! Hear the lowdown on the biases, superstitions, and outright falsehoods that permeate and corrupt economics and economic policy. Join us to discover the skinny on the poisonous effects of socialism and crony capitalism. Even better, listen to a clear-eyed explanation of how markets and economies work and how government intervention so often doesn’t, routinely makes things worse, and how it's usually the cause of economic crises in the first place.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Peter Coy, Opinion writer for The New York Times. Peter Coy writes about economics for Opinion. Before joining The New York Times in July 2021, he spent nearly 32 years writing for BusinessWeek and its successor, Bloomberg Businessweek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The IMF says the outlook for global growth is increasingly gloomy and uncertain, Australia's productivity growth is its lowest in 60 years, the Reserve Bank continues to hike rates and the US is in recession. We're not called The Dismal Science for nothing.

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Peter Martin joins Mark Kenny to unpack the latest economic update to the nation, and challenges ahead for the Australian and global economy.What do unemployment and inflation numbers actually tell us about the state of the economy? How do economists account for Australia's most vulnerable people? And what does an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia say about the government's approach to the economy? Peter Martin joins Professor Mark Kenny to discuss these questions and more on this episode of Democracy Sausage.Peter Martin AM is a Visiting Fellow at Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University (ANU) and the Business and Economy Editor of The Conversation.Mark Kenny is a Professor at ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Full show notes at policyforum.net. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wyatt works professionally as a researcher, but also is a podcaster and a blogger. The podcast that Wyatt co-hosts is called Nobody Expects the Dismal Science where him and his co-host discuss things such as economics, politics, sports, and how to improve outcomes. Wyatt's blog, LaoWyatt (linked below) is a platform where Wyatt shares experiences, lessons learned, and tries to provide information that the reader can take away and better themselves with. Wyatt has been someone who has always wanted to help others as much as he could. Throughout the time that I've known Wyatt, there's been plenty of times where I've witnessed him helping others first hand. Additionally, Wyatt has always been extremely passionate about sports. While taking his love for sports and utilizing his knowledge and understanding of economic principles, patterns, and models he stumbled into sports gambling. While maybe people are gambling on sports these days for fun, or in hopes of winning big, Wyatt was able to turn his gambling into saving lives and positively impacting many others. While we touch on this a bit in the podcast, I highly encourage you to go to LaoWyatt and read the blog post for the full-story. It has been really cool to see the various different ways that Wyatt has been able to help those in need. I know that he will continue to do so, and I hope that his experiences and message inspires you just like how he has inspired me. Also, shout out to Wyatt for keeping me sane during my time as an economics major lol. In this episode Wyatt talks about economics, gambling, helping people, the Detroit Lions, and much more! Connect with Wyatt! http://laowyatt.net Podcast: Nobody Expects the Dismal Science Connect with me! Personal: Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @zachhose14 Email: zachhose14@gmail.com The Official Podcast: Instagram/Facebook: @zappodcastofficial If you want want to be a guest on the podcast, I'd love to have you! Feel free to reach out directly! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zappodcastofficial/message

Al and Collin do some reading! Special thanks to Nicole Cuddihy, Andrew Harvey, and Shane Ragland, our editor! Follow this podcast @leftistlitpod on Twitter, or send us h8 mail at gettinginformedpod@gmail.com

The Dismal Science seems to analyze and involve most aspects of our lives.  While traditional macroeconomics continues to concern itself with  natural rates of inflation and unemployment, with tariffs and taxes, with supply and demand, at both the meso- and micro-levels, economics has productively linked with sociology, social history, anthropology, and psychology.… read more »

It's another bumper quizmas episode. We score Mark on last year's quiz, look ahead to 2022 and run through The Dismal Science summer reading list. Plus, the final extremely strong jobs numbers for 2022, Biden's troubled stimulus bill and the MYEFO. We'll be back with more episodes in late January.

For this episode, I take a break from the American Revolution and jump back into the dismal science, economics, to look at the founding of the Northwest Company and its impact on the fur trade and Canada.Note: "HBC" abbreviation again stands for "Hudson's Bay Company" Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the SubhumansYou can reach me at:Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.comWikipedia should not be used as a source:North West Company - WikipediaDavid Thompson (explorer) - WikipediaAlexander Mackenzie (explorer) - WikipediaUniversity of Google:Métis | The Canadian EncyclopediaNorth West Company | The Canadian EncyclopediaDaniels v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) - SCC CasesPrinted Material:Jean Teillet - The North-West is our MotherOld-school printed material (problematic, but good as a source):Marjorie Wilkins Campbell - The Nor'westersKeith Wilson - The Fur Trade in Canada

Welcome back to our weekly podcast. I am your host Margaret Pendo and I have the honor of introducing you to Wadi Luca Watfa. Wadi graduated with a double major in international Banking and Finance and Economics in 2019. Wadi is originally from Dubai and now works full-time as a Financial Consultant for 6 Sigma Group! Book Mentioned - Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Weelan

In this week's government regulatory uninhibited episode, George and Wyatt discuss to what extent are government regulations actually harmful? When do they make sense, if at all, and how do you calculate that determination? They also touch upon Yellen's proposal to implement a global minimum corporate tax. If you have any questions for the guys or any guests, including the upcoming Adam Smith Institute's Sam Bowman or economist Jeremy Horpedahl, send them our way @nobodydismal on Twitter, Facebook, and email at NobodyExpectsTheDismalScience@gmail.com And as always, if you enjoyed this episode and would be interested in hearing more like it, please rate, review and subscribe to Nobody Expects the Dismal Science at your favorite podcast hosting app.

The guys were honored to be joined this week by Dan Gellasch, a fellow at the University of Baltimore. Together they discussed the divide between cosmopolitanism and nationalism, how George and Wyatt are working to reform libertarianism, and why so many philosophers hate Milton Friedman. And as always, if you enjoyed this conversation and would be interested in hearing more like it, please rate, review and subscribe to Nobody Expects the Dismal Science at your favorite podcast hosting app. The guys can also be reached @nobodydismal and emailed at NobodyExpectsTheDismalScience@gmail.com

In this week's non-AI generated episode of Nobody Expects the Dismal Science, George and Wyatt tackle the issue of automation, robots, and technology in an effort to quantify what threat their disruption actually poses. They delve into why some popular concerns are overrated, but do discuss important measures policymakers can take in order to mitigate disruption and better ensure everyone can share in the fruits of their increased wealth. Oh, and George may mention why robots will eventually kill us all, too. As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to write us on Twitter @NobodyDismal, Facebook at Nobody Expects The Dismal Science or email us at NobodyExpectsTheDismalScience@gmail.com. This episode was kicked off with a listener inquiry, and it might just be that yours could, too!

In this week's banger of an episode, the guys have the honor of hosting Zuri Davis, a former criminal justice reporter at Reason Magazine and presently the Executive Producer for NODEHAUS Media's upcoming film, The Expungement Experiment. Together they discuss a history of racism and its toleration in the United States - as well as the libertarian movement - and what does it say that Zuri is probably the most famous living African American libertarian woman? Beyond the past, they collectively reflect on the horrific effects of modern-day incidents like Richard Spencer's unofficial invitation to the International Students for Liberty Conference and the previously unheard victims of #YALtoo. They examine what actions individuals - libertarian or otherwise - can take to make the world a more comfortingly inclusive, less prejudicial place and talk about other important topics, like how Yoda is overrated. If you, like us, enjoy Zuri, you can follow her and her work @ProperlyZuri. If you are interested in further reading on the history of racism in the United States and its criminal justice system, you can also check out @Wyman856's detailed post examining racial disparities in the criminal justice system, which includes many studies where racism is the only plausible causal mechanism behind these disparities. It is in many ways a data-driven letter to his high school self that he wishes he could've read back then. https://laowyatt.net/is-the-american-criminal-justice-system-racist/ And as always, if you enjoyed this conversation and would be interested in hearing more like it, please rate, review and subscribe to Nobody Expects the Dismal Science at your favorite podcast hosting app. The guys can also be reached @nobodydismal and emailed at NobodyExpectsTheDismalScience@gmail.com

Wyatt's got beef with Fauci, OAN is going to get Pink Slimed and WTF is going on with the stimulus bill. All that and more on the next exciting episode of Reunited and ......... um Nobody Expects the Dismal Science! nobodyexpectsthedismalscience@gmail.com

Economics has been called the dismal science. It doesn't seem to have the same respect as other fields of "real" scientific study. Why is that? John Flaherty & Keith Weiner discuss a number of reasons.

Dr. Clair Brown joins us for these 2 episodes from 2016. Dr. Brown is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science. Dr. Brown is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Clair has published research on many aspects of how economies function, including high-tech industries, development engineering, the standard of living, wage determination, poverty, and unemployment.

The modern world is an inevitably complicated mess of systems, not least of which is economics. Robert understands more than I probably ever could on the topic and offers a unique perspective on how United States industry could shift for a better future. Recorded October 23, 2020 @ Industry Plant®

The Dismal Science: The Early Fur Trade and Rupert’s LandThis episode turns the focus onto economics and early Canada, looking at the beginnings of the fur trade and the creation of Rupert's Land.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score Squad Outro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the Subhumans For now, you can reach me at: Email: counterfactualcanuck@gmail.com Twitter: @CounterfactualC Wikipedia should not be used as a source: Beaver WarsRupert's LandNew NetherlandFur trade Hudson's Bay CompanyNorth American fur trade University of Google:Fur Trade in Canada | The Canadian EncyclopediaBeaver | The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Legacy of the Fur Trade | SeaOtters.comHBC Heritage | Radisson and des GroseilliersFur Trade | Indigenous Peoples Atlas of CanadaThe Beginnings of the Fur Trade6.8 The Fur Trade in Global Perspective – Canadian History: Pre-Confederation

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 20, 2020 is: visage • VIZ-ij • noun 1 : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal 2 : aspect, appearance Examples: "But aside from the visage of Grumpy Cat—who may not have been grumpy at all—feline faces don't tell us much about how cats feel."— Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2019 "Looking for his own visage in the glass, he caught his shimmering outline and checked that his tie was right…." — Peter Mountford, The Dismal Science, 2014 Did you know? The word face may be a pretty generic word, but it has several high-flown synonyms. Physiognomy, for instance, refers to facial features thought to reveal qualities of temperament or character. "I thought I could detect in his physiognomy a mind owning better qualities than his father ever possessed," Emily Brontë writes in Wuthering Heights. Countenance is often used to refer to the face as an indication of mood or emotion, as Bram Stoker types in Dracula: "Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance." Visage can refer to the face of a person or an animal, and it can also refer to the appearance of nonliving things, as in "the dirty visage of the old abandoned factory."

In our very first episode, George and Wyatt Introduce themselves and explain why running backs are overrated.

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Series, I'm Paul Vogelzang and this is episode #467.   As part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science & Technology series, we are joined today by author, professor, and superhero educator, Dr. J. Brian O' Roark.  Dr. O'Roark is a superhero educator, professor of economics, a tough subject to teach, known as the dismal science. Like many of you, I took my fair share of economics classes, and had I been offered a class like this…well, let's just say it would not have been “The Dismal Science” any longer.  You will love our conversation, and presentation, by Dr. J. Brian O'Roark, who will change the entire subject of economics when he appears via Zoom at the Smithsonian Associates, August 4, 2020. And, speaking of economics, the Harry Potter novels may seem like a strange perspective from which to view economics. In a realm filled with magic, we might expect the economic problems that we Muggles face to disappear in a puff of smoke. But even the Boy Who Lived has to come to grips with fiscal reality. Instead of divination class, Harry should have signed up to study the economics of the magical world. Delving into topics including monetary systems, black markets, corruption, labor issues, human-capital development, utility theory, and more, economist Brian O'Roark investigates how economics pervades the Potterverse. In fact, that irritation in Harry's scar is probably not just caused by the return of you-know-who. It is also brought on by the Subject That Must Not Be Named. The evening offers the perfect way for wizards of all ages to explore the power of economics. Brian O'Roark is a university professor of economics at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, a co-author of Essentials of Economics, author of Why Superman Doesn't Take Over The World, and editor of Superheroes and Economics, and is our guest today, via internet phone. For more details about the Smithsonian Associates Zoom presentations, please click HERE> https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/economics-harry-potter

In this program, Susan Tchudi spoke with Dr. Clair Brown, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. The program is part of our series on Radical Change. Claire is an advocate of a Buddhist Economy, a holistic economic approach, where the economy delivers a high quality of life in a sustainable world. Buddhist economics integrates sustainability, equity, and compassion.She is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science, published in 2017.

Clair Brown is Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. Clair has published research on many aspects of inequality and sustainability. Her book Buddhist Economics: An enlightened approach to the dismal science (Bloomsbury Press) provides an economic framework that integrates global sustainability, shared prosperity and care for the human spirit. This holistic approach is based on actual national policies that reduce inequality, protect the environment, and support all people living a dignified, meaningful life. Her research team created the Sustainable, Share-Prosperity Index (SSPI) for 50 countries. Clair is a volunteer with 350 Bay Area Action, where she co-chairs the Legislative Committee to work on passing key climate justice bills in California. Read about Clair in Eminent Economists II: Their Life and Work Philosophies (Cambridge). You can listen to podcasts with Clair:  https://buddhisteconomics.net/podcasts/ Book trailer (2 min):  https://youtu.be/88RX5A2iezs Professor in the Department of Economics at Berkeley and author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science, Clair Brown, joins the show to discuss the role and importance of economics in our lives. Tune in to discover: How economics have changed over the last few decades for the better in terms of understanding human interdependence and impermanence How the coronavirus has and will continue to change the economy and the way in which companies operate, as well as the way people perceive value and change In what three key areas countries need to improve their policies and performance “Most people go into economics because they want to change the way the world works. Most people really do care about…how well people are living…inequality…the climate crisis, the health emergency, and racial justice, but economists tend to think that all of those things are interdependent in economic systems, and that how the economy works can make a difference in all of those areas,” says Brown, as she explains why she's an economist. To her, economics is about figuring out how to take the resources we have and work with them to provide what people need in order to have happy and meaningful lives. She discusses her book, Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science, which addresses ways in which to think about the worldview of how the economy functions and the assumptions derived from this worldview. For instance, are people selfish or altruistic? Independent from or interdependent with one another and the planet? What differentiates the rational from the irrational? Brown argues that the way an economist answers these questions necessarily impacts the way they think about the way the economy functions. She provides insight on her view of the effects of the coronavirus, which include a reevaluation of what we find meaningful in our lives, a greater awareness of the climate change emergency (noticed through the significant improvements in air and water quality during the lockdown), and a realization that we really can implement change quickly. Tune in for all the details and visit https://buddhisteconomics.net/ to learn more. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

I can't really remember the last time I withdrew money from an ATM. Can you? This episode, we're talking banks. What are banks? What is money? And is cryptocurrency about to disrupt the whole institution? We're joined by Charles Wheelan, author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science and Finn Brunton, author of Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency. 

Reunited and Divided, the prequel to Nobody Expects the Dismal Science. Three Friends reunite to find they have diametrically opposing views. This episode we get to know each other again and find out where we all stand.

Oren Cass founds American Compass, a pro-prosperity think tank and the latest in the Right’s ongoing debate over free market economics.

On this podcast I discuss Tim Price's book Investing Through the Looking-Glass. Mainstream economics fails while Austrian Economics succeeds.

In conversation with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics ''The most celebrated economist of his generation'' (Economist), Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for his work in international trade and monetary geography. A New York Times op-ed columnist since 1999, he is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including The Age of Diminished Expectations, The Conscience of a Liberal, and End This Depression Now!, as well as the former monthly columns ''No Free Lunch'' in Fortune and ''The Dismal Science'' in Slate. In his latest book, Krugman tackles common fiscal misunderstandings and offers a guide to the most vital economic policy issues of our time. Sandra Shaber Memorial Lecture (recorded 1/30/2020)

Brian Lucey is an intriguing twitter-happy top economist and world expert on gold. Here he chats with Tom Molloy on investing strategies, predictions future currency and why economics is called the dismal science. Listen in to get a quick lesson from a world-renowned expert.

This next Liberty Law Talk is with John Mueller, author of Redeeming Economics. Modern economic thought focuses on production, exchange, and consumption. Much of Mueller’s focus, however, is on final distribution, or the notion that a great deal of our economic activity is really about providing benefits or gifts to those we love. Mueller returns […]

Up next on Way of the Renaissance Man, bringing excitement and passion to the dismal science, with Professor Sean Flynn   When asked to think about the prototype professor of economics, most people are likely to conjure up the image of a staid gentleman in a bowtie who is buried in statistics.   Well, those people haven’t met Sean Flynn.   Welcome to the Way the Renaissance Man podcast. This is a show about ideas, personal empowerment, and celebrating the rational life. Our goal is to help each other discover the tools needed to better focus our minds, integrate our thoughts with actions, and live the lives we really want with your host Jim Woods.   This season, I will continue speaking with many more interesting Renaissance Men, and Women, who can help us identify, understand and assimilate the key ingredients essential to constructing a life well lived. Who's On: Today’s guest from our FreedomFest interviews is Sean Flynn. Sean is the author of the best-selling book, “Economics for Dummies,” and he’s the co-author of the world’s best-selling economics textbook. What's Discussed: In this episode, Jim has a fascinating, fun and humorous discussion with the eminently vibrant Scripps College economics professor. Topics covered in this discussion include Sean’s personal history as an economist; how he was chosen to write “Economics for Dummies,” he and Jim’s mutual love of martial arts, and his groundbreaking work in the field of free-market healthcare reform. Plus, you’ll learn all about Sean’s new book, which advocates for enhanced price transparency in healthcare, consistent pricing for every consumer, an insurance system designed so that individuals can actually pay their deductibles, and real competition among healthcare providers.   And so much more... After listening to this episode, we suspect you’ll have a much different view of an economics professor. And now, here’s Jim’s conversation with Sean Flynn…   Learn More with Links: FreedomFest Website: https://www.freedomfest.com/ Sean Flynn's Scripps College Webpage Scripps College Professor Flynn JIM WOODS' WEBSITES: http://JimWoodsInvesting.com http://WayoftheRenaissanceMan.com   Now, we want to hear from you! Would like to share your opinion or make a comment on the Way of the Renaissance Man podcast? If so, then please leave your comment or questions in the space provided below and share this article with your friends and family on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Your comments or question could be chosen as our featured Ask the Renaissance Man Anything on a future episode.

Free fun and games at indoor amusement park arts District downtown Los Angeles. Will we survive the dismal science of economics? Corey Chambers

John and Will discuss the recent work of Joseph Stiglitz, the book ‘Crashed’ by Adam Tooze, John’s views on modern day market failures and an overview of the UK economy.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Danny Ratliff, CFP, discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the anticipated acceleration of the trade war with China; Brexit Fatigue, BLS reporting and applications of The Dismal Science; unintended consequences of the $15/hour Minimum Wage; Dorian Birth Explosion, SAT Adversity Scoring debunked.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Danny Ratliff, CFP, discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the anticipated acceleration of the trade war with China; Brexit Fatigue, BLS reporting and applications of The Dismal Science; unintended consequences of the $15/hour Minimum Wage; Dorian Birth Explosion, SAT Adversity Scoring debunked.

What Superheroes Know About Economics - J. Brian O'Roark Smithsonian Associates, Inside Science & Technology Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Series, I'm Paul Vogelzang and this is episode #355. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science & Technology series, we are joined today by author, professor, and superhero educator, Dr. J. Brian O' Roark. Dr. O'Roark is a superhero educator, professor of economics, a tough subject to teach, known as the dismal science. Like many of you, I took my fair share of economics classes and had I been offered a class like this…well, let's just say it would not have been “The Dismal Science” any longer. You will love our conversation, and presentation, by Dr. J. Brian O'Roark, who will change the entire subject of economics when he appears at the Smithsonian Associates, June 6, 2019, and his presentation is entitled, What Superheroes Know About Economics. Dr. O'Roark's presentation at the Smithsonian Associates will draw from his excellent new book, Why Superman Doesn't Take Over The World What Superheroes Can Tell Us About Economics. For details about Dr. O'Roark's presentation at Smithsonian Associates, please go here: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/what-superheroes-know-about-economics For more information about The Not Old Better Show, please go here: https://notold-better.com

In episode 12, Aimee and Laura speak with UC Berkley Economics Professor Dr. Clair Brown about her book Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science. This conversation invites listeners of all backgrounds to imagine an ideal future that benefits all rather than a select few. More Info On Clair Brown and Buddhist Economics:Buddhist […]

In Episode 110, we welcome author and market data expert, Dr. Bryan Taylor. Meb begins by asking how Bryan built the massive financial database that is Global Financial Data. Bryan walks us through how the database developed over time. The conversation soon turns to Bryan’s book, Debts, Defaults, Depression and Other Delightful Ditties from the Dismal Science. Bryan tells us this is actually the first of two books. It includes stories about the past that people might find interesting – some of the crazy things that have happened in the financial markets, as well as an inference about what that might mean for the future. The follow-up book will focus on a number of specific cases, from The East India Company, all the way up to some of Trump’s companies. Next, Meb changes gears – there are a few contenders getting close to becoming the first $1T company. Meb uses this as a chance to look back at the first $1B company. Bryan tells us that title goes to Standard Oil. He then walks us through its history, including its practice of pushing prices down to drive competitors into bankruptcy, the Sherman Anti-trust Act, the break-up of Standard Oil, and the effect on shareholders. This conversation dovetails into a conversation about which company today – Apple, Amazon, Facebook, or Google – is more likely to face a threat from government oversight. Listen in to get Bryan’s thoughts. The guys then get into inflation. It turns out, the 20th Century had the highest inflation ever. What might be in store for us in the 21st Century? Bryan and Meb discuss this, touching on various governments’ ability to pay debt, growth rates, Bryan’s red-flag metric (when the interest coverage ratio to GDP exceeds 5%), as well as the most likely path for US and global interest rates. Meb then uses his recent trip to Greece as a springboard for a discussion about the future of the EU. Bryan tells us it’s an all-or-nothing situation. And the concern now isn’t over Greece, it’s over Italy. It might be the first country to drop out of the Euro. If so, it will face severe consequences in trying to be independent. Plus, it could have a domino effect, leading to other countries leaving and the entire system falling apart. He concludes by telling us that “at some point, the stresses are going to be so great that some of the countries (in the European Union) are eventually forced to leave.” Next, Meb moves toward Asia. He brings up a quote from Bryan about the future market-cap of Asian stock markets (as the biggest in the world) and asks if this is a no-brainer “buy Asia” right now. Bryan gives us his thoughts but notes that Asia has lots of internal issues that need solving before they can challenge the US as the primary engine of returns going forward. Next up is an interesting discussion of what investing used to be like, how it changed, and how it might change for us going forward. The conversation touches on investing in the 1800s, how World War I flipped everything on its head, and the current concern of nationalism. There’s plenty more in this episode – the need to be conscious of how integrated global markets are these days… the historical period that most closely resembles today’s investing climate… what Bryan is working on now… And Bryan’s most memorable trade. Get all the details in Episode 110.

Steve Horwitz is the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise in Ball State University’s economics department. He has a PhD in economics from George Mason University, and his most recent book is Hayek’s Modern Family: Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions. In the interest of more clearly identifying the relationship between his highly theoretical discipline and our evolving set of humane histories here on Liberty Chronicles, Professor Horwitz joins us now.Further Reading:Steve Horwitz’ personal websiteHis Libertarianism.org author’s pageHis FEE author’s page“Libertarians and ‘Unicorn Governance,’” A Cato Daily Podcast Interview (Jan. 25, 2017)Music by Kai Engel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ray Keating explains that economics is only dismal when not practiced correctly, such as when political preferences are dressed up as economics. Keating proclaims that economics actually is quite exciting.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Dr John Thorp, discusses a paper published in the February issue of BJOG. This podcast is an abridged version of the original Editor's Choice, available http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.14868/full.

This week on Art of the Kickstart we spoke to Glen Gunawan about Sonic Soak, a portable ultrasonic cleaning tool! Learn more about how he invented a tool that can clean nearly anything, and how he’s raised over $400,000 on Indiegogo with more than three weeks left to go! Sonic Soak: The Ultimate Ultrasonic Cleaning Tool Key Crowdfunding Takeaways How to decide if crowdfunding is the best way to launch your project How to decide what features to include when you develop a product How to determine your target market How to create a great crowdfunding video How public relations and paid advertising can make a big difference for your campaign How to get great feedback from your backers during an Indiegogo campaign How to choose the right crowdfunding marketing agency Links Sonic Soak on Indiegogo sonicsoak.com Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan Connect With Sonic Soak Sonic Soak on Facebook @sonicsoak on Twitter Sponsors Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 20% off! Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here. Transcript

What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics?   Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science.  Caverly Morgan is the founder of Peace in Schools, the first for credit high school mindfulness course in the nation.   What if? We just might make a more compassionate world. :00-26:00 Caverly Morgan Interview26:30-53:00 Clair Brown Interview **This episode was originally broadcast in May 2017**

In this episode, Nick compares astrology to the Dismal Science of economics. It revisits an ongoing theme of the Money Hat-Tip: forecasting is for fools. Nick talks his dear listener through an astrological forecast of his compatibility with The Lovely Penelope; quotes economist JK Galbraith dumping on his profession; and has a good laugh (and drops his wine glass in shock) at some idiocy from Paul Krugman, another economist. Along the way he references Reggie Perrin and CJ; reads out a lovely review left on iTunes; reveals a hankering for the blonde one out of Abba. LINKS: Info on JK Galbraith Paul Krugman’s infamous 1998 quote The best economics book bar none Brilliant spoof of economic news reporting Abba’s Agnetha in all her hip-swaying glory ========== Any comments or feedback gratefully received. Likewise with suggestions for future shows. Get in touch with Nick on Twitter or via good old email. AND LEAVE A FIVE STAR REVIEW ON iTUNES - OR ELSE. @HatTipNick info@v2vfp.co.uk www.v2vfp.co.uk  

In this bonus episode of The Dismal Science, Ivan interviews Jeff Gramm, hedge fund manager and author of Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism. The book, which was on the AICD's summer reading list, traces the history of shareholder activism through eight famous shareholder letters and touches on many themes relevant to directors, including the relationship between board and management, director independence, the role of proxy advisers and the perils of groupthink.  

What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics? Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science. Caverly Morgan is the founder of "Peace in Schools," the first for credit high school mindfulness course in the nation. What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics? We just might make a more compassionate world. :00-26:00  Caverly Morgan Interview 26:30-53:00  Clair Brown Interview

Clair Brown, an economics professor at UC-Berkeley and a Tibetan Buddhist, was teaching an introductory course when she asked herself, "How would Buddha teach Econ One?" Brown went on to write the book, "Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science," and advocates for a more mindful approach to how we contribute to society, for example, that as consumers, we should work to simplify our lives by focusing on what matters most to us, buying less and reducing our carbon footprint.

On this episode of The Dismal Science, Stephen and Ivan talk Brexit and welcome their first guest, AICD Senior Policy Adviser Lysarne Pelling, who came in to discuss proposed safe harbour laws that could save companies from painful insolvencies. Discussed in this episode: [0:59] UK triggers article 50 [1:15] Stephen's reaction the day of the Brexit vote [1:35] Maastricht Treaty [2:09] >50% of UK trade is with the EU [2:24] Gloomy forecasts for UK economy [3:58] Requirement EU 27 unanimity [4:11] Nationalist parties on the rise in Europe [4:58] Impact on UK financial services [9:55] Draft insolvency law reforms [10:41] When does safe harbour apply? [10:52] Severe penalties for insolvent trading [12:27] Insolvency law in UK and Singapore [13:24] Arrium administration's effect on Whyalla [15:43] Distressed debt funds [15:55] US Chapter 11 provision [16:51] Productivity Commission on an Australian Chapter 11 [19:20] Email Lysarne your thoughts [20:00] RBA cash rate Tweet at us @aicdirectors or message us on Facebook with feedback on the show or suggestions for upcoming topics  

In this special episode of The Dismal Science, Stephen and Ivan discuss the housing market. Is it a bubble? Should regulators be concerned? And what can we do to make housing more affordable? Discussed in this episode: [0:48] Avocado toast [0:57] Housing affordability in the budget [4:49] Australian household debt [6:29] APRA concerns (paragraph 5) [6:55] RBA's subtle shift on housing [9:28] NINJA loans [11:20] "Get a good job that pays good money." [15:19] Superannuation housing plan under consideration? [19:21] Sydney annual house appreciation [19:59] Sydney's average house-to-income ratio (second only to Hong Kong) Tweet at us @aicdirectors or message us on Facebook with feedback on the show or suggestions for upcoming topics.

Economist Clair Brown, Ph.D.,  thinks the answer is plenty. In her new book, Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science, Professor Brown discusses her holistic approach to organizing the economy...READ MORE The post What Would Buddha Say About Our Free Market Economy? appeared first on That Got Me Thinking.

The protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota are, on the surface, about water quality. The pipeline's planned route—which closely mirrors the path of the would-be Keystone XL pipeline—goes right through the tribe's water source. And like Keystone XL (which President Obama vetoed this February), the Dakota Access Pipeline has taken on larger significance as a conduit for worsened global climate change.

الاقتصاد عاريا هو الترجمة الكاملة لكتاب Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science للمؤلف تشارلز ويلان، والذي يعد أحد أهم كتب الاقتصاد الحديثة، فهو مقدمةتشرح كل المفاهيم الاقتصادية الأساسية في هذا العلم. والكتاب خال تماما من المعادلات،والرسوم البيانية المعقدة، وحتى الألفاظ تم اختيارها لتكون سهلة وواضحة لكل قارئ لميتطرق لعلم الاقتصاد من قبل.   يعتمد الكتاب على أمثلة حية من واقعنا اليومي، فكلالأمثلة التي أوردها المؤلف نلمسها في حياتنا اليومية وذلك لأن الكتاب لا يخاطب المتخصصينفقط بل أنه في الأساس يطرح أفكاره لغير المتخصصين ليذهلهم بقدرة علم الاقتصاد على تفسيراتجاهات وظواهر نلمسها جميعا.   قامت بترجمة الكتاب ونشر النسخة العربية منه شركةكلمات عربية للترجمة والنشر.   مصدر الوصف: ويكيبيديا

Epigraph We’re here on episode number 5 with Liberty Hardy, contributing editor at Book Riot and co-host of the All the Books! podcast. In addition to this LibSyn landing page, you can find us on Tumblr or stream the episode on iTunes and Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller for updates, book recs, and general bookish shenanigans. Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music is awesome. Bitches in Bookshops comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada. Introduction   [0:30] In Which We Drink PBR and Discuss ALL THE BOOKS Coming Out in October In addition to her Book Riot work, Liberty is a roaming bookseller, former bookseller at RiverRun Bookstore in New Hampshire, judge for Bookspan’s Book of the Month Club, volunteer librarian, and self-proclaimed velocireader. Drink of the Day: Pabst Blue Ribbon. Yes, that PBR. Originally posted by uponfurtherreview-mark Emma’s reading Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan, and A Wild Swan: And Other Tales by Michael Cunningham Kim’s reading Phoebe and her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, My Fight/Your Fight by Ronda Rousey, The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray, and Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. Liberty’s reading Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea, Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen, and Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology by Ed Regis. October is a very exciting month for books, amiright? Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor  Slade House by David Mitchell The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff Witches of America by Alex Mar Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers by Matt Kaplan Plotted: A Literary Atlas by Andrew Degraff and Daniel Harmon  Our Spoons Came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns Last Night’s Reading: Illustrated Encounters with Extraordinary Authors by Kate Gavino We Five by Mark Dunn The Mare by Mary Gaitskill Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving The Givenness of Things: Essays by Marilynne Robinson Numero Zero by Umberto Eco Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente Also mentioned: The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine Howe, Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn, various books by Cat Valente (Six-Gun Snow White, Deathless, Speak Easy) Chapter I   [16:45] In Which Liberty Doesn’t Have To Wear Pants, Tells Us Her Secret to Reading ALL the Books, and Gives Us a Tour of Her Library and Cat B&B Liberty’s last official brick-and-mortar bookselling gig was at RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH. Now she talks about books on the interwebz at Book Riot and doesn’t have to wear pants, which seems like a pretty sweet deal to me. Originally posted by nevadatrek If you’re not listening to Liberty’s podcast every week, you should. Like, stop reading this and go listen to All the Books! instead. We’ll wait.  Want to read like a bookseller? You can score advanced digital copies of books from NetGalley and Edelweiss. Learn more about Edelweiss here. Fun Fact: The average person reads 215 words per minute. Liberty reads 536 words a minute. How do you match up? Liberty only sleeps 3 to 4 hours a night. So, that’s a thing. Originally posted by redbullmediahouse Chapter II   [31:30] In Which Gary Shteyngart Writes a Successful Blurb, A Giant Crate of Books Washes Up On Liberty’s Desert Island,  Liberty’s fav local bookstore haunt is Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, NH. She also “accidentally” bought a bunch of books from Small Beer Press in the middle of the night (including The Liminial War by Ayize Jama-Everett and Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodischer, translated byUrsula K. Le Guin). And she gives a big shout out to Sherman’s Books in Portland, ME and their store manager Josh Christie who, spoiler alert, is our next guess on Drunk Booksellers! Liberty’s a judge for Bookspan’s Book of the Month Club. Sounds rad. Liberty’s wheelhouse: anything compared to Kurt Vonnegut or The Secret History by Donna Tartt We talk blurbs. Gary Shteyngart blurbs everything, including this gem about Sloane Crosley’s new novel: “The Clasp reads like The Goonieswritten by Lorrie Moore.” It’s kinda brilliant. Liberty’s Desert Island Books: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Sorrows of a Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, My Name is Asher Levby Chaim Potok  Station Eleven Books: Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy, Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt, a Charles Portis book other than True Grit Wild Book: Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson. Possibly on an iPad? With an external charger? That’s probably cheating… Originally posted by gifsboom Chapter III   [42:45] In Which We Make Authors Awkward with Our Literary Tattoos Go to Handsell: Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Trade Book by Erik Larson Impossible Handsell: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith,Tampa by Alissa Nutting Liberty’s Literary Tattoos include:  “What a punishing business it is simply being alive.” -from The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters “Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.” -from ”In the Desert” Stephen Crane Goodbye Blue Monday Bomb from Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Baba Yaga Chicken Leg House from Hellboy Juice Box w/ Drink Umbrella from The Tick Last Book Gifted: M Train by Patti Smith Liberty has very literary cats. Their names are Steinbeck (instead of Spork from Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway) & Millay Emma’s cat’s name is Link. As in Kelly Link, not this Link: Originally posted by themaverickk Literary media for your immediate consumption: Lit Hub The Scofield Flavorwire Buzzfeed The Millions Electric Literature Publishers Weekly Shelf Awareness Epilogue   [56:45] In Which You Can Find Liberty on the Interwebz and She Explains Frampton Comes Alive to Your Hosts Twitter: @MissLiberty Tiny Letter: Franzen Comes Alive Website: FranzenComesAlive.com Tumblr: franzencomesalive.tumblr.com/ posts on Book Riot Originally posted by richardsmanuel Find Emma on Twitter @thebibliot and writing nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. And you can follow both of us [as a podcast] on Twitter @drunkbookseller! Don’t forget to subscribe to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Do you love our show? Tell the world! Rate/review us on iTunes so that we can become rich and famous from this podcast. [Editor’s Note: There is a 0% chance that anyone will get either rich or famous from this podcast. But you should rate/review us anyway.]

In this episode, Glen Whitman discusses Economics of the Undead: Vampires, Zombies, and the Dismal Science, a book he co-edited with James Dow. Glen is an economics professor at California State University and, unlike most academic economists, he moonlights as a TV writer. He first wrote for the TV show Fringe and now writes for the soccer spy drama, Matador. The book’s website provides the following description: “Whether preparing us for economic recovery after the zombie apocalypse, analyzing vampire investment strategies, or illuminating the market forces that affect vampire-human romances, Economics of the Undead: Zombies, Vampires, and the Dismal Science gives both seasoned economists and layman readers something to sink their teeth into. Undead creatures have terrified villagers and popular audiences for centuries, but when analyzed closely, their behaviors and stories—however farfetched—mirror our own in surprising ways. The essays collected in this book are as humorous as they are thoughtful, as culturally relevant as they are economically sound, and provide an accessible link between a popular culture phenomenon and the key concepts necessary to building one’s understanding of economic systems large and small. It is the first book to combine economics with our society’s fascination with the undead, and is an invaluable resource for those looking to learn economic fundamentals in a fun and innovative way.” Among the topics covered in the discussion are helpful hints such as how to meet the vampire man of your dreams, to choose what to bring on your trek across the zombie-infested wastelands you once called home, and to rebuild civilization after the undead apocalypse. Human capital will be particularly helpful in the zombie apocalypse; it has immense value and goes wherever you go. Doctors are often depicted among the survivors of the zombie apocalypse, possibly because survivor groups would rather recruit a doctor than kill him. There’s an analogy to pirates, who would press valuable seamen like surgeons or carpenters into service rather than killing them (for more pirate economics, check out Peter Leeson’s The Invisible Hook). Among the more unexpected chapters of the book is “Killing Time: Dracula and Social Discoordination,” by Hollis Robbins. Robbins connects the infamous Transylvanian villain’s ability to distort his victims’ senses of time to date- and time-keeping standards that some nations had adopted while others had not at the time the book was written. You can find Glen online at econundead.com where he posts about the latest in undead economics news or on twitter as @glenwhitman.

Rockefeller Center Panelists: Joseph Bafumi Associate Professor of Government Joseph Bafumi is an Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He was a 2010-2011 American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellow serving on the Senate Budget Committee staff. Bafumi teaches courses in American government, public policy and quantitative methods. He has published in several scholarly journals including the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Analysis and PS: Political Science & Politics. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University. Linda Fowler Professor of Government Linda L. Fowler is Professor of Government and Frank J. Reagan Chair in Policy Studies at Dartmouth College. She teaches courses on American politics and has published widely on topics ranging from congressional elections and candidate recruitment, voter learning in primary elections and congressional oversight of U.S. foreign policy. Beginning in 1995, Fowler served for nine years as the director of the Rockefeller Center for Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. Before coming to Dartmouth, she was a professor of political science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Fowler served as a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives and as aide to the Administrator for Water Quality at the Environmental Protection Agency. She graduated magna cum laude from Smith College and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. Brendan Nyhan Assistant Professor of Government Brendan Nyhan is currently an Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on political scandal, misperceptions about politics and health care, and applications of social network analysis and applied statistical methods to contemporary politics. Before coming to Dartmouth, Nyhan served as a RWJ Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan. In 2004, Nyhan co-authored the New York Times bestseller All The President's Spin. He is an avid blogger and currently serves as New Hampshire campaign correspondent for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Duke University. Moderator: Charles Wheelan Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow, Rockefeller Center Charles Wheelan is Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center. Formerly a senior lecturer in public policy at the Harris School at the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Center welcomed Professor Wheelan back to Dartmouth fulltime in June 2012. Since 2006, Wheelan has taught economics and public policy courses at Dartmouth during sophomore summer. He has also served as a correspondent for The Economist, and written freelance articles for the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Wheelan's first book, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, served as an accessible and entertaining introduction to economics and is now published in 10 languages. The Chicago Tribune described Naked Economics as "clear, concise, informative, and (gasp) witty," and was selected as one of The 100 Best Business Books of all Time by 800-CEOREAD.