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Welcome to The Amateur Economists Podcast. An Unregulated Economics Podcast. Join us each week as we dive into the economy and try to explain to each other how this stuff works. Like a college study group but with more personal attacks. Join the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
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Greetings Econonauts! Welcome to the Thunder Dome of all episodes. MODERN MONETARY THEORY or MMT. What is it? Who benefits from it? And what does it have to do with inflation? Ever heard of inflation? Have you tried to fill your car with gas lately? Thanks Obama. We'll see how the oligarchs benefit from stopping MMT from balancing equality in the economy. Music by Gutter Dove. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
In this episode the Amateur Economists discuss the economics of the art world. The good, the bad and the cringe. Join the conversation you are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
The is episode of the Amateur Economists Podcast they discus the super light and breezy topic of private prisons. Let's talk about the numbers, the demographics and what's the difference. Join the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
This episode, join the Amateur Economists as they discuss the pink tax. Why do some products cost more? Why are some products even gendered? And goddammit why is it so expensive to be a woman. Well internal polling says 50% of this podcast are qualified to tell you. Join the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
Join the Amateur Economists this episode as they learn about what Enron did, who was involved and why does everyone know the name Gray Davis? From potential energy to out of control capitalism, this episode has it all. Join the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
Join the Amateur Economists this episode for part 2 of Labor Economics as they discuss the fun side of labor and a few wins for the working class. Guess how many lighters in Jerame's pockets. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
Join the Amateur Economists for part one of labor economics. It might not be what you think it is but also may be exactly what you think it is. Howdy Comrades. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
SEASON 2 of the Amateur Economists Podcast opens with a discussion on Game Theory with our special guest Tom Schluep. Listen, subscribe and rate wherever podcasts are available. Join the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
Part 2 of the stock market series. So many ways to lose in this episode. Don't take our advise. But also don't trust the professionals. Who can you trust? Ghostbusters. But they are only really good at one thing. But there is a ghost in the shell of this episode and the algorithm is at war with itself. Come lose all your money just to give these CEOs bonuses. Join the conversation. You are very smart.
In this three part series we take a look at Stock Markets. We go all the way back to the first stock exchange and get into the different ways to loose your money and they ways people have used to game the system. What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500? What did the New York Stock Exchange Luncheon Club serve for lunch? And what does a buttonwood tree have to do with any of this? Well tune in to find out. Check out our website www.amateureconomistspodcast.com to check out ...
This episode we talk about the ways in which consumer behavior works and the ways in which the powers that be 'nudge' us into certain decision making. Join us for the conversation. You are very smart!
Part 2 of the Federal Reserve series we talk about what it does and why it does? Join us for this unregulated conversation. You are very smart.
This episode we look into the Federal Reserve. In part 1 we go into the history that led up to the creation and look at some of the conspiracies that have formed around it.
Welcome to the first episode of the Amateur Economists Podcast. This is a freewheeling conversation about some of the baiscs, the whos whoms and talking a lot about stuff we don't know much about. Sort of the 'before' picture in a make-over show. Join us as we learn about economics. You are very smart.
This week in the champagne hot tub, the Amateur Economists talk about the representative trying to raise teacher minimum wage to $70k, why did Jack Dorsey buy Tidal, two commodities that could be the best indicators fr reopening the economy, and the $9 billion dollars being invested in minority economies. Join the the conversation. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
This week in the champagne hot tub the Amateur Economists spend the episode the economic news of the week and trying to cancel each other. What happened with Stockton's UBI experiment, what minimum wage can afford then versus now, the Labor Department expanding the eligibility for unemployment benefits, and what is an NFT? Well you may just be one. Join them in the suds to find out. You are very smart. #eattherich #hacktheplanet
This week, The Amateur Economists talk about black economic history. They talk about four figures in black economics history. Who are Margaret Simms, Maggie L. Walker, Marcus Alexis, & Darrick Hamilton. Join them this week to find out more. BLACK HISTORY EVERYDAY! #eattherich #hacktheplanet
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