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April 24, 2024

Wealth Distribution, Fixing Healthcare, and UBI

In today's episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg answer listeners' questions in rapid fire format, over topics such as the global reserve currency, fair taxation, wealth redistribution, education reform, healthcare, US manufacturing, how to revitalize cities, and more. Thanks to all our listeners who continue to write in with big meaty questions!

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April 17, 2024

WW3 Analysis: China, The US, Ukraine, The Middle East

In this week’s episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg tackle more listeners' questions focused on conflicts and war.

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April 10, 2024

Fixing the US Economy: the Debt, Inequality, Biden/trump Economic Predictions

In this week’s episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg dive into various econ topics and tackle listener questions!

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April 2, 2024

Analyzing Economies Round 3: Middle East, Africa, South America, and North America

This episode is a continuation of the series analyzing the economies around the world, with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg focusing on the Middle East, Africa, South America, and North America.

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March 27, 2024

Analyzing Economies: England, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, and the EU/European Immigration

In our second installment of Analyzing the Economies Around the World, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg cover Europe and Turkey.

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March 21, 2024

Analyzing Economies: USA, China, Japan, Russia, India, Korea, and more

In this episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg talk about the world's biggest economies including US, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, and more, looking at things like inflation, debt, industrial policy, and population challenges.

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March 13, 2024

AI's Influence on the Economy with Nathan Labenz

In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg are joined by Nathan Labenz to deep dive into AI's impact on our economy and society.

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March 5, 2024

How We Build More Housing with Brad Hargreaves

In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg engage with Brad Hargreaves, founder of General Assembly and Thesis Driven, to explore significant themes in real estate, leveraging macroeconomic trends, cultural shifts, and technology's impact.

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Feb. 29, 2024

Americans Are Getting Exhausted

This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the changing racial dynamics in the U.S., highlighting the importance of national identity, and the recent role of social media within that evolution.

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Feb. 21, 2024

Putin, Tucker, and Russia

This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, the state of Russia's economic and military, as well as the country's relationships with the West.

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