Podcast episodes for economics classes

Here are some great podcast episodes for economic classes.  I use them (either reference them or make them available to my students).

 Remember, my linking to them is not an endorsement of everything they say, but rather a way of getting us all to think about things a little differently)

Economic Podcast Episodes

* Why economics and politics don't mix:

*  Introducing GDP: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/02/28/283477546/the-invention-of-the-economy

* Globalization: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/09/23/495226796/episode-725-trade-show

* Textbook prices: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/03/353300404/episode-573-why-textbook-prices-keep-climbing

*   Externalities: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/17/421490567/how-did-a-medical-miracle-turn-into-a-global-threat

* A carbon tax (short): http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/06/28/196355493/economists-have-a-one-page-solution-to-climate-change

* Sustainability and Economics: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/17/421474018/what-can-a-small-town-in-england-teach-us-about-resilience

* The afterlife of a t-shirt:  http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/08/26/434988401/episode-502-the-afterlife-of-a-t-shirt

* The interconnectivity of Globalization: http://podacademy.org/podcasts/the-butterfly-defect-how-globalization-creates-systemic-risks-and-what-to-do-about-it/

* Protectionist policy and Canadian milk prices  FT.com http://podcast.ft.com/?p=3771

* A look at an early strike (I do not think it was the FIRST strike :) )
: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/10/16/449264812/episode-658-strike-one

* Forecasting is hard.  http://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-be-less-terrible-at-predicting-the-future-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/

* What is inside TPP?  http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/06/455055023/episode-662-omg-tpp

* The economics of education: http://www.highlanderinstitute.org/podcast/episode-025-russ-roberts-on-the-economics-of-education/

* Adam's Smith's Invisible Hand (gets two!)
  1. Pro:  https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/economic-lowdown-podcast-series/episode-3-the-role-of-self-interest-and-competition-in-a-market-economy
 2. Con:    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/audio/2011/oct/06/big-ideas-podcast-adam-smith-audio

* a look at the Fed: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-09-21/benchmark-special-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-fed

*  A look at price inelasticities: Why are weddings so expensive.  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-08-31/53-why-are-weddings-so-expensive-blame-econ-101

* Robert Frank on Income Inequality: https://origin-www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-05-17/barry-ritholtz-s-masters-in-business-robert-frank-interview

* Economics and immigration: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-07-06/45-the-economics-behind-the-boom-in-anti-immigration-sentiment

* The losers in a global economy?  Or "the reason for Brexit and Populism in politics?" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-05-18/38-the-quiet-epidemic-that-s-killing-white-americans-in-droves

* how widespread this is: http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/employment-and-growth/income-inequality-why-so-many-households-are-not-advancing

* Slower growth affects the "American Dream"  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-03-03/episode-27-can-slow-growth-and-the-american-dream-coexist

* Robert Preston on inequality: http://bbc.in/1uTbXVk

*  Is Africa the next boom?  /https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/made-in-africa-manufacturing-and-economic-growth-on-the-continent/

* Why the stock market and the Economy do not always move together: http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/podcasts/episodes/02-25-2016-hatzius-currie.html



One that is just fun!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-04-15/24-meet-the-most-important-country-singer-in-economics