Okay, Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong: A Podcast for Understanding Economics

This week we sit down with Paul LaPorte again from the Chicago office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to talk about another key economic statistic generated from the BLS, inflation. Paul helps to break down how exactly inflation is calculated and dispel some of the myths surrounding it. Brace yourselves, because we actually talk about how inflation can be a good thing.

I'm joined by returning Okay, Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong all-star Josep Nadal to talk about Economic Growth and how we calculate and understand that particular statistic. Joesp breaks down the history of thinking on growth in part 1 of a two part discussion on the topic.

This episode I am joined by Paul LePorte from the Chicago office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for a detailed discussion of the Unemployment Rate and how to best understand and apply that statistic to your understanding of the state of the economy as a whole.

I revisit some old ground in some new ways thanks to a link sent to me by a listener. I give my thoughts on the trend of blaming any and all of our economic problems on "the kids these days," and offer a few alternative explanations.

In this episode I use a meme that I recently came across to launch into a rant about my thoughts on labor strategy and the future of brick-and-mortar retail in a market increasingly dominated by online competitors.

The podcast ups its game as I sit down with Professor Tim Opeila to discuss the various policies enacted by the Federal Reserve. Take heart dear listener, this is no mere recap of our previous Fed episode, but rather a deeper dive into the mechanisms that the Fed uses and an analysis of the benefits and the risks of such policies.

I talk with Ben Henke about the pros and cons of implementing a Minimum Basic Income. This topic is a little different because I don't actually have a strong opinion on the idea of an MBI, and (spoiler alert) despite a thorough and insightful conversation with Ben, I still don't know quite where I fall on the matter. It is definitely something worth considering though.

For this episode I depart from our regular format in order to go on a slight rant about consumer demand as it relates to an article I read recently in the Business Insider. The article is titled "Millennials are Killing Chains like Buffalo Wild Wings and Applebee's" and was writen by Kate Taylor. I highly recommend that you check out the article first before listening to my critique of it.

We're back for part 2 of our discussion of the Euro Zone Crisis. Continuing off of our last episode Josep Nadal walks us through the events that laid the groundwork for the issues that the Euro Zone has and continues to experience. We also get into the Euro Zone's impact on the US economy (sorry if that seems Americentric but I'm an American so I very much care about that aspect)as well as possible solutions for future issues.

I sit down with Josep Nadal to talk about the Eurozone Crisis, what led to it, what its effects on the global economy are, and what we might expect to see as a result of it in the future...so generally light chit chat. We delve into the complexities of the history of the EU, the Euro Zone, and the seeds of the crisis in part one of two about the Euro Zone Crisis.