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Everyone is talking about the economy, but who can explain it? Award-winning directors and leading economic experts team up for a surprising and thought-provoking shortfilm series that tackles 20 e... more
FAQs about We The Economy:How many episodes does We The Economy have?The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.
December 02, 2014Monkey Business aka Economic InequalityWhat are the Causes of inequality? In Monkey Business, filmmaker Shola Lynch chats with economists from across the political spectrum to help explain the causes of economic inequality, with help from a couple of mammalian friends....more7minPlay
October 21, 2014Cave-O-nomicsHow did the economy get started? Meet Ugg, Glugg and Tugg, three enterprising cave men who accidentally invented trade, marketing and the base elements of the modern market economy....more7minPlay
October 21, 2014Supply & Dance, Man!Why is the law of supply and demand so powerful? A whimsical tale of love, dance and the economic concept of supply and demand. Bored in class, JONATHAN and KRISTIN are woken up by our friendly NARRATOR who helps guide them on an adventure in economics and... um... dance....more8minPlay
October 21, 2014GDP SMACKDOWNHow do we measure the economy? Two economists settle their differences- in the professional wrestling ring. Watch and cheer as Simon Kuznets and M. Joseph Meehan square off in a testosterone-fueled battle over how to measure the economy....more6minPlay
October 21, 2014Lemonade WarHow does Government regulate the economy? In an idyllic suburban neighborhood, Jerry (Patton Oswalt) runs his big business lemonade stand and has the market cornered - until ten-year old Addie (Taylor Buck) opens her own stand across the street. Competition equals war, and both sides use - and abuse - a government regulator (Mo Collins) to try and win. In the end, one special customer (Werner Herzog) will decide their fate....more8minPlay
October 21, 2014A BEE’S INVOICE; THE HIDDEN VALUE IN NATUREAre natural resources vital to the economy? Why should nature be taken into account when looking at the economy as a whole? A Bee's Invoice uncovers and incorporates the hidden value of natural capital in the measurement of our economy....more7minPlay
October 21, 2014Fed HeadWhat is the Federal Reserve? When Federal Reserve Chairman Rob Rafaelson awakes with amnesia only moments before a big press conference, his children, maid and intern must explain the Fed to him using the only thing handy: the children’s toys....more8minPlay
October 21, 2014That Film About MoneyWhat is the real value of a dollar? You think that a dollar bill is money and that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguarded. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong....more7minPlay
October 21, 2014That Second Film About MoneyWhat do banks do with our deposits? You think that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguard and that a dollar bill is money. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong....more8minPlay
October 21, 2014RecessionWhat causes a recession? Choreographed by Pilobolus dance company and narrated by economic historian John Steele Gordon, Lee Hirsch’s “Recession” mounts an entertaining and educational look at what causes an economic recession and how recovery is stimulated....more7minPlay
FAQs about We The Economy:How many episodes does We The Economy have?The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.