We speak with Brendan (Dan) O’Flaherty about the economics of race in the United States. Professor O’Flaherty teaches Economics at Columbia University. He has written several books, including The Economics of Race in the United States, How to House the Homeless, and Making Room: The Economics of Homelessness.
The Economics of Selling Christmas Trees in NYC
We speak with Corby Ferlesch about selling Christmas Trees in Astoria. We discuss the best time to buy a tree, what she hopes to earn at the end of the month (and why it’s so hard to calculate), and how to pick a fragrant tree. Happy holidays!
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Music by Podington Bear
Winter Break Reading List
We thought it might be fun to put together a Winter Recess reading list. Here are the books that we’ve taken out from the library and have on our nightstands now. The list is broken up into fiction and non-fiction. We hope you enjoy them! Feel free to write in with suggestions for Feburary Break.
Non-fiction
King Kong Theory by Virgina Despentes
The Non-Jewish Jew by Isaac Deutscher
Crashed by Adam Tooze
The Radical King edited by Cornel West
Digital Gold by Nate Popper
Spain in Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild
Fiction
Laura and Emma by Kate Greathead
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
Loner by Teddy Wayne
Class by Lucinda Rosenfeld
Night Prayers by Santiago Gamboa
Tell us what you think of the books after you read them!
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The Economics of Bartending
We speak with bartender extraordinaire Tayor Adorno about life behind the bar in NYC. We discuss how she got her start, how to make good money, and why bartenders need a union.
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Music by Podington Bear
Stoking the Flames: Understanding Jordan B. Peterson
This week we discuss the rise of Canadian psychologist Jordan B. Peterson. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos outsold the Bible last year, his youtube videos have millions of views, but his ideas are often misunderstood. We sit down with Guy Stevenson to talk about Peterson’s appeal, Jung and Nietzsche, and the work of John Gray. Guy Stevenson is a lecturer in English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. He specializes in literary modernism and has a book, Henry Miller, Modernism, and the Birth of the Counterculture, due out in 2019. He is currently working on a study of conservative countercultures, from Futurism to the alt-right.
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Shame of the Nation
We speak with Jesse Lerner-Kinglake about how we can end sexual abuse behind bars. Jesse is Just Detention International’s Communications Director. Just Detention International works inside detention facilities across the country to develop policies and programs that keep people safe from sexual abuse.
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Good News: Fall Edition
We are back for another episode of Good News! Today we talk about rural education, BDS and Airbnb, DACA and The Rhodes Scholarship, and the National Book Award winning author Elizabeth Acevedo. We also discuss our favorite organization in the world: The Brotherhood-Sister Sol and encourage listeners to support them on #givingtuesday.
A video of the voices of the young people of Bro/Sis
We Are Still Being Held Hostage
We speak with Anat R. Admati about banking. Anat Admati is the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford. She is the co-author, with Martin Hellwig, of the award-winning and highly acclaimed book The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It (Princeton University Press, 2013; bankersnewclothes.com). In 2014, she was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and by Foreign Policy Magazine as among 100 global thinkers.
The New York Times on Anat Admati: “When She Talks, Banks Shudder”
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Lev Moscow Gives a Think Olio Class on How Markets Fail: Wed 11/28/18 @7:30 PM
From Media Monopolies to Dating Sites: How Markets Fail and Why It Matters
Our market economy produces trillions of dollars in wealth and provides us with ever more stuff. We are richer than any humans that have come before, and by many measures, life has never been better. In other words, the market system generally works. But periodically markets fail, and when they do the results can be catastrophic. In this Olio we will explore how market failure occurs and why market failure seems to be happening more frequently.
There are a number of ways markets fail, from externalities to asymmetric information, and the idea of this Olio is to delve into the market failures happening in real life. From crypto currencies, to online dating sites to tourists paying too much for a bottle of water, we'll explore market failures and how they directly affect us.
Note: when you go to the Think Olio website type in ‘correction’ for $5 off your ticket.
Location:
56-06 Cooper Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Trees, ping pong, checkers, grass to lie in, fresh air, and the occasional passing freight train.
The Economics of Making Music
We speak with producer and musician Gabe Wax about the economics of the music industry. Gabe has had a hand in some of the most critically acclaimed albums of the past decade; from Cass Mccombs to Deerhunter, The War On Drugs, Wye Oak, Speedy Ortiz, Beirut, Palehound and Here We Go Magic. Gabe won his first Grammy this year.
