Make Me Smart

772 Episodes

1. The cost of the Israel-Hamas war

   Published: 10/7/2024
2. The political attacks on economic data

   Published: 10/5/2024
3. Whaddya wanna know about the Fed’s move to cut interest rates?

   Published: 10/3/2024
4. The connection between fast fashion and drug trafficking

   Published: 10/2/2024
5. Why immigration numbers are a headache for economists

   Published: 10/2/2024
6. The heavy price of living in disaster-prone areas

   Published: 9/30/2024
7. How some politicians are trying to sell their image

   Published: 9/28/2024
8. Should jobs require a college degree?

   Published: 9/26/2024
9. The little short-term spending bill that could

   Published: 9/25/2024
10. Kai on the military and climate change

    Published: 9/24/2024
11. The return of Three Mile Island

    Published: 9/21/2024
12. The lurking threat of political deepfakes

    Published: 9/19/2024
13. The Fed says go big or go home

    Published: 9/18/2024
14. Interest rates, inflation and the American consumer

    Published: 9/18/2024
15.  How big will the Fed go? 

    Published: 9/16/2024
16. Trump’s no-tax agenda is growing

    Published: 9/14/2024
17. One giant leap for private SpaceX-ploration

    Published: 9/13/2024
18. Is the economy really the top issue this election?

    Published: 9/11/2024
19. Project 2025 and the fate of the federal workforce

    Published: 9/10/2024
20. Closing the mental health parity gap

    Published: 9/9/2024