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Mostly Economics is a weekly show hosted by Center for Economic and Policy Research Senior Economist and co-founder, Dean Baker, about ways US economic policies affect everyday lives—from household budgets to global trade relationships. New episode released every Thursday.
Producer and Art Direction: Lisa N. Burnam
Motion Designer: Arturo Valladolid
Production Interns: Madison Belo, Daniel Stone
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Mostly Economics Podcast #49: The Economy We Deserve with Gerald Epstein
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #48: US Control over the International Financial System with Mark Weisbrot
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #47: Disposable Workers with Paul Osterman
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #46: Tariffs, Trade Deficits, and Vibes with Josh Bivens
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #45: Nobody Wins a Trade War with Chad P. Bown
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #44: How Patents Made Our Medicine Cost More with Tahir Amin
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #43: Millions Lose Health Insurance with Sabrina Corlette
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #42: Hope is not a Plan with Matt Sedlar
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #41: Race, Jobs, and Justice under Trump with Algernon Austin
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #40: Greenspan's Legacy and the New Fed Chair with Jared Bernstein
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #39: When Companies Run the Courts with Brendan Ballou
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast 38: More Money, Less Problems with Arindrajit Dube
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #37: South Korea, Shareholder Capitalism, and Trump with Ha-Joon Chang
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #36: From AI Boom to AI Bubble with Ed Zitron
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May 28, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #35: Tax the Worker, Spare the Wealthy with Amy Hanauer
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May 21, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #34: Another Lie, Another War with Matt Duss
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May 14, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #33: Nexstar-Tegna Merger and Media Partisanship with Milo Vassallo
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May 07, 2026 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #32: How the War on Iran is Shaping the US Economy with Claudia Sahm
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May 01, 2026 |
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Season 1 Finale: Your Questions Answered with Jared Bernstein
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #30: What Real Freedom Requires with Joseph Stiglitz
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #29: The Assault on Federal Workers with Sasha Abramsky
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #28: Fighting the Media Oligarchy with Milo Vassallo
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #27: Why America's Wage Gap Keeps Growing with Kim Weeden
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #26: The ACA and the Shutdown with Sarah Lueck
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #25: Why the IMF Model Keeps Poor Countries Poor with Ha-Joon Chang
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #24: Rethinking Worker Power with Suresh Naidu
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast: What Economists Got Wrong with Heather Boushey
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #22: The Case for a Four Day Work Week with Juliet Shor
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #21: Preserving Progress at State Level with Laura Dresser
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #20: Fighting the Anti-Vaccine, Climate Denial Machine with Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #19: Trump's Economic Chaos with Robert Pollin
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #:18 Beyond 'I Have a Dream' - The Forgotten Economic Demands of 1963 with Dr. William P. Jones
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #17: Breaking the Billionaire News Monopoly with Katie Wilson
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #16: What does the data tell us with Doug Harris
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #15: Is Trump the Real Problem? with Darrick Hamilton
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #14 - America’s Healthcare Coverage Crisis with John Schmitt
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #13 - Subprime Lending Crisis Explained with Dr. Jacob Faber
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #12 - The Darkside of Private Equity with Eileen Appelbaum
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #11 - Medicare Advantage isn't Medicare with Emma Curchin and Brandon Novick
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #10: The changing landscape of who and how we organize unions with Richard Freeman
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #9: Remote work, who is it good for with Nick Bloom
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #8 - Why is Everything So Expensive with Dr. Isabella Weber
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #7 - Defending Social Security with Nancy Altman
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #6 - The real cost of tipping in America with Sylvia Allegretto
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #5 - Is it time for Medicare for All with Adam Gaffney
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May 29, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #4 - Medicaid and ACA on the chopping block with Jonathan Cohn
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May 23, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #3 - The fight for affordable HIV treatment with Jamie Love
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May 15, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #2 - Unpacking Bidenomics with Jared Bernstein
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May 08, 2025 |
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Mostly Economics Podcast #1 - What do we really know about MMT with Stephanie Kelton
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May 01, 2025 |