#economics — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #economics on Wealth & Means.

The Iron Rocket: How Steam Power Shattered the World and Built the Modern Economy — 2026-02-05
The transition from an organic economy to a mineral-based one powered by steam represents the most profound structural shift in the history of civilization. Traced as an S-curve: the Newcomen pump, Watt's condenser, Trevithick's high-pressure engine, and Stephenson's Rocket — and the economic transformation that followed each inflection point.
Episode 7: Weathering the Week — A Thanksgiving Edition — 2025-11-27
Episode 7 serves a full Thanksgiving platter: the internet trends you missed, a rapid-fire Thanksgiving economic calendar, a Knowledge Bomb on what ownership really means, a heavyweight debate on capitalism vs. socialism, and a surprising inventor story that still shapes daily life.
Episode 6: The College Fight, The Robot Uprising, and The Man Who Beat Scar Tissue — 2025-11-14
Episode 6 surfaces what the headlines missed, breaks down the week's market calendar, deep-dives into the Federal Reserve's generational income study, debates the value of college, and tells the story of the man whose breakthrough redefined modern medicine.
The Decline of the American Dream? What the Data Actually Says — 2024-04-20
The 'decline of the American Dream' narrative is overstated. A Federal Reserve generational-income study shows Millennials earn 18% more than Gen X at the same age. College still pays. Household incomes keep rising. Progress has slowed — not reversed.
It Pays to Be a Parent: What the Research Says About Parental Employment and Childhood Outcomes — 2024-04-15
Longitudinal studies tracking parents and children over two decades reveal that parental employment status is one of the strongest predictors of children's educational attainment, health outcomes, and lifetime earnings — with effects that persist for generations.
Warnings from Folklore: The Dangers of Idleness and Entitlement — 2024-03-10
Folklore from around the world raises surprisingly consistent warnings about idleness, entitlement, and the consequences of outsourcing all productive effort — lessons with sharp relevance for modern debates about UBI and the nature of work.

#economics — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #economics on Wealth & Means.

The Iron Rocket: How Steam Power Shattered the World and Built the Modern Economy — 2026-02-05
The transition from an organic economy to a mineral-based one powered by steam represents the most profound structural shift in the history of civilization. Traced as an S-curve: the Newcomen pump, Watt's condenser, Trevithick's high-pressure engine, and Stephenson's Rocket — and the economic transformation that followed each inflection point.
Episode 7: Weathering the Week — A Thanksgiving Edition — 2025-11-27
Episode 7 serves a full Thanksgiving platter: the internet trends you missed, a rapid-fire Thanksgiving economic calendar, a Knowledge Bomb on what ownership really means, a heavyweight debate on capitalism vs. socialism, and a surprising inventor story that still shapes daily life.
Episode 6: The College Fight, The Robot Uprising, and The Man Who Beat Scar Tissue — 2025-11-14
Episode 6 surfaces what the headlines missed, breaks down the week's market calendar, deep-dives into the Federal Reserve's generational income study, debates the value of college, and tells the story of the man whose breakthrough redefined modern medicine.
The Decline of the American Dream? What the Data Actually Says — 2024-04-20
The 'decline of the American Dream' narrative is overstated. A Federal Reserve generational-income study shows Millennials earn 18% more than Gen X at the same age. College still pays. Household incomes keep rising. Progress has slowed — not reversed.
It Pays to Be a Parent: What the Research Says About Parental Employment and Childhood Outcomes — 2024-04-15
Longitudinal studies tracking parents and children over two decades reveal that parental employment status is one of the strongest predictors of children's educational attainment, health outcomes, and lifetime earnings — with effects that persist for generations.
Warnings from Folklore: The Dangers of Idleness and Entitlement — 2024-03-10
Folklore from around the world raises surprisingly consistent warnings about idleness, entitlement, and the consequences of outsourcing all productive effort — lessons with sharp relevance for modern debates about UBI and the nature of work.