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Moronomics
by Joe and Heather
An accomplished, brilliant economist attempts to explain economics to a moron who generally doesn't understand the explanation.
Episodes
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Episode 14: Milking a Living out of Dairy Farming
Today on the Moronomics podcast, our high school classmate and friend Amy joined us on the podcast to talk about her life as a dairy farmer, entrepreneur, and all-around amazing person. Amy tells us all about the dairy industry and the challenges it's facing, particularly in the current moment.…
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Episode 13: We owe HOW MUCH NOW???
Episode 13 -- a lucky number! Auspicious, even! Particularly given the topic of "the national debt and the bond market." Oh wait, no, not lucky. The other thing. OH NO Heather is here to reassure us while also raising some very valid concerns and letting us all know that we should be thinking…
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Episode 12: How do I get a job?!
Episode 12 is about the labor market and specifically about getting a job -- applications, open jobs, the number of jobs that exist, whether those jobs are even real, how long it takes to get a job, what jobs are "hot" and which ones are ... less hot? Joe struggles with these descriptions.…
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Episode 11: *Seinfeld Voice* What's the deal with Immigration??
In this episode, we tackled a light topic with very little controversy around it: the economics of immigration. Ha! Heather mentions a paper from the Dallas Federal Reserve, and I promised a link to it, so here it is: https://www.dallasfed.org/research/papers/2026/wp2607 Heather also recommended…
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Episode 10: Why aren't people having kids?!?!
Whether people come from the perspective of economic growth, climate change, nationalism, or any number of other perspectives, everyone seems to have an opinion on declining birth rates. In this episode, we talk about the economics of this issue and share about our personal connections. What do…
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Episode 9: The Ozempic Economy (from personal experience)
In this episode, the roles are reversed, with Heather asking Joe questions about his experiences with GLP-1 drugs. These include semaglutide and tirzepatide, or their brand names like Ozempic and Zepbound. Joe talks about his own experiences with being fat and using these drugs to become less…
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Episode 8: A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)
This episode was, much like the subject, a lot of ups and downs? There are reasons to be pessimistic, but it's not all despair. Heather has so much knowledge about this topic, which isn't surprising, as she seems to know a great deal about a lot of things. You can find us on various social media...
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Episode 7: Net Worth
Our first episode inspired by a request from someone who emailed us! Heather explains net worth. Is it any good? Do we like it? How do we get it? Net worth! And now Joe is kicking himself for talking about fishing and not making a pun about "net" worth. @moronomics on youtube, X, bluesky...
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Episode 6: Oil
This episode begins somewhat bombastically, with a special one-time-only intro! Then we get down to business -- a shout-out to Jerome Powell as well as Joe's favorite fighter jet. Then we actually get down to business. Heather explains the petrodollar, oil, and the economics of all this... well,...
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Episode 5: Housing
We had a brief delay (usually we release these on Wednesdays) because this show is for fun and real life takes priority! Heather shares from her wealth of knowledge and experience about the economics of housing. In the middle (during our break for socials and plugs) she also related a touching…
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Episode 4: Cryptocurrency
At the request of a listener, we did an episode on cryptocurrency. Apologies for Joe's audio -- he didn't realize it was so bad until after the recording. Check out Everyday Economics, the substack that Heather writes! She's also @byheatherlong on X @moronomics on X, BlueSky, and YouTube Reach…
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Episode 3: Tariffs
In this episode, Heather explains tariffs. But wait! There was big news about tariffs! So there's a first ever COLD OPEN about the tariff news. Then we get back to normal, Heather trying to explain tariffs to Joe.
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Episode 2: Time Preference
Heather explains the concept of Time Preference. Joe kind of understands. Connect with us on social media: x.com/moronomics https://bsky.app/profile/moronomics.bsky.social youtube.com/@moronomics
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Episode 1: The K-Shaped Economy
The inaugural episode of the Moronomics podcast. Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist attempts to explain the K-Shaped Economy to her high school classmate, Joe. Joe kinda gets it?
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An accomplished, brilliant economist attempts to explain economics to a moron who generally doesn't understand the explanation.
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Moronomics is created and hosted by Joe and Heather.
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