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. I'm not going to try to summarize it, truly. Just give it a listen.
Amy runs a dairy farm in South-Central Pennsylvania, as well as the Destiny Dairy Bar, where she sells ice cream made the the milk from her own dairy farm. (The ice cream is really good!) You can meet the animals when you visit. It's very special. The farm and dairy bar are just a hop skip and jump off Interstate 81 and the PA Turnpike.
5 Sept 2026
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 about this matter. She also recommends reaching out to old friends, which I heartily endorse. Sometimes you get to start a podcast with one of those friends!
We wish you all an excellent holiday weekend. Eyes on the road, but ears on Moronomics, maybe?
15 Aug 2026
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. Possibly undue and immodest humility in his way? Hmmm! For more on that, contact your nearest Sensitive Young Man.
Heather brings her usual authoritative and nuanced expertise to this topic. Joe brings bombastic and clueless questions and speculation. Par for the course, if you've listened to our other episodes. Also, Joe got a new webcam and so he looks even weirder than usual. Sound off in the comments if you'd like Joe to use his old webcam, or if you'd rather Joe turn off his video altogether.
This episode brought to you by self-deprecating humor. Self-deprecating humor: Joe doesn't do it very well. Self-deprecating humor.
(I hope you see what Joe did there, because he was doing it as hard as he could.)
23 Jul 2026
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 (https://www.dallasfed.org/research/papers/2026/wp2607)
Heather also recommended an app/website called "TooGoodtoGo" (https://www.toogoodtogo.com/)to make better use of food that might otherwise go to waste.
Joe recommended a telescopic fishing rod. You don't need a link for that. Just get one and go fishing!
20 Jun 2026
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 you think? Connect with us on social media where we're @moronomics on X, Bluesky, and YouTube. If you like this show, tell your friends and family about it. If you don't like this show, tell people who you don't like about it. If you don't like or dislike this show, just tell whoever. Or, and this is always an option, regardless of how you feel about the show: just try and have a great day.
Or don't!
27 May 2026
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 fat. Then Heather fills us in on the possible economic ramifications of the growing use of GLP-1's.
Joe is using the show notes to promote the new Substack of his friend John, who recently retired from the US Capitol Police. Check out https://substack.com/@intentionalcommand (https://substack.com/@intentionalcommand) for John's thoughts about topics like leadership and crisis management.
Don't forget to check out Heather's Substack as well: https://economyheather.substack.com/ (https://economyheather.substack.com/)
14 May 2026
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 sites as @moronomics. Thanks for listening, and take care.
1 May 2026
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
moronomicspod@gmail.com (mailto:moronomicspod@gmail.com)
11 Apr 2026
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, all this. Can you imagine how well a non-moron could understand everything? Well you don't have to imagine! Subscribe to Heather's substack "Everyday Economics." Also, watch the news, because sometimes Heather just shows up there!
28 Mar 2026
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 and inspiring story from her beginnings in broadcast media.
We hope you enjoy the show.
We're on YouTube, X, and bluesky as @moronomics, but Joe hasn't gotten into the habit of posting at any of them yet. Email us at moronomicspod@gmail.com (mailto:moronomicspod@gmail.com).
11 Mar 2026
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 out to an old friend - someone you haven't talked to in a while.
26 Feb 2026
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.
18 Feb 2026
Episode 2: Time Preference
Heather explains the concept of Time Preference. Joe kind of understands.
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4 Feb 2026
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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