Moronomics
Claim This Podcastby Joe and Heather
Podcast Overview
<p>An accomplished, brilliant economist attempts to explain economics to a moron who generally doesn't understand the explanation.</p>
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Publishing Since
2/4/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 23, 2026
Episode 11: *Seinfeld Voice* What's the deal with Immigration??
<p>In this episode, we tackled a light topic with very little controversy around it: the economics of immigration. Ha!</p><p></p><p>Heather mentions a paper from the Dallas Federal Reserve, and I promised a link to it, so here it is: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dallasfed.org/research/papers/2026/wp2607" target="_blank">https://www.dallasfed.org/research/papers/2026/wp2607</a></p><p></p><p>Heather also recommended an app/website called <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.toogoodtogo.com/" target="_blank">"TooGoodtoGo" </a>to make better use of food that might otherwise go to waste. </p><p></p><p>Joe recommended a telescopic fishing rod. You don't need a link for that. Just get one and go fishing!</p>
June 20, 2026
Episode 10: Why aren't people having kids?!?!
<p>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. </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>Or don't! </p>
May 27, 2026
Episode 9: The Ozempic Economy (from personal experience)
<p>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. </p><p></p><p>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 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@intentionalcommand" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@intentionalcommand</a> for John's thoughts about topics like leadership and crisis management. </p><p></p><p>Don't forget to check out Heather's Substack as well: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://economyheather.substack.com/" target="_blank">https://economyheather.substack.com/</a></p><p></p>
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