Unjerked Podcast
We are Unjerked - the podcast aimed at fighting echo chambers in a fun way. We are affiliated with jabde.com - a purposely fake satire website which publishes fake academic journal articles. We thought it would be a great idea to create an inverse platform, which focuses on finding the truth behind ”common knowledge” found on websites like Reddit or Twitter. We will do the best we can to focus on academic research as the basis for our podcast, along with other reputable sources. We’ll probably start out as a semi-monthly podcast, and see how things go. Stay tuned for more!
Episodes
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Summary
William Henderson and B. McGraw discuss U.S. agriculture subsidies—what they are, how they work, and the tradeoffs they create. The conversation covers the history and structure of these subsidies, as well as political and economic consequences.
Agriculture PolicyWe begin by examining the political durabili...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about agriculture policy. What kind of subsidies exist and why? This is part 1 of 2 episodes?
We first briefly discuss the different types of farming, to include a completely free-market farming, subsidized farming, and collectivized soviet-style farming. Then, we discuss the comparison o...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about public transportation. What forms of transit make the most sense? This is part 2 of 2 episodes.
We first discuss gas taxes, both at the federal and state level, and how these are used to fund highway maintenance. We then discuss rail funding, which lacks a dedicated trust fund and is more volatile in availability. Then we talk about factors which increase rail transit use demand, to...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about public transportation. What forms of transit make the most sense? This is part 1 of 2 episodes.
We first discuss the international perspective on transit. The US has less public transit usage compared to other peer developed countries, although even those countries do not have full p...
William Henderson and B. McGraw discuss welfare in the United States. What programs do we have? Is it beneficial for society on balance?
William Henderson and B. McGraw discuss welfare in the United States. What programs do we have? Is it beneficial for society on balance?
We first discuss the different types of systems which existed before government furnished aid. This includes religious charities, family networks, and more. Then we talk about the origins o...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about taxes in the United States. Why do we have them? What are the different types of taxes? What are the best tax policies? This is part 2 of 2 episodes.
We discuss the tax rate of different income quintiles, both before and after transfer payments. We then discuss the net fiscal contribut...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about taxes in the United States. Why do we have them? What are the different types of taxes? What are the best tax policies? This is part 1 of 2 episodes.
First we talk about the reason why taxes exist and an international comparison of rates. Then, we talk ab...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about prisons in the United States. Why are so many people in prison? What are some resolutions to this? This is Part 2 of 2 episodes.
We first start going over the various actual causes of the incarceration problem in the US. This mostly revolves around tough on crime legislation, to inclu...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about prisons in the United States. Why are so many people in prison? What are some resolutions to this? This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.
We first discuss the imprisonment rate by country across the world. Unfortunately, the US is one of the highest in the world,...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about healthcare costs in the United States. Why are there supply constraints? Do these cause issues? This is Part 3 of 3 episodes.
We first discuss the constraint on the supply of doctors due to the bottleneck of residency slots funded by the government. Beca...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about healthcare costs in the United States. Why does it cost so much? Where exactly does the money go? This is Part 2 of 3 episodes.
We first go over some online arguments and claims related to healthcare. These include claims that the health system is either too free market or not free ma...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about healthcare costs in the United States. Why does it cost so much? Where exactly does the money go? This is Part 1 of 3 episodes.
We first discuss the history of universal healthcare, starting in the late 1800s with Otto von Bismarck's reforms in Germany. Then we go over the conc...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about whether we are worse off now than we were in the past. In what ways are we better off than we were 70 years ago or 140 years ago? In what ways are we worse off? Overall, are we as a society in a good or bad place right now? This is Part 2 of 2 episodes.
Unlike the first episode, th...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about whether we are worse off now than we were in the past. In what ways are we better off than we were 70 years ago or 140 years ago? In what ways are we worse off? Overall, are we as a society in a good or bad place right now? This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.
4:03 Crime
4:42 War and Conflict (2) (3)
8:21 Health
9:02 Infectious disease
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about local vs national politics. This is Part 2 of 2 episodes.
We first discuss comparisons in spending patterns and budgets between local, state, and federal governments. These include discussions around public housing spending, social insurance, law enforcement, national security, and mo...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about local vs national politics. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.
We first discuss our thesis on why local politics matters - it has more control over our lives than we think, and it's the pipeline into running for national office. We discuss the massive number of uncontested elections...
William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about trade and industry. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes. Like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tunein, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, or Boomplay
0:52 Specialization
2:05 Higher real output
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