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Words & Numbers touches on issues of Economics, Political Science, Current Events and Policy. Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new Words & Numbers podcast featuring Antony Davies Ph.D and J...

Episodes

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Episode 523: It’s Always 9/11

Ant and James reflect on 9/11, both the day and its legacy. 0:00 Introduction and Episode Preview 0:24 Citizens United, Super PACs, and Mone...

00:54:20Sep 10, 2026

Episode 522: Disinteresting Rates

What's the deal with bonds and interest rates? Find out on Words & Numbers, where we will use both words and numbers to get to the bottom of...

00:53:26Sep 3, 2026

Episode 521: A Priest Walks Into a Podcast

A priest shows up. Antony doesn’t confess, James doesn’t convert, but they all talk about human dignity. Checkout Fr. James Martin, SJ 's bo...

01:02:07Aug 27, 2026

Episode 520: The Death of Data

When government statistics are under question, it gets pretty hard to know what the hell is actually going on. 00:00 Introduction and Episod...

00:47:25Aug 20, 2026

Episode 519: Of Course Clark is Right

Clark Neily joins us once again, this time to discuss the thorny matter of constitutional interpretation. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00...

01:31:33Aug 13, 2026

Episode 518: Potluck

This week Ant and James seem not to have much of a point, but that's never stopped them before, and it sure didn't stop them this week. 00:0...

00:50:58Aug 9, 2026

Episode 517: A Cornucopia of Foolishness

All foolishness all the time, with the connoisseur of foolishness himself, Wes Westmoreland. 00:00 Introduction 00:43 American Airlines Trav...

00:44:35Jul 31, 2026

Episode 515: Government’s Footprint

What do population growth rates and movement among the states have to do with one another? More than you might think. 00:00 Introduction and...

00:32:40Jul 16, 2026

Episode 514: Birthright Citizenship

Is birth enough to determine who should be a citizen? We (and the Supreme Court) weigh in. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:39 Disclosur...

01:01:33Jul 9, 2026

Episode 513: The Real Independence Day

Was July 4, 1776 the actual day of our independence from Great Britain as most Americans believe? While James is indisposed, historian Rob M...

00:51:06Jul 2, 2026

Episode 512: What Do You Meme?

Memes are apparently unavoidable, and most of them suck. Here we talk about some of the suckiest ones. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:...

00:51:20Jun 25, 2026

Episode 510: Artificial Sanders Socialism

Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders. Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in...

00:34:44Jun 11, 2026

Episode 509: The Girlfriend Experience

Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself? 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:38 China Influence Operations and Free...

00:46:41Jun 4, 2026

Episode 508: Insider Everything

Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Poly...

00:49:55May 28, 2026

Episode 507: Free These People

The inimitable Matt Kibbe, of Kibbe on Liberty joins us to spill the beans. Which beans? You’ll have to listen or watch to find out. 00:00 I...

00:55:05May 20, 2026

Episode 506: Where Have All The Men Gone?

What the hell is wrong with young men, and is there anything we can do to help? Max Borders joins us to diagnose the problem and offer a pos...

01:12:22May 13, 2026

Episode 505: Owning the (Post) Libs

How did all the Post-Liberals get on the Goulash Train? And what are Post-Liberals? And what is (or more to the point, was) the Goulash Trai...

00:59:18May 6, 2026

Episode 504: Privileges & Immunities

Privileges and/or Immunities, Necessary and/or Proper, and Cruel and/or Unusual, with guest Clark Neily. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 0...

60:31Apr 29, 2026