Unjerked Podcast

Unjerked E47 Urban Design Part 3

Unjerked E46 Urban Design Part 2

[0:00:15] Introductions and overview of the podcast and urban design series continuation. [0:00:30] Discussion of vehicle accident statistics, especially fatal intersection crashes from studies.…

Unjerked E45 Urban Design Part 1

B McGraw and William Henderson talk about best practices in urban design. What are the best principles of good urban systems? How do we reduce externalities related to urban life? This is part 1 of 2…

Unjerked E44 Political Compass Part 2

What are the different political positions which exist? What does it mean to be on the left vs right? Is the traditional political compass a good way to categorize politics? In this episode we…

Unjerked E43 Political Compass Part 1

What are the different political positions which exist? What does it mean to be on the left vs right? Is the traditional political compass a good way to categorize politics? We first discuss what…

Unjerked E42 Agriculture Subsidies Part 2

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…

Unjerked E41 Agriculture Subsidies Part 1

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…

Unjerked E40 Transportation Part 2

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…

Unjerked E39 Transportation Part 1

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.…

Unjerked E38 Welfare Part 2

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 talk about an overview of the different types…

Unjerked E37 Welfare Part 1

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…

Unjerked E36 Taxes Part 2

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…

Unjerked E35 Taxes Part 1

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. …

Unjerked E34 Prisons Part 2

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…

Unjerked E33 Prisons Part 1

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…

Unjerked E32 Healthcare Costs Part 3

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…

Unjerked E31 Healthcare Costs Part 2

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…

Unjerked E30 Healthcare Costs Part 1

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…

Unjerked E29 Are We Worse Off Part 2

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…

Unjerked E28 Are We Worse Off Part 1

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…