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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 probab ...
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about corruption. What exactly is corruption? What forms of corruption are there? How can it be prevented or mitigated? This is Part 1 of 3 episodes. 4:04 bribery 5:59 embezzlement 6:20 1MDB Scandal 7:18 fraud 7:30 extortion/blackmail 8:14 cronyism/nepotism 10:10 regulatory capture 13:57 campaign donations 15:33…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about democracy reform. How does separation of powers work in different systems? What forms of electoral systems exist? What are proportional and ranked choice voting? This is Part 2 of 3 episodes. 1:04 separation of powers 1:57 outcomes presidential MIT 3:50 separation of executive 9:26 elite vs public control …
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about democracy reform. Why is democracy a good thing, when it comes to national economic and social outcomes? What are some different electoral systems and forms of government? What are some ways to reform democracy? This is Part 2 of 3 episodes. 2:59 Proportional Voting 5:42 Independent Redistricting 6:45 mand…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about democracy reform. Why is democracy a good thing, when it comes to national economic and social outcomes? What are some different electoral systems and forms of government? What are some ways to reform democracy? This is Part 1 of 3 episodes. 3:48 economic growth 4:51 healthcare outcomes 7:25 stability 8:40…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about carbon emissions. Why does the energy transition matter, even regardless of climate impacts? Who has the oil? Who emits the most? What are fossil fuels used for? This is Part 2 of 2 episodes. 0:50 cap/trade and carbon tax 5:11 constraints of vehicle electrification 5:44 zoning reform 5:51 passenger ships v…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about carbon emissions. Why does the energy transition matter, even regardless of climate impacts? Who has the oil? Who emits the most? What are fossil fuels used for? This is Part 1 of 2 episodes. 2:11 Proven oil reserves 3:09 US oil production 4:40 production costs by country 6:51 natural gas by country 7:37 c…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education. What purpose does it have? Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it? This is Part 3 of 3 episodes. 0:52 who owes student loan debt 2:08 for profit colleges 3:14 overlap in outcomes (2) 8:45 coding bootcamps 21:45 international students & faculty (2) 25:00 sports progr…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education. What purpose does it have? Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it? This is Part 2 of 3 episodes. 1:12 Does college teach critical thinking? 2:42 Student learning gains in college 4:29 IQ of college students 14:35 32 states spend less on college now vs before 16:03 p…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education. What purpose does it have? Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it? This is Part 1 of 3 episodes. 2:32 political bias in academia 4:50 European vs American models of college 5:00 German tracking 6:48 campus life (including living on campus ) in US vs European college…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about crime. What causes crime rates to go up? Are crime rates at historic highs right now? What are the best ways to reduce crime rates? This is Part 2 of 2 episodes. 1:12 urban design and crime (link 2) (link 3) 3:30 honor culture and crime 5:05 the state and the monopoly on violence 11:30 mandatory minimums a…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about crime. What causes crime rates to go up? Are crime rates at historic highs right now? What are the best ways to reduce crime rates? This is Part 1 of 2 episodes. 5:00 International View of Crime 7:51 Divergence of crime rates between US and Europe 10:12 The better angels of our nature 11:19 Drop in crime o…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning. Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise? Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved? What policies would help fix the problem? This is Part 3 of 3 episodes. 0:57 jabde.com armadillo article 2:07 rezoning to fix the homelessness …
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning. Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise? Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved? What policies would help fix the problem? This is Part 2 of 3 episodes. 1:17 airbnb and rent price increases 7:12 ban of airbnbs in NYC 10:03 l…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning. Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise? Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved? What policies would help fix the problem? This is Part 1 of 3 episodes. 3:49 International housing affordability comparison 4:15 OECD housing a…
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Unjerked E4 - Research and Development
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about Research and Development. Who funds it, and who does R&D? How do different countries approach it differently? Does it have any benefits for the greater economy? What about issues like corporate influence, P-hacking, and manipulated results? 3:58 Global R&D by region 6:04 R&D as percent of GDP by country 10…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about homelessness. What causes this problem, and why is it such an issue even in wealthy countries? How can it be mitigated? 2:49 world perspective on homelessness 6:30 US homeless history 9:37 1980s deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill 11:35 housing affordability, appreciation 12:31 homeless worse off th…
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William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about the US National Debt. Why is it so high, and what do we spend the money on? What are the most realistic ways to reduce the national debt? 3:03 US spend on healthcare 9:30 treasuries as safe assets 11:49 spending history 12:20 tax history 15:20 stable tax rate across all categories? 15:50 deficit history 17…
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William Henderson and B McGraw talk about their new podcast - affiliated with jabde.comBy Unjerked Podcast
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