Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1440: Steam Engines in England
Episode: 1440 Steam engines in England during the 18th century. Today, a look at steam engines in 18th-century England.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let's talk about battleships.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1438: The XP-75
Episode: 1438 The story of a failed airplane design -- the XP-75. Today, we try to build a perfect airplane.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the world faces a severe labour shortage – 50 million workers by the end of the decade. The boss of the world’s most valuable company thinks humanoid robots will be needed to fill the gap.
But is this prediction based on solid evidence?
Tim Harford looks at the calculations behind the claim with Rajiv Gupta, a technology expert at Boston Consulting Group, who is the likely source of the 50 million figure.
If you’ve seen a number in the news you think we should look at, email the team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Nicholas Barrett Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Hal Haines Editor: Richard Vadon
The Indicator from Planet Money - ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: the concept of capitalism is cooling in American minds; the U.S. policies behind the Hyundai ICE raid; and an influential family’s succession saga comes to a thrilling (and expensive!) conclusion.
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Salvaging democratic capitalism, with Martin Wolf
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1436: Adding It Up in 1910
Episode: 1436 Adding it up in 1910: A book grapples with the coming 20th century. Today, a world prepares to be transformed.
Audio Mises Wire - The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment
Modern political life in the U.S. is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one's perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk has exposed the left's endorsement of deadly violence as a political tool.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dehumanization-charlie-kirk-came-establishment
Audio Mises Wire - The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons
Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/911-attacks-exposed-major-government-failure-americans-learned-wrong-lessons
Cato Podcast - The Purse and the Sword
This week, Congress returns to looming shutdowns and a “pocket-rescission” power grab. Abroad, President Trump pushes “America First” by rebranding the Pentagon as the Department of War—and launching an airstrike on a Venezuelan cartel boat. Our panel asks what all this says about America’s fiscal sanity and its foreign-policy compass.
Featuring Ryan Bourne, Gene Healy, Adam Michel, & Brandan Buck
Adam N. Michel and Dominik Lett, “Reconciliation 2.0: Fix or Fiasco?,” Cato at Liberty (September 3, 2025)
Romina Boccia and [co-author unspecified], “Coming Budget Debates and How Congress Should Navigate Them,” Cato at Liberty (September 2025)
Brandan P. Buck, “The Lost Liberalism of America First,” Free Society (June 30, 2025)
Brandan P. Buck, “The Cognitive Shift: How the Terrorist Label May Lead to Another Forever War,” Cato at Liberty (March 19, 2025)
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Curious City - What happened after a dangerous year inside Cook County Jail
The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen people died in custody, “for many reasons,” said reporter Carlos Ballesteros, who reported on the record year for Injustice Watch. His reporting cited drug overdoses, lapses from jail staff and failed oversight.
In our last episode, we learned about a group of volunteers who set up outside Cook County Jail to hand out free supplies to people after they get released.
Today, we’ll hear about a few people who never were released, the conditions and circumstances that led to some of their deaths, what changes have been made and what changes may still be needed at the Cook County Jail.
“Ultimately, it's jail, right?” Ballesteros said. “But the things we hear from people inside and their families is really disturbing.”
The number of deaths at the jail has decreased since the 2023 report. We get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees the jail.