Has trade with the EU increased since Britain left the European Union? Tim Harford and the team look at a claim suggesting just that. There?s a row over the renaming of a street in North London previously called Black Boy Lane ? but how much has it really all cost? Also are there more pensioners in ?millionaire households? than pensioners in poverty. And mathematician Hannah Fry talks about a new study suggesting cases of ovarian cancer can be detected by looking at spending on loyalty cards.
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Basket Case”—Green Day
Rob looks back at the first band he ever interviewed in his hometown while diving into Green Day’s rise to stardom.Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Hanif Abdurraqib
Producer: Justin Sayles
Associate Producer: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Abou Kamara
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Cato Daily Podcast - Immigrants Continue to Consume Less in Welfare Benefits
Why do immigrants consistently consume less in welfare benefits than native-born Americans? Alex Nowrasteh explains.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Scope of Practice and the Supply of Health Care Services
When you wait three months for an appointment only to spend a few minutes with a physician, would you say that you had adequate access to your doctor? How would expanding scope of practice help? Elizabeth Stelle with the Commonwealth Foundation comments from the Cato Institute’s State Health Policy Summit held earlier this month.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are wild mammals only 4% of the mammal population?
A widely respected and cited study says humans and livestock account for 96% of all mammals on Earth. We ask how the study was carried out and what hope there might be for the future. Plus we answer another listener question about whether most mammals are in fact rodents. With the help of Dr Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor at Our World in Data and Dr Axel Rossberg, Reader in Theoretical Ecology at Queen Mary University of London.
Cato Daily Podcast - State-Run Home Equity Theft Goes before SCOTUS
A dozen states and DC steal home equity from often unsuspecting homeowners. The process known as “home equity theft” leaves many people both homeless and without a large fraction of their retirement savings. The Pacific Legal Foundation will bring a case to the U.S. Supreme Court this year. Researcher Angela C. Erickson and attorney Larry Salzman comment.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Human Freedom Index 2022
The latest edition of the Human Freedom Index shows that the pandemic was devastating for freedom across the globe. Ian Vasquez is the co-author.
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Curious City - Is There A Way To Save Altgeld Gardens’ Memorial Wall?
The uncertain fate of a hand-lettered memorial wall in the Far South Side Altgeld Gardens community has Curious City digging into how such memorials and other valued local murals and artwork might be saved from destruction, even if they are not officially national landmarks.
Cato Daily Podcast - The Political Opposition to Prescribing Psychologists
An emergent turf war over who gets to prescribe medication means delaying mental health care. Claudia Mosier is a prescribing psychologist in two states and believes what she's offering could help many Americans secure their own mental health.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Coffee with the Chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers and toilet paper
Jeremy Hunt has pledged in a new social media video to halve the UK?s high rate of inflation. Tim Harford and the team fact check the Chancellor?s claims. Also ? CPI, CPIH, RPI ? which measure of inflation is best for assessing the impact of the rising cost of living? Plus has the number of GPs in England gone up or down since the start of the pandemic. And does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?
Presenter: Tim Harford Series Producer: Jon Bithrey Reporters: Josephine Casserly, Nathan Gower, Louise Hidalgo, Charlotte McDonald Sound Engineer: James Beard Production Co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross Editor: Richard Vadon