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Minnesota’s Morning Podcast

Podcasts

John Spry‚ Ph.D.

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    Episode 917

    The Dismal Sciences

    How bad the economy got and how much we’ve recovered.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Fri Jun 19 2020Friday, June 19, 2020

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    Episode 899

    Mayday

    Using our ignorance to our advantage in fighting the coronavirus.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Fri May 1 2020Friday, May 1, 2020

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    Episode 897

    Central Quarantine Option

    Governor Walz is closing school, opening businesses, and doesn’t know when testing is ramping up.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Fri Apr 24 2020Friday, April 24, 2020

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    Episode 892

    The Irate Economist

    Dr John Spry on fighting the coronavirus with tracking, tracing, and transparency.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Mon Apr 13 2020Monday, April 13, 2020

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    Episode 889

    All Models are Wrong, but Some are Useful

    Dr John Spry on how math helps us wage the war against the coronavirus.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Mon Apr 6 2020Monday, April 6, 2020

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    Episode 881

    Community Transmission

    Coronavirus cancels school, court, and fun.

    Guests: Kirstie Doar, John Spry‚ Ph.D., and Melissa Sauser

    Mon Mar 16 2020Monday, March 16, 2020

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    Episode 869

    Sk8er Boi

    Dr John Spry explains just how socialist Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All bill truly is.

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Thu Feb 27 2020Thursday, February 27, 2020

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    Episode 854

    Evacuate Now

    Dr John Spry attempts to teach Ben how to interpret the electronic betting markets for the 2020 election.

    Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Matt Bilski

    Thu Feb 6 2020Thursday, February 6, 2020

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    Episode 819

    Temperature Arbitrage

    Somehow, DHS found a new way to lose $76 million.

    Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Brad Johnson

    Wed Dec 11 2019Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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    Episode 797

    Three-Two Computer

    Who knew there was an economics lesson in what Halloween candy kids prefer?

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Fri Nov 1 2019Friday, November 1, 2019

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    Episode 786

    St Thomas Football and the Economics of Agglomeration

    Dr Spry takes a question about college football and turns it into an economics lesson

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Thu Oct 17 2019Thursday, October 17, 2019

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    Episode 766

    Phantom Cattle

    A wealth tax would penalizes smart investments.

    Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Barbara Thomas Smith

    Thu Sep 19 2019Thursday, September 19, 2019