Thread: Economics Podcasts

Originally Posted by Anikdote

Some more than once. I have a long commute.

I used to, I only have a 4 hour trip to LA once a month and a few 1 hour long commutes a week. But, I have a car radio with an 8 Gig memory stick in it - haven't listened to anything else for a year or so.

Originally Posted by Anikdote

Did the same, don't really trust Time Harford for some reason, seems like he's just in it to make a buck and the learnoutloud courses are extremely 101 and I did that in my undergrad courses.

I hadn't listened to them (I did listen to a bit of the NPR "The Invention of Money").

Originally Posted by Anikdote

I like Tyler, he contributes to econlib as well

I do as well. My favorites interviewee's so far are Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, and Nassim Taleb, but I have yet to find an interview I dislike.

Originally Posted by Anikdote

You probably won't like it, but I also subscribe to the Real World Economics Review: http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/

It's quite far from the perspective of Russ, you may not like it but I like to try to stay balanced and not take all my information from any single source.

One of the things I like about Russ is he interviews those that disagree with him alone with those he agree with.

As far as liking or disliking assumes I limit my point of view, that isn't education - reality is what it is, no matter our pre-concieved ideas. In addition, it may take reading the same concept explained a couple different ways until I get it (The Tao and Paul Reps (Zen) explains some Christian concepts better than the Bible).

I just like opinion backed up with fact, or a reasonable rationale.

Originally Posted by Reiver

They do. But podcasts? Waste of time

Spoken like a proper curmudgeon.



The time is already wasted since I'm driving, I'm just trying to increase the quality of an already bad activity.

If you don't have anything to contribute other than snubbing your nose at it, why not just go away? We get it, you're not interested in listening to an interview.

Originally Posted by Anikdote

If you don't have anything to contribute other than snubbing your nose at it, why not just go away? We get it, you're not interested in listening to an interview.

You asked for an opinion. I've given you one. Didn't it agree with yours? Diddums! "Up" your economic literature reading or be condemned to shallowness

Originally Posted by Reiver

You asked for an opinion. I've given you one.

Duly noted.

"Up" your economic literature reading or be condemned to shallowness

For the safety of the other drivers. I'll continue to refrain from reading while driving.

Seems you're failing to appreciate the circumstances that necessitate an auditory delivery method.

Originally Posted by Anikdote

For the safety of the other drivers. I'll continue to refrain from reading while driving.

Seems you're failing to appreciate the circumstances that necessitate an auditory delivery method.

Journal articles aren't just provided in print. Personally I stick to music and read them in my own time. Shallow sources will lead to knowledge damage

Originally Posted by Reiver

Journal articles aren't just provided in print.

I've yet to stumble upon audio versions of any.

Personally I stick to music and read them in my own time.

I get bored with music.

Shallow sources will lead to knowledge damage

First, why is it automatically shallow because of the medium being used? Second, interviews have long been a good source for learning assuming the interviewer asks appropriate questions, why because of the medium of delivery does it diminish the quality of the product?

Originally Posted by Anikdote

I've yet to stumble upon audio versions of any.

Just needs a HTML version. Search engines suchh as EBSCO then give them as standard

Not sure how HTML vs. PDF would affect the availability of an audio version... but ok.

EBSCO and JSTOR are both very cumbersome search engines. If I know a specific article I'm looking for http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en is much better and faster and from more sources.

Originally Posted by Anikdote

Not sure how HTML vs. PDF would affect the availability of an audio version... but ok.

Just going by what I've seen. You get to choose your accent too you lucky git!

Google scholar will leave you with holes. I'd always start with EBSCO and then move on to others such as Science Direct

Originally Posted by Reiver

Just going by what I've seen. You get to choose your accent too you lucky git!

Thank God, not sure I could sit through an hours worth of limey drawl. =)

Google scholar will leave you with holes.

How so? From what I understand of it's query it hits all the sources you've named so far.