Unjerked Podcast

Unjerked E22 - Immigration - Part 2

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about immigration.  What kind of visas are there?  How many immigrants are arriving legally and illegally? What effects are there on the economy and home prices?  This is Part 2 of 3 episodes.Like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tunein, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, or Boomplay
 
1:07 points based system
1:38 family based system
3:19 visa caps (2) (3)
3:52 types of work visas
5:52 Percent of immigrants here illegallly (2)
6:26: Overstaying visas
7:08 Asylum seeker
19:20 OECD report on immigration and the economy
20:55 Wage suppression (2) (3)
28:42 Immigration and inequality
29:40 Entrepreneurship
30:15 Fiscal impacts
33:00 Housing prices (2) (3)

Unjerked E21 - Immigration - Part 1

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about immigration.  How much immigration is there?  Where are immigrants coming from? What's the difference between illegal immigration and asylum?  This is Part 1 of 3 episodes.Like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tunein, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, or Boomplay
3:40 Where immigrants come from
6:43 Percent of US population which is foreign born
9:05 Requirements for entering the US in the early 20th century
12:34 Birth right citizenship
13:34 Ethnic makeup of US immigrants
14:43 Countries of origin
19:05 Asylum seekers
20:15 Countries people are claiming asylum from
24:45 Asylum outcomes
29:55 Is Latin America getting more or less violent

Unjerked E20 - Corruption - Part 3

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 3 of 3 episodes.
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0:32 Auditing the fed
3:02 Rule by AI
6:04 Politicians trading stock
7:30 Corruption incentives
8:50 Income inequality and corruption
9:30 Extraction economies
10:55 Wage inequality in the public sector
12:46 Pension to prevent corruption
16:17 term limits
16:35 Level of transparency
17:50 Rule of law
19:00 Impunity
20:13 Weak Institutions
21:19 Civic culture
22:15 Corruption & economic growth (2) (3)
23:00 Political instability
23:20 Investment efficiency
24:27 Administrative performance
25:18 Increases income inequality and poverty
27:00 Transparency mechanisms
27:50 Free press
28:47 Higher government salaries (2)
30:34 Gender equality and meritocracy
30:50 Democracy & corruption
32:04 Political Institutions

Unjerked E19 - Corruption - Part 2

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 2 of 3 episodes.
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44: Revolving door
7:58 Corruption of national vs local politics
8:51 Kids for cash for-profit jail controversy
12:30 amendment pay raise
13:00 term limits and corruption (1) (2) (3) (4)
15:51 Incumbency advantage
18:02 who watches the watchmen?
19:21 Corruption in historical societies
20:40 Pork barrel spending
23:40 Does corruption increase or decrease efficiency?
27:05 jailing politicians
29:19 Corruption in revolutionary societies

Unjerked E18 - Corruption - Part 1

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.
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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 lobbying
15:50 deferred compensation
16:52 employees not working - is this corruption?
17:24 corruption index
21:58 Citizens United
22:18 Ambassadorships (2)
24:04 Influence of elites vs average citizens
 

Unjerked E17 - Democracy Reform - Part 3

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 3 of 3 episodes.
 
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1:04 Separation of powers
1:57 Outcomes of Presidential vs Parliamentary systems
3:50 separation of head of state and head of government 
11:55 level of democracy
17:24 electoral systems
20:18 Proportional vs Majoritarian
23:37 voting systems (Ranked Choice) (approval voting) (Score Voting)
35:30 electoral college
40:42 judicial system

Unjerked E16 - Democracy Reform - Part 2

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.
 
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2:59 Proportional Voting
5:42 Independent Redistricting
6:45 mandatory elections
7:40 Election Day holiday
5:40 Voter access
 

Unjerked E15 - Democracy Reform - Part 1

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.
 
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3:48 economic growth
4:51 healthcare outcomes
7:25 stability
8:40 corruption
10:38 crime
13:19 inequality
24:23 politician salary

Unjerked E14 - Carbon Emissions - Part 2

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.
 
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0:50 cap/trade and carbon tax
5:11 constraints of vehicle electrification
5:44 zoning reform
5:51 passenger ships vs aircraft
7:50 heat pump
9:45 subsidies
11:37 grid energy storage (2)
13:02 energy NIMBYism
18:22 hydroelectric energy
21:19 modular reactor
22:00 molten salt reactor
24:44 recycling nuclear fuel
24:58 better geothermal
26:07 grid energy storage
34:37 vertical farming
36:05 carbon offsets
37:00 solar roads
43:50 biofuels
44:30 carbon capture

Unjerked E13 - Carbon Emissions - Part 1

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.
 
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2:11 Proven oil reserves
3:09 US oil production
4:40 production costs by country
6:51 natural gas by country
7:37 coal by country
8:55 amount of different resources remaining (2) (3) (4)
13:37 exxon hiding
23:35 reduction of GPD from climate change
24:58 oil products
27:12 emissions by country (2) (3)
30:52 Gas Emission by source (2)
31:17 EV efficiency vs internal combustion efficiency
35:09 Electricity sources
37:40 transportation sector
40:20 agricultural emissions
41:29 industrial emissions