Unjerked Podcast

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

Unjerked E12 - Higher Education - Part 3

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education.  What purpose does it have?  Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it?  This is Part 3 of 3 episodes.
 
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0:52 who owes student loan debt
2:08 for profit colleges
3:14 overlap in outcomes (2)
8:45 coding bootcamps
21:45 international students & faculty (2)
25:00 sports programs (2) (3)

Unjerked E11 - Higher Education - Part 2

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education.  What purpose does it have?  Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it?  This is Part 2 of 3 episodes.
 
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1:12 Does college teach critical thinking?
2:42 Student learning gains in college
4:29 IQ of college students
14:35 32 states spend less on college now vs before
16:03 pew trust findings on higher education spending
17:18 disinvestment vs easy credit
18:32 changes in appropriations in state tuition price
19:56 expansion of federal aid/loans as a cause
28:00 admin expenses (link 2)
30:20 outcome of increased spending
31:02 discounting (link 2)
32:35 facilities spending

Unjerked E10 - Higher Education - Part 1

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about higher education.  What purpose does it have?  Why are student loans going up so much? Is it really worth it?  This is Part 1 of 3 episodes.
 
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2:32 political bias in academia
4:50 European vs American models of college
5:00 German tracking
6:48 campus life (including living on campus ) in US vs European colleges
7:20 sports
10:45 college in East Asia
12:12 college attendance by country
15:56 college attendance vs GDP
18:51 change in high school / college attendance rate over time in the US
26:13 median income level college vs non college
28:47 unemployment rate college vs non college
32:57 Is the better life outcome due to signaling or human capital?  (link 2)
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Unjerked E9 - Crime - Part 2

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about crime.  What causes crime rates to go up?  Are crime rates at historic highs right now? What are the best ways to reduce crime rates?  This is Part 2 of 2 episodes.
 
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1:12 urban design and crime (link 2) (link 3)
3:30 honor culture and crime
5:05 the state and the monopoly on violence
11:30 mandatory minimums and severity based policies (link 2)
12:30 prison population
13:15 death penalty and crime
13:50 immigration and crime
15:54 what law enforcement strategies work? (link 2)
17:50 neighborhood policing in Japan
18:40 After school programs
18:58 welfare and crime
19:32 drug treatment programs (link 2)
27:38 is there a shoplifting epidemics
33:20 homelessness and crime
35:41 mental illness and crime
35:54 gun death statistics
 

Unjerked E8 - Crime - Part 1

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about crime.  What causes crime rates to go up?  Are crime rates at historic highs right now? What are the best ways to reduce crime rates?  This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.
 
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5:00 International View of Crime
7:51 Divergence of crime rates between US and Europe
10:12 The better angels of our nature
11:19 Drop in crime over time
12:53 Even longer term drop in crime
14:50 Drop in murder rate
15:00 Drop in property crime (link 2)
16:40 Most common crimes
20:15 Social isolation as a cause
20:50 Correlation with education level 
21:25 Demographics of crime
22:18 Age and crime
22:35 Demographics of victims
24:19 Personality traits and crime
24:32 Mental health and crime (link 2)
27:08 Substance abuse and crime
29:28 Brain injury
30:27 Childhood trauma and crime (link 2)
31:01 Family connection and crime
33:08 Crime after war (link 2)
35:28 Unemployment and crime
35:47 Inequality and crime (link 2)
38:00 Inequality and income by zip code vs state and crime
38:44 Education and crime
38:55 Family structure and crime
39:28 Impunity

Unjerked E7 - Housing - Part 3

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning.  Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise?  Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved?  What policies would help fix the problem?  This is Part 3 of 3 episodes.
 
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0:57 jabde.com armadillo article
2:07 rezoning to fix the homelessness problem
2:27 crime and zoning
3:58 public hearings
5:53 condos and coops
7;51 incremental rezoning
8:53 fiscal cost of zoning
10:24 land value tax
12:30 vacancy tax
13:01 remote work (2nd link)
15:01 technology solutions
18:44 effect of banning investor ownership (2nd link)
20:17 public housing (2nd link) (3rd link)
21:06 converting office buildings to apartments
23:55 rent control
26:28 rent control and mobility
29:29 rent control increases price of non-controlled apartments 
31:59 DIW paper on rent control effects
34:16 frankensteining

Unjerked E6 - Housing - Part 2

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning.  Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise?  Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved?  What policies would help fix the problem?  This is Part 2 of 3 episodes.
 
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1:17 airbnb and rent price increases
7:12 ban of airbnbs in NYC
10:03 less construction after ’08 collapse
11:30 lower interest rates increasing prices
12:07 stagnating home prices in bad local economies
13:15 remote work migration patterns
15:22 immigration
16:28 onion futures
26:19 lot minimums
29:00 two stair requirement (link 2)
30:43 zoning and CO2 emissions (2nd link)
31:42 single family home less efficient energy
32;37 density zoning income segregation
32:51 redlining and zoning (link 2)
34:33 expenditure of public services
36:44 social capital built environment
38:56 Zoning in Houston
40:05 Texas home prices
40:38 Why rents are not going up much in Minneapolis

Unjerked E5 - Housing - Part 1

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about housing costs and zoning.  Why is the cost of housing continuing to rise?  Is it because of investors buying up all the housing? Or are there bigger issues involved?  What policies would help fix the problem?  This is Part 1 of 3 episodes.
 
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3:49 International housing affordability comparison
4:15 OECD housing affordability comparison
6:39 International home ownership (Please check notes & references section of wikipedia page)
7:56 70 year leases in China
11:19 Price to income ratio
12:11 Inflation, square footage
13:26 Household wages income adjusted
15:39 Home ownership by generation
17:27 Millennials more savings
19:10 History of zoning codes
22:26 Increase in investor ownership
23:15 Corporate ownership
28:07 Rental vacancy rates
30:23 Why many new build apartments are luxury apartments
31:26 Luxury apartments help lower overall rents in a city (Link 2) (Link 3)
36:07 Strong towns
36:55 Upzoning increases housing supply
37:16 Parking minimums
39:49 Effect of lot size minimums
40:17 Density regulations and housing prices
40:50 Lot minimum size and number of new building permits
41:40 30 year mortgage