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I’m interested to hear your beef with Greg Rosalsky because I do listen to his work as he’s part of the most popular economics podcast in the world, Planet Mone

I’m interested to hear your beef with Greg Rosalsky because I do listen to his work as he’s part of the most popular economics podcast in the world, Planet Money. I’m not expecting super rigorous cutting edge economics from NPR but I do actually expect a well informed conventional take on economics. Who should people listen to? NPRs level of competence in economics already far outstrips mine.

tomcam 4y ago
He’s a smart guy. Planet Money is entertaining. I take my economic education from people with skin in the game, and who make their agendas clear. BTW is it your contention that NPR is a vigorous defender of free markets?
- faeriechangling 4y ago
  Yes? I think it might be more precise to say they support mixed markets than free markets. I think they'll entertain some more left wing ideas like UBI, but their ideology is fundamentally market based. NPR I know for two reasons, they're one of the American news organisations pushing for the Iraq war the absolute least, and their economic stuff. I keep hearing how NPR is filled with deranged bash the fash marxists but I actually have never actually seen these people. Maybe their columns aren't as popular as the more mainstream columns at NPR.
  - tomcam 4y ago
    I genuinely appreciate your thoughtfulness and this discourse. My view of NPR is so different from yours I don’t think we could have a productive conversation here, but I’m not kidding when I say I love the fact that you pursued it so civilly. Thank you. My contact information is in my profile and if you ever visited the Seattle area I would be only too happy to buy you lunch and discuss these matters in a friendly environment.
    - Zacharias030 4y ago
      In summary, we have heard a few reasonable arguments for why NPR is fairly decent and a few unsubstained rhethorical questions and a very civil withdrawal from the other side. Are you sure your beliefs about NPR / free markets are falsifiable? What would convince you to change your mind on NPR?
      - tomcam 4y ago
        > I don’t think we could have a productive conversation here

tomcam 4y ago

He’s a smart guy. Planet Money is entertaining. I take my economic education from people with skin in the game, and who make their agendas clear. BTW is it your contention that NPR is a vigorous defender of free markets?

faeriechangling 4y ago
Yes? I think it might be more precise to say they support mixed markets than free markets. I think they'll entertain some more left wing ideas like UBI, but their ideology is fundamentally market based. NPR I know for two reasons, they're one of the American news organisations pushing for the Iraq war the absolute least, and their economic stuff. I keep hearing how NPR is filled with deranged bash the fash marxists but I actually have never actually seen these people. Maybe their columns aren't as popular as the more mainstream columns at NPR.
- tomcam 4y ago
  I genuinely appreciate your thoughtfulness and this discourse. My view of NPR is so different from yours I don’t think we could have a productive conversation here, but I’m not kidding when I say I love the fact that you pursued it so civilly. Thank you. My contact information is in my profile and if you ever visited the Seattle area I would be only too happy to buy you lunch and discuss these matters in a friendly environment.
  - Zacharias030 4y ago
    In summary, we have heard a few reasonable arguments for why NPR is fairly decent and a few unsubstained rhethorical questions and a very civil withdrawal from the other side. Are you sure your beliefs about NPR / free markets are falsifiable? What would convince you to change your mind on NPR?
    - tomcam 4y ago
      > I don’t think we could have a productive conversation here