Hey everybody. Welcome to the Muckraig podcast. I'm Jared Yates Sexton. Bad news. Nick

Houseman, not here, out and about, doing his own thing, living his own kind of life. He will be back for the weekend or on Friday, but I'm in a jam. I need somebody that I can talk to on this show. Somebody that can help me make sense of what's

going on. They've got to be a humdinger of a guest. It's got to be somebody who's smart,

who's engaging, who hasn't been on the show before. You know, there's might be a good time to check out with one of my personal heroes, Dr.

Richard Wolfe, the economist, one of the best ones out there and, again, one of my personal

heroes.

How about that?

The co-founder of democracy at work, the host of the internationally syndicated

show Economic Update, and the author of several books, including Understanding Economic Update and the author of several books including understanding Marx and all kinds of other things that helped me understand economics and politics and the way the world works.

So yeah, how about we talk to Richard Wolfe here in a little bit?

Yeah, I think that's a good ticket.

Before we get going, a couple of important house keeping notes,

including an exciting announcement. So I am now confirmed that I am going to be a part of

a friend of the pod, Pete Dominic's stand-up pod jam, I believe is what they're calling it,

on March 22nd. That's a Friday and Saturday,

March 23rd.

That is in Las Vegas or more specifically Henderson, Nevada at 1600 Wigwam Parkway.

On Friday, March 22nd, this is big news, people.

I'm going to be doing my first live public bourbon talk. That's right. Friday night belongs to Jared D. Sexton and you. You can come out,

Henderson, Nevada, hang out on Friday, Hang out while I drink bourbon.

I'll have a bottle of bourbon.

I'll have a glass unless I decide to drink directly out of the glass.

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