Latest Free enterprise Podcast Episodes
Episode #235: The Current Economy
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - July 10, 2024 21:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay looks at the current U.S. economy through the lens of three key measures: economic growth, inflation and jobs. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengra...
Western Context 377 – Still Nothing Going On
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - July 07, 2024 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating3 years later Lytton still hasn't been rebuilt, the UK Labour election win shows lessons for Canada, and Poilievre promises to repeal the online harms bill. Also, Historica Canada deletes the John A MacDonald Heritage Minute. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 58:08 For detailed show notes vi...
Episode #234: Nobel Economists Against Sound Economics?
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - July 01, 2024 11:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay takes on 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists for putting their political preferences ahead of sound economics. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengran...
Western Context 376 – Nowhere is Safe
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 30, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Conservatives win a by-election in Toronto, Naheed Nenshi is crowned Alberta NDP leader, and William Shatner swears a lot in an attack ad on fish farms. Also, Harjit Sajjan played politics with the Afghanistan evacuation. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 50:25 For detailed show notes vi...
Episode #233: More on Demand
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - June 28, 2024 11:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay explains the difference between a change in demand vs. a change in the quantity demanded. Yeah, it actually matters. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorste...
Western Context 375 – Catering in the Air
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 23, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDoug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs, an unknown group funds BC attack ads, and Bill C-59 reduces advertising transparency from companies. Also, Trudeau racks up a $223k catering bill on the Indo-Pacific trip. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 59:24 For detailed show notes visit wester...
Episode #232: Law of Demand
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - June 19, 2024 20:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay turns to some essentials of economic thinking with a look at the “law of demand.” Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship. • Order The We...
Western Context 374 – Equal and Fair
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 16, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBC Premier David Eby is frustrated about immigration, a former Alberta NDP cabinet minister resigns, and Eby may join Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier against equalization. Also, Russian, US and Canadian warships all take a trip to Cuba. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 55:08 For detaile...
Western Context 373 – Compromised Canada
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 09, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe CRTC taxes 5% of streaming giants’ revenues, the UCP asks the public for input on auto insurance, and speed limit reductions in BC show the need for careful city planning. Also, Canadian parliamentarians could be compromised by foreign powers. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 52:51 For ...
Episode #231: Immigrant vs. Native-Born Workers and Entrepreneurs
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - June 06, 2024 18:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay looks at the data comparing labor force participation, employment ratios and rate of entrepreneurship among immigrants versus the native born. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://...
Western Context 372 – Postal Problems
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 02, 2024 12:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Tk'emlups First Nation changes wording from mass graves to anomalies, conscription is proposed to fix Canada’s lack of patriotism, and Canada Post is losing around $1B annually. Also, Trudeau’s immigration policy is changing the future of Canada. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 57:14 F...
Western Context 371 – The Monstrously Powerful
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 26, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingParks Canada is spending $12M to eradicate deer on a BC island, the Trudeau Liberals want to relax citizenship guidelines, and the BC United and BC Conservatives won’t be making a deal. Also, the CPP has wasted billions of dollars through poor investing. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 50:2...
Western Context 370 – Contract Controversy
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 19, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingArriveCan contractors receive over $1B in federal contracts, Alberta will decentralize AHS at the end of the year, and cyberattacks threaten the BC government’s storage of information. Also, illegal border crossers can be given up to $224 per day. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 50:25 For ...
Western Context 369 – Staying Afloat
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 12, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCalgary repeals the single-use plastic ban, the Woodfibre LNG ‘floatel’ is rejected by Squamish council, and immigration is not filling the industries it needs to. Also, the CBC talks about polyamory while Canada’s fertility rate plummets. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:02:02 For detail...
Western Context 368 – Campus Chaos
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 05, 2024 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAnother Trudeau cabinet minister has a conflict of interest, the BC NDP wants to recriminalize drugs in public spaces, and the UCP looks to expand train service. Also, anti-Israel encampments spring up at Canadian universities. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 54:43 For detailed show notes ...
Episode #230: Economics of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Salary
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - April 29, 2024 21:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay explains why Caitlin Clark in the WNBA is earning less than NBA players. In the end, it’s about consumer preferences. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorste...
Western Context 367 – Third Time’s the Charm
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 28, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada’s new disability benefit gets massively underfunded, Alberta will be getting municipal political parties, and a carjacker in Victoria gets caught and released several times. Also, Poilievre visits an anti-carbon tax protest. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 50:06 For detailed show no...
Western Context 366 – The Last Resort
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 21, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTrudeau’s 2024 budget features billions in new spending, Champagne tries to lure foreign grocers to Canada, and Alberta keeps its default electricity rate. Also, the federal government halts the deportation of a law-breaking climate activist. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 52:31 For detai...
Episode #229: Does Your Vote Matter?
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - April 19, 2024 21:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating uses some economics to help us how to think about our individual votes, and to better understand the idea of casting a vote that matters. Ray concludes: “In the end, the only vote that matters in some real sense is a vote cast according to one’s conscience, and not based on some mist...
Western Context 365 – Downgrade Diplomacy
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 14, 2024 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBC gets another credit downgrade, Alberta battles the federal government over municipal control, and Trudeau’s South-East Asia trip cost $2M. Also, the CSIS director testifies that the Trudeau government did know about foreign interference. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 51:55 For detaile...
Episode #228: Electric Vehicles and the Limits of Politics
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - April 09, 2024 21:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating explains why no one should be surprised in a Gallup poll showing that most Americans are not serious about purchasing an electric vehicle. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at http...
Western Context 364 – Intelligence Blackouts
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 07, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA majority of Canada’s premiers align against Trudeau’s carbon tax, BC sees open drug use in hospitals, and Edmonton’s rolling blackouts show Alberta’s energy vulnerabilities. Also, MP Han Dong’s testimony shows the extent of Chinese foreign interference. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 55:...
Western Context 363 – Buyback Boondoggle
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 31, 2024 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada refuses to sell LNG to another NATO ally, BC’s Haida Nation will have title over all of Haida Gwaii, and a third of gig workers would consider tax fraud. Also, $42m has been spent on Trudeau’s nonexistent gun buyback. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 58:17 For detailed show notes vis...
Episode #227: Cheer Baseball as a Business
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - March 25, 2024 20:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating explains why every fan should celebrate, not complain about, baseball as a business. We get great baseball because it is a business. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://ww...
Western Context 362 – Antagonizing Antics
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 24, 2024 12:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Conservative non confidence motion against Trudeau fails, the Liberals want to move the election date, and the Alberta NDP does not legally exist. Also, the RCMP warns that Canadians may revolt against the government. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 49:33 For detailed show notes visit ...
Episode #226: Stadiums and the Economy, Part III
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - March 22, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating continues to look at the economic history of sports facilities, noting when and why the shift to taxpayer subsidies occurred. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle edi...
Weestern Context 361 – Double Dipping
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 17, 2024 12:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlberta moves to allow municipal political parties, the auditor general fires government employees getting money on the side, and Canada pauses non-lethal exports to Israel. Also, Toronto Police give bad advice to deter car thieves. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 56:22 For detailed show n...
Episode #225: Stadiums and the Economy, Part II
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - March 14, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating further clarifies the issue of stadium subsidies by looking at the history, namely, that the rule in the first half of the 20th century was that stadiums and arenas were privately funded. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help...
Western Context 360 – Safety First
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 10, 2024 12:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBC safe supply drugs are found in the hands of organized crime, we finally put the 2017 UCP leadership allegations to rest, and BC affordable housing is not going to intended buyers. Also, Canada restores its funding to UNRWA. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 56:59 For detailed show notes v...
Episode #224: Stadiums and the Economy, Part I
Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating - March 09, 2024 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRay Keating moves beyond the politics and PR to get at the actual economics of taxpayer subsidies for stadiums and arenas. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle editions here. • ...
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