{"id":30743,"date":"2025-05-12T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/?page_id=30743"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:24:53","slug":"words-and-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/podcasts\/words-and-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Words &#038; Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; el_class=&#8221;desktop-boxed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"edgtf-single-image-holder   \">\n    <div class=\"edgtf-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square.png 1080w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WN-BRAND-profile-square-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AntonyDavies\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-lg fa-brands fa-youtube\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/words-numbers\/id1237781005\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-lg fa-brands fa-apple\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5MUcXpKrH4QzFisyy8Ucll\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-lg fa-brands fa-spotify\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeoplefoundation.substack.com\/s\/words-and-numbers\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-lg fa-kit fa-substack\"><\/i><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779206620065{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Words &amp; Numbers is one of the highest-rated economics podcasts in the world. Each episode, Davies and Harrigan dig into economics, political science, and current events to explain what\u2019s actually happening and why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>Antony is an economist. James is a political scientist. They have been published everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to USA Today. They also co-authored Cooperation &amp; Coercion. Over 500 episodes in, they\u2019ve built a loyal audience of people who want rigorous, accessible analysis. Not talking points.[\/vc_column_text]<script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 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height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-516.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-gq3hsw post-date\">Jul 23, 2026<\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-a43ucq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/antonydavies\/\" title=\"Posts by Antony Davies\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Antony Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/jamesharrigan\/\" title=\"Posts by James R. Harrigan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">James R. Harrigan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-mijtwn post-title\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-save-our-children-words-numbers-ep-516\/\">Save Our Children! | Words & Numbers | Ep 516<\/a><h4><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-oal5vi\">The adult entertainment industry has been sounding the alarm about the erosion of our rights for years. Adult actress London River joins us to explain.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-result r2\"><div class=\"fwpl-row el-vj6mu\"><div class=\"fwpl-col fwpl-col el-68avy\"><div class=\"fwpl-item el-36l12a post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-governments-footprint-words-numbers-ep-515\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-515.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-gq3hsw post-date\">Jul 16, 2026<\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-a43ucq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/antonydavies\/\" title=\"Posts by Antony Davies\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Antony Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/jamesharrigan\/\" title=\"Posts by James R. Harrigan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">James R. Harrigan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-mijtwn post-title\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-governments-footprint-words-numbers-ep-515\/\">Government\u2019s Footprint | Words & Numbers | Ep 515<\/a><h4><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-oal5vi\">What do population growth rates and movement among the states have to do with one another? More than you might think.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-result r3\"><div class=\"fwpl-row el-vj6mu\"><div class=\"fwpl-col fwpl-col el-68avy\"><div class=\"fwpl-item el-36l12a post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-birthright-citizenship-words-numbers-ep-514\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ep.-514.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-gq3hsw post-date\">Jul 9, 2026<\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-a43ucq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/antonydavies\/\" title=\"Posts by Antony Davies\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Antony Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/jamesharrigan\/\" title=\"Posts by James R. Harrigan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">James R. Harrigan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-mijtwn post-title\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-birthright-citizenship-words-numbers-ep-514\/\">Birthright Citizenship | Words & Numbers | Ep 514<\/a><h4><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-oal5vi\">Is birth enough to determine who should be a citizen? We (and the Supreme Court) weigh in.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-result r4\"><div class=\"fwpl-row el-vj6mu\"><div class=\"fwpl-col fwpl-col el-68avy\"><div class=\"fwpl-item el-36l12a post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-what-do-you-meme-words-numbers-ep-513\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wn513realindependenceday.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-gq3hsw post-date\">Jul 2, 2026<\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-a43ucq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/antonydavies\/\" title=\"Posts by Antony Davies\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Antony Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/jamesharrigan\/\" title=\"Posts by James R. Harrigan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">James R. Harrigan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-mijtwn post-title\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-what-do-you-meme-words-numbers-ep-513\/\">The Real Independence Day | Guest: Robert McDonald | Words & Numbers | Ep 513<\/a><h4><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-oal5vi\">Was July 4, 1776 the actual day of our independence from Great Britain as most Americans believe? <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-result r5\"><div class=\"fwpl-row el-vj6mu\"><div class=\"fwpl-col fwpl-col el-68avy\"><div class=\"fwpl-item el-36l12a post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-what-do-you-meme-words-numbers-ep-512\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wn512whatdoyoumeme.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-gq3hsw post-date\">Jun 25, 2026<\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-a43ucq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/antonydavies\/\" title=\"Posts by Antony Davies\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Antony Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/author\/jamesharrigan\/\" title=\"Posts by James R. Harrigan\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">James R. Harrigan<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-mijtwn post-title\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/wn-what-do-you-meme-words-numbers-ep-512\/\">What Do You Meme? | Words & Numbers | Ep 512<\/a><h4><\/div><div class=\"fwpl-item el-oal5vi\">Memes are apparently unavoidable, and most of them suck. 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