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Very Serious with Josh Barro
Very Serious with Josh Barro
Josh Barro, Very Serious Media

Very Serious is a weekly conversation with top political commentators, columnists and policymakers, focused on how events in the news relate to... more

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Episodes

David Schleicher on the Fiscal Whipsaw in State Governments

How are state and local governments faring post-COVID? It's a pretty different picture than what we're seeing with the federal... more

07 Jul 2023 · 40 minutes
The Martini Police, with Peter Suderman

We are back with Peter Suderman’s semi-annual visit to the Very Serious podcast! Getting ready for spring, Peter and I... more

21 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
Jason Furman on the Inflation That Keeps Going and Going and Going

We’re back with another episode of the Very Serious podcast, and this episode has a friend of the show: Prof.... more

10 Mar 2023 · 33 minutes
National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross Barkan

There was no national “Red Wave” in last November’s elections, but there sure was one in New York. Republicans won... more

05 Feb 2023 · 47 minutes
The answer to homelessness and homeownership is supply, with Jerusalem Demsas

A few weeks back, I wrote about the ethic of homeownership, and how I think it is unlikely to be... more

15 Jan 2023 · 51 minutes
Tim Lee on Dads Who "Lean Out"

Tim Lee is the author of Full Stack Economics and one of my favorite reads on business and the economy.... more

02 Nov 2022 · 27 minutes
Why you should quit more, with Annie Duke

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.joshbarro.comRetired professional poker player Annie Duke says... more

10 Oct 2022 · 50 minutes
Fall Cocktails with Peter Suderman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.joshbarro.comPeter Suderman is back by popular demand... more

23 Sep 2022 · 36 minutes
'Help! I can't stop reading advice columns, even though I know the questions are fake!'

This week's episode of Very Serious contains some un-bleeped profanity.Have you noticed that advice columns are everywhere now? Have you... more

15 Sep 2022 · 46 minutes
Why Barack Obama, and the Democrats, Needed Joe Biden

Remember the Joe Biden and Barack Obama friendship bracelets from the 2020 campaign? That — and the whole Obama-Biden bromance... more

09 Sep 2022 · 50 minutes
Very Serious with Josh Barro
David Schleicher on the Fiscal Whipsaw in State Governments
Very Serious with Josh Barro