{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 364: $34 Trillion","description":"People used to scared about the federal debt. But it's been so huge for so long that people have lost interest. Yet, despite people's lack of attention - or perhaps, in part, because of it - the debt has continued to grow. For the past 50 years or so, it has been doubling every 8 to 9 years.  Foolishness of the Week: 09:10 Main episode:&amp;nbsp; 13:36 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http:\/\/www.cooperationandcoercion.com See More Ant and James! http:\/\/www.wordsandnumbers.org Show Your Support for Words &amp;amp; Numbers at Patreon https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits  https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/amp\/2023\/12\/06\/new-fafsa-may-launch-with-old-inflation-data-resulting-in-less-college-aid.html?fbclid=IwAR1Z0ny8wwaMEEA0nyaJGxEGF3Hvbeq9XtAJpVmQLYtfyMdKNmDS-loexes  https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/01\/27\/is-the-journalism-death-spasm-finally-here-00138187 Foolishness of the Week  https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/26\/news\/un-fires-staffers-who-allegedly-took-part-in-october-7-hamas-terrorist-attacks-on-israel\/ Topic of the Week Words &amp;amp; Numbers Backstage https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/130029457649243\/ More James at Smoke &amp;amp; Stories  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig More Ant on YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/antonydavies Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRHarrigan #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Words &amp; Numbers","author_url":"http:\/\/wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29686218\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/166938578"}