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Episode 33Nov 20, 20253189

Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate

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Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards takes on a dozen hostile dinner-table challenges to help optimists everywhere prepare for dinner table debate. Robin plays every annoying relative you've ever argued with. Pass the [expletive] gravy. Ready to rep Optimist Economy with a shirt, hat or tote bag? Hit up our new website and merch store at optimisteconomy.com Take the listener survey first to get a code for a free Original Optimist sticker: https://tinyurl.com/op-econ-survey

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Published
Nov 20, 2025
Duration
3189
Episode Number
Episode 33

Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate