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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes

We Can Fix The Economy, We Just Have To Want To w/ Labor Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards

Oct 9, 2026 · 1h 2m

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About this episode

The number one issue for voters heading into November 3rd is the economy. The cost of everything is too high. Groceries, gas, housing, healthcare. Inflation is outpacing wages. And most of the economics coverage sounds like it's in a foreign language by design. Kathryn Anne Edwards is a labor economist, Bloomberg columnist, co-host of the Optimist Economy podcast, and one of the clearest translators of people-focused economics working right now. This conversation is about what's actua...