# OE Lightning Round: Kathryn Edwards Takes Your Economy Questions

An episode of [Optimist Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1802625282), 27 May 2025, 50 min.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/14811/964e3947-56b1-4773-83c1-4d5106199d67/47848516-fd4c-4619-ada8-f9c7fd6d7faf.mp3

Kathryn Edwards answers listeners’ economic questions, with her co-host's stopwatch running. In under an hour, we cover risks to U.S. economic data, college tuition, taxes, bonds, degrowth, mortgages, tariffs vs. income taxes, wealth concentration, and why the future can’t be built on lies. Finally, for those of you not from Wisconsin, do you know how to pronounce Waukesha? Because Robin sure didn’t. And apparently it’s not Wauke$ha, either. You can also find Optimist Economy on: • TikTok • YouTube • Instagram • Substack Support us by becoming a paid Substack subscriber, or by making a contribution at https://buymeacoffee.com/optimisteconomy

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