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Unexpected Economics
Timothy Taylor & The Great Courses · 2013
🎙 Narrated by Timothy Taylor
70/100
👍 Worth It
Taylor's twenty-four lectures are genuinely surprising in topic selection — applying economic reasoning to discrimination, terrorism, and charitable giving is not routine course fare — and his clarity is exceptional for a non-jargon economics educator. The 2013 recording means some material has been overtaken by events, and quality across the full series is uneven. Taylor narrating his own lectures works in his favor; he speaks with the practiced ease of someone who has taught this material many times.
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🎙 Narration: good Taylor self-narrates with polished academic clarity; his evident familiarity with the material keeps the lectures from feeling dry.
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Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness71
Craft & writing73
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit72
👁 Human-eye gut-check69
Penny’s verdict70
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