Topic: Milton Keynes

A funeral director from Milton Keynes, UK, alleges that the British government and hospitals utilized the sedative Midazolam to euthanize elderly patients in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. He claims he was scripted by the BBC early in the pandemic to exaggerate death counts and notes a 1000% increase in Midazolam purchases coinciding with a spike in care home deaths where no doctors were present.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is mocked for confusing economist John Maynard Keynes with the town of Milton Keynes during a discussion on GDP. Additionally, the "WinRed" Republican fundraising platform, run by Jared Kushner, is criticized for its aggressive "5x matching" text message marketing and skimming of donations.

Producers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK are recognized for their financial contributions. The hosts contrast their listener-supported model with NPR's fundraising, noting that they mention donors at much lower levels than the $750 required by some public radio stations. They emphasize that the show relies on the "multitude" of small, recurring donations.

The hosts discuss various economic theories, including the British model of bank insurance and the "bad bank" concept. They reflect on the history of economic thought from Karl Marx to Milton Friedman and predict a new economist will emerge to explain the current crisis. Dvorak looks back to the innovation boom of 1890, featuring Tesla and Edison, as a potential model for a future recovery.