Boring Facts Episodes

  • Parking

    If you own a car one thing you have to contend with is parking. Sometimes there may seem like there is too much, other times like there is far to little. To learn some of the basic facts around parking spaces and why it should be so much easier to find one than it is…

  • Paid Time Off

    This episode will explore paid time off for employees in the United States. We will look at FMLA (not paid), sick time and vacation time. Find out how much we receive, how much we use, and how it compares to the rest of the world. For links to the sources used in this episode please…

  • The Minimum Wage

    In this episode we will explore the Federal Minimum wage. This is a complex issue and has many nuances but we are going to focus on one primary aspect in this episode and that is how the Federal Minimum Wage has increased over the years and what that looks like when compared to the Cost…

  • The Electoral College

    Every four years in the United States of America we are brought face to face with the unique way that we elect the next President and Vice-President. We use something called the Electoral College. In this episode I will not be looking at why we have an Electoral College, but instead about how each person…

  • The 50 Year Mortgage

    Welcome to the first episode of boring facts. This podcast is dedicated to taking what you hear or read in the news and making it boring. We take out the drama, the partisanship and the arguments and just present the facts. That’s it. No punditry, no arguments, just plain old boring facts. In this episode…