Best James McCafferty Podcasts (2025)

Hart and James bring in all of the research economists to discuss the latest data around unemployment, construction, rate cuts, water adjudication and what it all means for the Puget Sound economy.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 19: Living in the Riviera - of the PNW 40:51

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Episode 18: New Year, Same Data? 26:29

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Episode 17: A (Taylor) Swift Effect 27:25

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The team gets together to chat about the current forecast. Are interest rates coming down? Inflation rates?By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 16: Summertime Data Funtime 31:16

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Grab your Coffee and Popcorn (it will make some sense later) and listen in on what the team has to say in this glorious summer of 2023.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 15: A Hundred Acre Wood full of Eeyores? 25:21

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Spring has sprung in our region – from Tulips in the Skagit Valley to a fresh dusting of pollen just about everywhere else. There is always such a rush of optimism when the cold dark days of winter in the Pacific Northwest yield to the random weather days of Spring – will it be sunny, warm, cold, rainy, windy or some other adjective? All we can say…

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Episode 14: The PNW Canary in the Coal Mine 26:43

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Creators & Guests James McCafferty - Host Hart Hodges - HostBy Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 13: My Economy, Your Economy 33:23

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The team starts the discussion with what they are currently understanding from the data, also how different outlooks can come from the same data. Fun with data leads the team to discuss recession and inflation, worldwide, nation wide and right here in our Puget Sound region. Cam will go over the retail numbers. Hart and Bethany have insight on the …

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Episode 12: That's my number! 34:06

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James, Hart and Bethany get together once again to talk forecasting while faced with a global pandemic, global changes throughout the labor market, supply chain, and massive turmoil within the commodities market, and the introduction of a war. Main topics of today's discussion are Inflation, Recession, Federal reserve and interest rate adjustments,…

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11: One Month Does Not a Trend Make 28:19

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Join James, Hart, Bethany and newcomer Audrey as they discuss the current events of the economic day! In this episode the team covers the current forecast of Covid impacts, Inflation and recession risk, how supply chain entanglements and what people are spending money on, impacts inflationary pressures. Hart will discuss Fed actions, projections an…

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Episode 10: Inflation Thoughts for Early 2022 32:10

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Covid Impacts - Omicron Inflation concerns Supply Chain updates - Imports are rising what does that mean? Employment - natural rate of unemployment, are wages actually rising? Discussion of real wages and median wages. How is the Fed Reacting - or not reacting How do the Retail Numbers look? The Holidays were a little different this year! Housing -…

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Episode 9 - For Pessimists, We Are Pretty Optimistic 32:48

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Hello and welcome to After Office Hours with the Puget Sound Economic Forecaster. This is your home for discussion about the Puget Sound region’s economy. The economy and what is affecting it continues to be in a high rate. We are recording this on October 15th for those keeping score – depending on when you are listening there are going to likely …

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How our Workspaces are Changing 0:39

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Commercial Real Estate is seeing some changes.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Beware the Word Average 0:39

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When we say things like median and average, what does that really mean for individuals in the economy.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Three Words - Doug the Pug 0:45

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How do we go about counting people who are working, making money, but are not participating in the workforce in the traditional sense? Listen to the full podcast for more information.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Employees Wagging the Dog? 0:33

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Changing employee markets are impacting how companies find workers.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Ep8: Stranger Things and Groundhog Day 25:49

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We issued a special edition of forecaster last week to update the forecast we posted in mid-June. Taking this extra step is definitely out of the ordinary but if there is anything we have learned in the past 18 months – not much is ordinary. The team this week includes, James McCafferty, Hart Hodges, Bethany King and Josh Grandbouche. Are we worrie…

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Don't call it a bubble 0:58

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What is really going on with home prices? Bethany breaks it down. Listen to the full episode.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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We've Entered... the Variant Zone. 0:49

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Kids are returning to school, but offices are closing again. What does COVID-19 recovery look like in the months ahead?By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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We are still getting older at the same rate 0:51

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Some things are just following the natural order of things! As COVID-19 makes things feel like we are standing still, we've continued to get older through the pandemic. Find out how this may be impacting our Baby Boomer population, retirement and the labor market!By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Why Publish a Special Edition? 1:29

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Josh covers the reasons the center decided to publish a special edition - it doesn't happen often. New numbers, new information, etc. Find out more in the full episode.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Ep7: The Usual Level of Chaos 20:57

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Public policy is becoming a much larger ingredient in the forecast – stimulus, low rates, increased child tax credits, monthly stipends, and more. Supply chain issues, consumer demand shifts, minimum wage discussions and more are competing for attention as well. In the Forecaster we explore all of it. We have checked the math three times and it is …

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Looking for a job? Looking to fill a job? 1:14

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Wondering about employment gains and recovery? The team looks at what might be going on behind the numbers.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Defending the Retail Sales Figures 0:41

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We received a lot of calls after the latest Forecaster was published, asking for an explanation as why the retail numbers were so high. A little bit from Brianna in this trailer, find out more in the full episode.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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The Rational Bubble 0:40

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What does Hart mean by a rational bubble? How does it relate to residential real estate? Find out more in the full episode.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Back to the Usual Level of Chaos 0:34

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A brief listen to the group's conversation about the Regional Outlook and how we see things moving forward with respect to Boeing, to hear the rest of the conversation, check out the full podcastBy Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 6 - Hope? It's complicated 18:38

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James, Josh, Hart and newcomer Brianna cover all the important topics and the effects we can maybe, hopefully, look forward to in the coming months. When asked if there is hope for the future, Hart's answer is "of course there is hope"... but it's complicated. The team parses out what we can expect over the coming months as it pertains to the local…

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Vaccines, where can they be??? 0:49

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A little shout out to the Star Wars world; quick notes on the current vaccine rollout.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Hello Seattle, welcome to being an expensive city 2:51

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Hart talks about the realities of living in a big expensive city as it related to Seattle's number of renters vs. owners. He also touches on the future of residential and commercial construction. Is everyone going to be working from home?By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Hope and Complications 1:11

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Hart starts off the podcast with a discussion surrounding hope on the horizon.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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A Tale of Two Economies 1:12

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Cliche but true, Josh breaks down the reality of the tech sector as a buoy to the local economy and the reality of jobs dependent on in-person access.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 5 - Covid, Kinda Covid, Not Covid 29:50

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We are now a few weeks out from the first publication of our September forecast. It seems like a great time to talk about what we know now and where are current thinking is at. On the show today: James McCafferty serves as the general manager and publisher for the newsletter. Dr. Hart Hodges is an economics professor at Western Washington Universit…

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AGL Chief Data Officer Dayle Stevens on making data your competitive advantage 31:54

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On this episode of The Corporate Innovator, we're going to explore everything data - how to capture it, use it and manage it. Dayle Stevens, Chief Data Officer at AGL, is our guest today and she's an embracer of change - using data and technology to meaningfully transform how AGL operates and how it serves its customers. We're also going to cover: …

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Episode 4: Recovery is a Backward Square Root Sign 35:34

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We are now three weeks out from the first publication of our June forecast. It seems like a great time to talk about what we know now and where are current thinking is at. On the show today: Our special guest: Dr Steve Lerch is the Executive Director and Chief Economist for the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Steve is respon…

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Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water Pat McCafferty on creating a 21st century water utility 50:14

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In this episode of The Corporate Innovator, we chat with Pat McCafferty, Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water. Pat has been in water all his life, and is the epitome of what we call an 'ambidextrous' executive. This is a story about creating a culture that cultivates space for ideas (even the ones that fail), one that has positioned Yarra Valley…

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Strategic Advisor and Entrepreneur Dr. Ingo Hofacker on making data your key competitive advantage 31:01

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Dr. Ingo Hofacker is a seasoned technology executive, strategic advisor, entrepreneur and AI and data expert. A German native with global experience, Ingo has worked at a number of consultancies including Deloitte and Bain & Company, however today we'll be largely focusing on his time at Deutsche Telekom. Ingo was involved in a number of key innova…

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Episode 3: COVID-19 and Economic History - have we been here before? 30:17

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This week James, Hart and Josh are joined by Dr. Brandon Dupont to discuss the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 from a historical perspective. Dr. Brandon Dupont is an Economic Professor at Western Washington University. He has focused his work on topics related to 19th century banking crises and the history of economics. Brandon teaches courses …

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What Kind of U Shape? 1:29

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Hart Hodges discusses the possible shapes of the recovery curve.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 3: Its a Parade! 0:59

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When we've been here beforeBy Puget Sound Economic Forecaster

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Episode 2: Covid-19 Coverage 36:51

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This week James, Hart and Josh are joined by Dr. Laurie Trautman and Dr. Anneliese Vance Sherman. Dr. Anneliese Vance Sherman, a consistent contributor to the Forecaster, works with the Washington State Employment Security Department as a Regional Economist. To say she has her finger on the pulse of our State’s and region’s employment data is an un…

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After Office Hours - Episode 1: Wash, Rinse, Repeat 26:21

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Join the WWU CEBR team, James McCafferty (our light comic relief), Hart Hodges and Joshua Grandbouche as the go in depth on the December issue of the Puget Sound Economic Forecaster. The 2019 economy has been a mixed bag. While there are a growing number of indicators to be concerned about, some, like consumer spending, remain strong. We have anoth…

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Exponential Innovation Managing Director Leslie Barry on being one of the pioneers of the Pretotyping method adopted by leading companies worldwide 34:53

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Leslie Barry is the local pioneer in the burgeoning field of Pretotyping which was first experimented with by Google in the early 2000s and mastered by Alberto Savoia, Leslie's mentor. In this episode, we'll explore the Pretotyping evolution over the years, how it challenged traditional methods as a faster, cheaper and more reliable alternative as …

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BONUS EPISODE: Data & Ethics Keynote at Silicon Block 11 (Lizzie O'Shea, Leigh Barnes, James Wilson) 39:56

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In this special bonus episode of The Corporate Innovator, we will hear a recent keynote on Data and Ethics that was held at Silicon Block 11 in Melbourne in November 2019. Data is one of the most valuable commodities of the 21st century. It permeates so many interactions, it influences so many of our decisions, whether we are aware of it or not. Ou…

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Former Telstra Ways of Working Executive Natalie Peters on agile implementation at scale 45:19

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Natalie Peters wasn't the obvious choice to implement perhaps the largest cultural change Telstra has attempted in the last decade, but she did so with such skill that it is now recognised as one of the most successful scaled agile transformations in Australia. A HR specialist by trade, Nat stepped up to the challenge over two years ago, learning v…

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EGM at Latitude Financial Services' Andrew Walduck on managing digital transformation 32:54

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Andrew Walduck is no stranger to transformations and innovative partnerships. Having worked across some of Australia's most well-known corporations, from Australia Post to Telstra, he's known for his ability not just to create innovative products, but equally the culture that supports their growth. Now EGM of Digital & Technology at Latitude Financ…

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Director of the Design Centre at IAG Harriet Wakelam on embedding Design Thinking and creating plausible futures to sustain your business 37:58

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Harriet is a leader in Design Thinking implementation at scale, and has previously held senior Design and CX roles at Sensis, NAB, Aus Post and Medibank, as well as having been a board member for the Service Design Network. In this episode, Harriet talks how to implement design from scratch, along with how to integrate customer journey mapping and …

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Leading Author & Advisor Dan Toma on the diverse global innovation landscape and how to measure for success 24:43

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Dan Toma wrote the book on Corporate Innovation - literally. The Corporate Startup and soon-to-be-released Innovation Accounting outline how to create rigorous, systematic change in your organisation in order to grow. Dan continues to pioneer how to learn, run and measure corporate innovation for some of the world's leading corporations and is of t…

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