Podcast Episodes

Francis Fukuyama

Adam and Cameron discuss the newly released memoir of Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist whose influential paper in 1989—which was la…

10 hours ago

AI Regulation

The head of Anthropic last week called on the U.S. government to regulate AI companies to avoid catastrophic outcomes. But, as Adam and Cameron point…

1 week ago

Germany’s AFD

The far-right Alternative for Germany’s recent landslide victory in a small state in eastern Germany is part of a broader political story unfolding a…

2 weeks ago

Back to School

Nearly 1.5 billion children will attend primary or secondary school around the world this year—about 1 in 6 people on the planet. Adam and Cameron di…

3 weeks ago

What's Up With the U.S. Bond Market?

The yield on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds has been spiking lately, at one point reaching its highest level in some two decades. That means that the go…

4 weeks ago

Germany's Rhine Is Drying Up

Germany's longest river is drying up, with water levels reaching as low as 8 inches in some spots—the lowest reading since Germany started keeping re…

1 month ago

Unemployment Crisis in India

India is facing an unemployment crisis among young college graduates—some 40 percent of whom are struggling to find work. Adam and Cameron discuss th…

1 month, 1 week ago

Super Yachts

On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of super yachts—a global industry worth up to $22 billion.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Odyssey

The poem written some 2,700 years ago and the contemporary film directed by Christopher Nolan are the topic of this week’s show. Adam and Cameron dis…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Economics of Andy Burnham

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, calls his economic philosophy “Manchesterism,” after the city he led as mayor. But the term has meant dif…

2 months ago