Podcast Episodes

Society is betting on AI – and the outcomes aren’t looking good (with Nate Soares)

Season 1 Episode 87

Humanity’s attempts to achieve artificial superintelligence will be our downfall, according to If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. That’s the new book out by AI experts Nates Soares and Eliezer Yudko…

Published on 13 hours ago

The Democrats Are Folding on the Shutdown

Season 1 Episode 86

Despite a blue wave in recent state and local elections, Senate Democrats caved to Republican demands on the shutdown, giving up the health care subsidies they started the shutdown over nearly 50 day…

Published on 3 days ago

Even Our Economy Is Gamified Now

Season 1 Episode 85

From social media and dynamic pricing to meme stocks and AI hype, gamification has taken over our lives—and a recent op-ed argues that it’s even spread into our economy, driven by Trump. Nate and Mar…

Published on 1 week ago

What Happens in Vegas...Might Tell Us Something About the US Economy

Season 1 Episode 84

With traffic down, gambling down, and hotel prices bottoming out, everyone’s asking: Is Las Vegas dead? Nate and Maria wade into the frenzy with some real data and hard-won experience. They talk abou…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

What to Make of the NBA Sports Betting Scandal

Season 1 Episode 83

Last week, two federal indictments and several high-profile arrests rocked the NBA. One indictment accused defendants of sharing insider information to cheat at sports betting, and the other accused …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Lessons From A Marathoner (with Nicholas Thompson)

Season 1 Episode 82

Nate and Maria sit down with the elite amateur runner Nicholas Thompson (who also happens to be the CEO of The Atlantic) to talk about his new book The Running Ground. They discuss what running can t…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error

Season 1

We have a special episode for you today! In which Nate and Maria join their fellow Pushkin hosts to dive deep into the art of failure.

Tim Harford of Cautionary Tales shares stories of minor mistakes…

Published on 3 weeks ago

What Democrats Should Take from No Kings Protests

Season 1 Episode 81

Over the weekend, some 5 million people across the United States marched in ‘No Kings’ protests. Nate and Maria sit down to talk about why this matters, the psychology of protests, and how Democratic…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

What the Nobels Tell Us About the World Right Now

Season 1 Episode 80

The 2025 Nobel Prizes have now been announced, and Maria convinces Nate to learn about the winners. They discuss the selection process, the economic award for research on “creative destruction,” and …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Good Call/Bad Call: Bari Weiss as CBS’s New Editor-in-Chief

Season 1 Episode 79

Last week, Paramount bought digital news site The Free Press for $150 million, and made one of its founders, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS. Everyone has opinions on Weiss…and so do Nate …

Published on 1 month ago