Podcast Episodes

How Profit and Politics Hijacked Scientific Inquiry, with John Ioannidis

Season 2 Episode 140

Why does a podcast about capitalism want to talk about science?

Modern capitalism and science have evolved together since the Enlightenment. Advances in ship building and navigation enabled the Age of…

Published on 8 hours ago

Will Privatizing The Mortgage Giants Solve The Housing Crisis?

Season 2 Episode 139

This week, the Trump administration announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The sale would begin to reintroduce th…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Trump's Great Private Equity Bailout, with Dan Rasmussen

Season 2 Episode 138

For decades, private equity has been the darling of pension funds, university endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, promising high returns and low volatility. Now, President Donald Trump has made i…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Should Chatbots Teach Our Children? With Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan

Season 2 Episode 137

What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology into our education system? For Sal Khan, CEO of one of the world’s largest nonprofit education tech…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff

Season 2 Episode 136

Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world's currency. A strong dollar makes imports cheaper, facilitates demand for American companies, and is t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revealing the Secret Architects of Capitalism, with Chris Hughes

Season 2 Episode 135

After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisdom of unregulated markets and envisioning a more active rol…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota

Season 2 Episode 134

The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has failed to communicate its commitment to the working class, argues long-time political journalist David Sirota. …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Cliff Asness Believes Markets Are Getting Dumber

Season 2 Episode 133

Are financial markets becoming less efficient? Famous investor Cliff Asness certainly thinks so. In his paper published last year, “The Less-Efficient Market Hypothesis,” Asness argues that social me…

Published on 3 months ago

How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams

Season 2 Episode 132

Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-colle…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lina Khan's Vision of Capitalism

Season 2 Episode 131

Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission raised the profile of the relatively obscure…

Published on 4 months ago