Podcast Episodes

How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow

Season 2 Episode 147

There’s a word that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last year: “ensh*ttification”. It refers to a trajectory many see with digital platforms: they initially offer immense value to users, only to …

Published on 2 days ago

Why Matthew Yglesias Is Skeptical Of Anti-Monopoly Policies

Season 2 Episode 146

A recent proposal by Lina Khan, co-chair of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral transition team, to cap the price of beer at stadiums in New York City sparked a debate on X last month. At the center of that deb…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu

Season 2 Episode 145

Did you know Amazon makes $37 billion a year—more than double the revenue of all the newspapers in the world combined—from its sponsored results alone? Yes, the same, spammy, sponsored results at the…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Why Economists Should Care About Inequality, with Branko Milanovic

Season 2 Episode 144

Recently, Bethany and Luigi joined economist and wealth inequality expert Branko Milanovic in front of a live audience at the Aspen Ideas Festival to explore how capitalism, democracy, and income ine…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Nobel Economist Reveals Why Economic Models Keep Failing Us, ft. Richard Thaler

Season 2 Episode 143

Standard economic theory informs how we think about business strategy and the economy and presumes that people are selfish, have well-defined preferences, and consistently make welfare-maximizing cho…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About AI, with Arvind Narayanan

Season 2 Episode 142

Every major technological revolution has come with a bubble: railroads, electricity, dot-com. Is it AI’s turn? With investments skyrocketing and market valuations reaching the trillions, the stakes a…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Capitalism Stopped Working In Japan, with Takeo Hoshi

Season 2 Episode 141

The Japanese economy was once the envy of the world. By the 1980s, it looked set to surpass the United States in size. Real estate prices were high, the stock market was booming—the entire world was …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

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 2 months, 3 weeks 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 3 months, 1 week 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 3 months, 3 weeks ago