Podcast Episodes

Space: The Invisible Infrastructure Behind Modern Life — And Its Growing Risks (#264)

Season 1 Episode 264

Space may look empty, but it’s crowded, fragile, and under threat. Former Congresswoman Jane Harman and Lieutenant General (Ret.) Nina Armagno — former U.S. Space Force Director of Staff who oversaw …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Inside the Hook Model: Secrets Companies Use to Keep You Scrolling and How To Break Free (#263)

Season 1 Episode 263

Variable rewards once powered slot machines; now they’re inside your pocket. Behavior-design expert Nir Eyal shows how modern apps turned casino psychology into daily routine. He unpacks the psycholo…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Zanny Minton Beddoes on America, China, and a World in Flux (#262)

Season 1 Episode 262

The global order that brought decades of peace and prosperity is coming apart. The Economist’s Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes takes us inside the world’s power centers, where America is both ad…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

No Way Out with Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Greg Mankiw (#261)

Season 1 Episode 261

Imagine owing over $100,000—not for a home or college, but simply for being an American.

That’s each citizen’s share of the nearly $40 trillion U.S. national debt—and it’s climbing fast. The governmen…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

From Bits to Brains: How AI Sees, Talks, and Learns (#260)

Season 1 Episode 260

How does AI go from predicting the next word to powering robots that navigate the real world?

Princeton computer science professor Sanjeev Arora explains how today’s models learn, adapt, and even teac…

Published on 3 months ago

Hype vs. Reality: Crypto and Stablecoins (#259)

Season 1 Episode 259

Crypto runs on stablecoins — and they’re far less stable than they sound.
Bloomberg investigative journalist Zeke Faux followed the money behind the scenes. What he uncovered will change the way you s…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Long Game: How to Build Wealth in Turbulent Times with Blackstone President Jon Gray (#258)

Season 1 Episode 258

How do the savviest investors navigate today’s uncertainty? Jon Gray, President of Blackstone, one of the world’s most successful asset management firms, shares the timeless principles that helped gr…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Goodbye Baby Boom—Hello Population Bust: How a 60% Drop Could Change Everything (#257)

Season 1 Episode 257

Global birth rates are collapsing—sometimes to half the level needed to keep populations stable. UT-Austin’s Michael Geruso explains how that trend could shrink the world’s population from eight bill…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Knowledge Illusion: How Overconfidence Shapes Our Lives (#256)

Season 1 Episode 256

We’ve landed on the moon and built global networks—yet most of us don’t understand how a toilet works. Cognitive scientist Philip Fernbach explores the paradox of human intelligence: our success depe…

Published on 4 months ago

The Surprising Science Behind Falling—and Staying—in Love (#255)

Season 1 Episode 255

Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a science. Arthur Aron, the psychologist behind the 36 questions that went viral, shares what really makes people fall and stay in love. You’ll hear why new experiences…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago