Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBill Ackman Lights a SPARC & Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Court 10/02/23
Crisis averted! For 45 days? Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown, coming up with a weekend deal to fund the government at its current leve…
2 years, 8 months ago
Barry Sternlicht Takes on the Economy, and Meme Stock Mania Returns 9/29/23
Barry Sternlicht, the hospitality and real estate investor, discusses the risks to the economy from union strikes and the Federal Reserve’s interest …
2 years, 9 months ago
A Deadline Looms for Kevin McCarthy and Coinbase Goes to Washington 9/28/23
With just days to go before a government funding deadline, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticizes a short-term Senate government funding bill — stok…
2 years, 9 months ago
Khan’s Case against Amazon & Union Politics 9/27/23
Lina Khan, FTC Chair, is frequently seen as the face and the voice of the Biden administration’s antagonism against the “bigness” of big tech. The F…
2 years, 9 months ago
Barry Diller on Hollywood Hegemony, Strikes and Streaming 9/26/23
“AI, Schmay-aye” says Barry Diller, on the technology the markets and the content industry can’t stop talking about. The media mogul joins the Squaw…
2 years, 9 months ago
Countdown to Shutdown, Austan Goolsbee on Inflation, and We’re Singing in the Rain 9/25/23
The government funding deadline – midnight on October 1st – is looming and the likelihood of a federal shutdown is high. Pimco’s head of public poli…
2 years, 9 months ago
Antitrust Trial of (This) Century: DOJ vs. Google; China’s Moves around Taiwan 9/22/23
Over the next few months, the DOJ and a collection of state attorneys general will make their case to a D.C. District Court judge for why Google has …
2 years, 9 months ago
Writers Strike Optimism & Bank Stocks “Univestable” 9/21/23
The Federal Reserve held rates steady but pointed to another hike this year. CNBC’s Steve Liesman discusses the Fed’s latest decision. Steve Eisman, …
2 years, 9 months ago
Disney Parks, Neuralink Brain Implants, & Four-Day Workweeks 9/20/23
Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced plans to expand investment in parks and cruises; New York Times columnist and “Disney War” author James Stewart unp…
2 years, 9 months ago
Instacart’s IPO, Cybercrimes at Clorox, & Musk’s ‘X’ on a Free Platform 9/19/23
After nearly a decade, Instacart investors are finally getting their exit. Reddit co-founder and 776 founder Alexis Ohanian was one of Instacart’s ea…
2 years, 9 months ago