Podcast Episodes

CPI and AI with Capital Group's Jared Franz

Episode 233

Mark and Cris are joined by Matt Colyar to break down the latest CPI inflation report, while Jared Franz from the Capital Group explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the American economy …

Published on 2 months ago

A Jobs Recession

Episode 232

Dante joins the Inside Economics team to talk about the August employment report. After another set of weak numbers, Mark declares that the economy has entered a jobs recession. Cris and Marisa agree…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Nervous Economy, Nervous Economists

Episode 231

Mark, Cris, and Marisa talk about the increasingly shaky state of the economy after reviewing the week’s data. They preview next week’s jobs report and the likelihood of further downward revisions an…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cuts Confirmed to Crypto Caution

Episode 230

From Fed Chair Powell’s confirmation of coming interest rate cuts to digital wallets, this episode dives deep into the evolving world of digital currencies with guest Ananya Kumar from the Atlantic C…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inflation Rundown

Episode 229

It was a week headlined by crucial inflation data. The Inside Economics crew is joined by colleague Matt Colyar to dig into July’s consumer price index. July’s CPI was unsurprising, but that doesn’t …

Published on 3 months ago

In Defense of the BLS

Episode 228

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen joins Mark, Cris, and Dante to cover a wide range of topics, including a somber discussion about the recent firing of the current BLS comm…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

On An Economic Tight Rope

Episode 227

The Inside Economics team turned lugubrious in this week’s episode. Given this week’s data dump showing that inflation is uncomfortably high and accelerating, and the job market and broader economy a…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Running the Economic Gamut

Episode 226

The 2025 U.S. economy leaves no shortage of topics to explore. This week, the Inside Economics crew tries to touch them all. Mark and Cris, joined by Matt Colyar, discuss growing challenges to Fed in…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cruise Controls or Smoke Signals

Episode 225

Automotive economists Jonathan Smoke (Cox Automotive) and Michael Brisson (Moody's Analytics) join Mark and Cris to discuss industry conditions, tariff impacts on production and pricing, and their di…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Housers on the Housing Shortage

Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi and Cris deRitis are joined by Ira Goldstein from The Reinvestment Fund, Maggie McCullough from PolicyMap, and Jim Parrott from the Urban Institute to discuss their new s…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago