Podcast Episodes

Ben Harris on the Fiscal Health of the US Government

Episode 499

Ben Harris served in numerous high-ranking roles as a public sector economist and is now the vice president and director of economic studies at the Brooking Institution. In Ben’s first appearance on…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Luis Garicano on the Future of Digital Money and Lessons Learned from the History of the Euro

Episode 498

Luis Garicano is a former member of the European Parliament and a professor at the London School of Economics. In Luis’s first appearance on the show he discusses his new book, Crisis Cycle: Challen…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

Episode 497

Mark Blyth is a professor of international economics at Brown University. In Mark’s first appearance on the show, he discusses his new book Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers, the concept of an…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on Reforms in the Treasury Market and Developments with Central Bank Operating Systems

Episode 496

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl is a senior vice president and the senior advisor to President Lorie Logan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Sam returns to the show to discuss recent macroeconomic conferen…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Andy Levin on the Importance of an Independent Inspector General at the Federal Reserve (BONUS)

Andy Levin is an advisor to many central banks around the world and professor of economics at Dartmouth College. Andy returns to the show for a special bonus episode to discuss his pervious appearan…

Published on 3 months ago

Matthew Pines on the Future of Money, AI, and Monetary Policy

Episode 495

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Matthew Pines is the executive director of the Bitcoin Policy institute. Matthew returns to the show to discuss t…

Published on 3 months ago

Peter Conti-Brown and Sean Vanatta on the History of Bank Supervision in America

Episode 494

 Peter Conti-Brown is a historian and legal scholar of the Federal Reserve System, and an associate professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Sean Vanatta is a s…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

George Selgin on Contextualizing the Great Depression and its Implications on Monetary Policy Today

Episode 493

George Selgin is a senior fellow and director emeritus at the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute, as well as the author of the new book titled False Dawn: The New De…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Daniel Bunn on Fiscal Issues Currently Facing the US Government

Episode 492

Daniel Bunn is the president and CEO of the Tax Foundation. In Daniel’s first appearance on the show, he discusses the history of tax models, the threat that tariffs make to the US economy, where we…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Luca Fornaro on Hysteresis, Endogenous Growth, and Aggregate Demand Policies

Episode 491

Luca Fornaro is a senior researcher at CREI and professor at both UPF and the Barcelona School of Economics. In Luca’s first appearance on the show, he discusses his expansive work on, hysteresis, s…

Published on 4 months ago