Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPhotis Lysandrou, "Dollar Dominance: Why It Rules the Global Economy and How to Challenge It" (Policy Press, 2025)
Episode 1534
In a world shaken by crises, why does the dollar continue to dominate? In Dollar Dominance: Why It Rules the Global Economy and How to Challenge It (…
5 months, 1 week ago
Stephan Meier, "The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive" (PublicAffairs, 2024)
Episode 1533
In an ever-shifting work landscape, leaders can no longer ignore their most overlooked stakeholders—their employees. In The Employee Advantage: How P…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Paul Blustein, "King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency" (Yale UP, 2025)
Episode 1531
The U.S. dollar is the world’s most important currency. Trade is priced in dollars, the world’s central banks keep U.S. dollars in reserve, some plac…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
William I. Robinson, "Epochal Crisis: The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Episode 1532
Epochal Crisis: The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism (Cambridge UP, 2025) is the most recent book from Professor William Robinson, Distinguished Prof…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Stephen B. Young ed., "Adam Smith and Modern Economics: Reclaiming the Moral High Ground" (de Gruyter, 2026)
Episode 1530
For more than two centuries, economists and researchers have struggled with the conundrum of reconciling Adam Smith’s views on economics and ethics. …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trevor Jackson, "The Insatiable Machine: How Capitalism Conquered the World" (Norton, 2026)
Episode 1529
How did an economic system that was the result of largely uncoordinated and unplanned individual decisions come to dominate our modern world? This is…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Karen Hao, "Empire of AI: Inside the Race for Total Domination" (Allan Lane, 2025)
Episode 423
Hello! Thanks for reaching out. I'm glad you're here! Do you have any questions or thoughts about the recent discussion with Karen Hao on AI and its …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Ker Gibbs, "The Fragile Dragon: Trade, Trump, and China's Vulnerabilities" (Earnshaw Books, 2026)
Episode 201
The Fragile Dragon offers a unique exploration of China's rapid transformation and its evolving commercial relationship with the West. Drawing on the…
6 months ago
Sunita Sah, "Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes" (Random House, 2025)
Episode 201
How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up swallowing your words, shaking your head, and just going alo…
6 months ago
The Crisis of American Political Economy: On the New Conservative Policy Agenda with Chris Griswold
Episode 1525
In this sixth episode of Season 5, I interview Mr. Chris Griswold. An alum of Wheaton College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he was formerly a s…
6 months ago