Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Online Piracy Works: The Technology Behind Torrents and File Sharing
Remember when Netflix killed piracy? For a few glorious years, it actually worked. But now torrents are back with a vengeance, and Emma Reid explains…
1 day, 15 hours ago
How the Bank of Mom and Dad Actually Works: A New Financial System
Your parents just became bankers, and they're changing how the entire economy works. Emma Reid breaks down the $240 billion financial system that nob…
1 day, 16 hours ago
How Buy Now Pay Later Really Works: The Hidden Costs Everyone Pays
That $20 jacket you bought with "buy now, pay later" just made everyone else's shopping more expensive. Emma Reid breaks down how BNPL companies are …
1 day, 17 hours ago
How Corporate America Lost Half Its Public Companies Since 1996
Half of America's public companies have vanished since 1996, and most people don't even know it happened. While everyone was watching the stock marke…
1 day, 18 hours ago
How Fast Food Lost Its Core Value Proposition
McDonald's just posted its first quarterly sales decline in four years. But here's what's really wild: this isn't happening during a recession. Fast …
1 day, 19 hours ago
How AI Job Replacement Actually Works: 5 Industries Already Changing
Emma Reid just found out Amazon deployed over 520,000 robots in their warehouses in the past few years. That's more robots than the population of mos…
1 day, 20 hours ago
How America Built Too Many Luxury Apartments and Not Enough Housing
America built 440,000 luxury apartments in five years while facing a housing crisis. It's like opening champagne bars in a desert. In this episode, E…
1 day, 22 hours ago
How Bad Ideas Spread: The Psychology Behind Viral Misinformation
Ever notice how the smartest people in the room sometimes have the worst ideas? In this episode, Emma Reid reveals why expert opinions can be spectac…
1 day, 23 hours ago
IQ Scores: Why Human Intelligence Has Been Dropping for 15 Years
Your IQ might be lower than your older sibling's. Not because you're less capable, but because human intelligence has been dropping globally for the …
2 days ago
How Economic Desperation Is Creating America's New Business Boom
When your neighbor starts selling homemade soap on Facebook, that's not entrepreneurship - that's survival economics. In this episode, Emma Reid brea…
2 days, 1 hour ago