Podcast Episodes

How “Muskism” Is Changing American Capitalism - ft. Quinn Slobodian

Season 2 Episode 161

For the better part of the 20th century, the American economy relied on the steady social peace of "Fordism"—an era of mass production and consumptio…

10 hours ago

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Is Capitalism Delivering For The Majority? - ft. Steve Kaplan

Season 2 Episode 160

The US economy looks great on paper: high GDP, low unemployment, and booming markets. So why does it feel like the system is broken for so many peopl…

2 weeks ago

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Is The College Promise Broken? - ft. Noam Scheiber

Season 2 Episode 159

For decades, Americans were promised that a college degree guaranteed a secure spot in the middle class. But instead of entering corporate management…

3 weeks ago

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The Real Cause Of Wage Stagnation - ft. Arin Dube

Season 2 Episode 158

Economic models have treated the labor market like a perfectly competitive system where wages naturally align with worker value. Arin Dube, economics…

1 month ago

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Is Everyone Getting Adam Smith Wrong? - ft. Glory Liu

Season 2 Episode 157

Most people associate Adam Smith with free markets and “the invisible hand”. But does this conventional narrative purposefully ignore Smith’s deep su…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Why Human Progress Is Not Inevitable - ft. Carl Frey

Season 2 Episode 156

We tend to view technological advancement as an unstoppable force that naturally improves our living standards over time. From the printing press to …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Hidden Economic Dangers Of Supreme Court Overreach - ft. Steve Vladeck

Season 2 Episode 155

For decades, Americans viewed the Supreme Court as an impartial referee standing above the political fray. However, public trust in this vital instit…

2 months ago

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Adam Smith In The Age of The “Epstein Class” - ft. MP Jesse Norman

Season 2 Episode 154

As we approach the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's “Wealth of Nations" this March, his theories on competition and the invisible hand remain part o…

2 months, 1 week ago

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How Inequality Distorts the Law - ft. Katharina Pistor

Season 2 Episode 153

If we want to understand why capitalism feels broken, do we need to stop looking at the economy and start looking at the legal code that underpins it…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Are Betting Apps Engineered for Addiction? - ft. Jonathan Cohen

Season 2 Episode 152

If a sports betting app has the data to know exactly when a user is struggling financially, should it have a legal duty to cut that person off?

On th…

3 months ago

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