Podcast Episodes
Back to Search[Unedited]: Thomas Piketty On Creating A More Equal Society
Season 2 Episode 56
French economist Thomas Piketty is one of the leading intellectuals documenting inequality, with his 2013 book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” …
3 years, 9 months ago
Antitrust-Isn't: The Story Of Declining Enforcement In America
Season 2 Episode 55
Academics and policymakers alike draw a significant correlation between some of today's biggest problems - such as economic inequality - with rising …
3 years, 9 months ago
Capitalism In Our Attention Economy With Albert Wenger
Season 2 Episode 54
Albert Wenger is Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures, which has invested in some of today's most exciting technology companies. In his new book…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis
Season 2 Episode 53
We’re taking a week off here at the end of the summer, but with Biden’s recent student loan announcement we couldn’t help but think back to our episo…
3 years, 10 months ago
Does Software Actually Slow Innovation?
Season 2 Episode 52
Why have labor and productivity growth slowed? Software entrepreneur-turned-academic researcher, James Bessen, argues the problem isn't fewer product…
3 years, 10 months ago
Is Labor Benefiting From The Union Boom?
Season 2 Episode 51
Richard B. Freeman is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University and has been studying the role of labor unions in our economy for over forty yea…
3 years, 11 months ago
Is Inflation The Fed’s Fault? + Uber Leaks
Season 2 Episode 50
With inflation unfettered, Luigi and Bethany sit down with economist Ricardo Reis to discuss the Federal Reserve’s role. Contrary to our hosts’ views…
3 years, 11 months ago
How Corporations Get Away With Crime + SCOTUS EPA Ruling
Season 2 Episode 49
When it comes to corporate rulebreaking, data from 2002 to 2016 reveals that the US government arranged more than 400 "deferred protection agreements…
4 years ago
Rethinking (Neo)liberalism?
Season 2 Episode 48
Our last three guests on the show, Oren Cass, Francis Fukuyama, and Glenn Hubbard, have each brought forth their critiques and suggestions for how li…
4 years ago
A Defense of the Neoliberal Order with Glenn Hubbard + Big Tech Antitrust Bills
Season 2 Episode 47
Glenn Hubbard is Professor and Dean Emeritus at Columbia Business School, and also served as Chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers, among ot…
4 years, 1 month ago