Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCan We Build a Middle Class Without Factories? - ft. Dani Rodrik
Season 2 Episode 151
Is the era of manufacturing-led growth officially over? For decades, the path to a stable middle class was paved through industrialization, but today…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Should The Fed Answer To? - ft. Sir Paul Tucker
Season 2 Episode 150
Is the Federal Reserve’s independence a pillar of democracy or a convenient shield that allows elected officials to duck their responsibilities? This…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How To Fix The American Tax System - ft. Ray Madoff
Season 2 Episode 149
Is the American tax code a fair engine for growth, or a "second estate" where the rich choose whether or not to pay?
We are often told that the top …
4 months ago
How Capitalism Became Global ft. Sven Beckert
Season 2 Episode 148
Is capitalism a force of nature, or a human-made order that we have the power to shape? In this episode, Luigi and Bethany sit down with Sven Beckert…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow
Season 2 Episode 147
There’s a word that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last year: “ensh*ttification”. It refers to a trajectory many see with digital platforms: the…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Matthew Yglesias Is Skeptical Of Anti-Monopoly Policies
Season 2 Episode 146
A recent proposal by Lina Khan, co-chair of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral transition team, to cap the price of beer at stadiums in New York City sparked a…
5 months ago
Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu
Season 2 Episode 145
Did you know Amazon makes $37 billion a year—more than double the revenue of all the newspapers in the world combined—from its sponsored results alon…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Economists Should Care About Inequality, with Branko Milanovic
Season 2 Episode 144
Recently, Bethany and Luigi joined economist and wealth inequality expert Branko Milanovic in front of a live audience at the Aspen Ideas Festival to…
6 months ago
Nobel Economist Reveals Why Economic Models Keep Failing Us, ft. Richard Thaler
Season 2 Episode 143
Standard economic theory informs how we think about business strategy and the economy and presumes that people are selfish, have well-defined prefere…
6 months, 1 week ago
What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About AI, with Arvind Narayanan
Season 2 Episode 142
Every major technological revolution has come with a bubble: railroads, electricity, dot-com. Is it AI’s turn? With investments skyrocketing and mark…
6 months, 3 weeks ago