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All Roads Lead to Rome
Season 1 Episode 15
Why was Steve Bannon in Rome last week? Luigi and Kate look at the recent formation of Italy's populist government and analyze Bannon's attempt to forge a similar left-right coalition in the U.S. uni…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Two Billion 'Truman Shows'
Season 1 Episode 14
Tristan Harris, a former design ethicist at Google and “the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience,” warns Kate & Luigi about targeted digital advertising that creates individual, orchestra…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Opinions for Sale
Season 1 Episode 13
As ad revenue continues to decline more and more news organizations are turning to paid and sponsored content. Luigi and Kate revisit the decades-old music payola scandal and debate how to ensure pro…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Mo Crypto Mo Problems
Season 1 Episode 12
In the brave new world of cryptocurrency the latest frenzy involves Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), which make Bitcoin look tame by comparison. Luigi and Kate explore this volatile, largely unregulate…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Worse Than Brexit
Season 1 Episode 11
‘Quitaly.’ ‘Italeave.’ Whatever you call it, Italy’s recent election results are stoking fears that the once staunch supporter of the EU may be the next country to exit. Kate asks Luigi, our resident…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Regulating Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction
Season 1 Episode 10
10 years after dark pools of derivatives contributed to the Great Recession, former Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Sharon Bowen tells Kate & Luigi how she helped bring transparency to the mar…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
A Firm Grip on the Labor Market
Season 1 Episode 9
The U.S. economy may be booming, but despite a recent uptick wage growth remains stubbornly flat. Kate & Luigi examine the effect of monopsonies in the labor market among concentrated industries like…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
O. Contin Pusher, M.D.
Season 1 Episode 8
Are doctors and pharmaceutical companies to blame for the opioid epidemic? Kate & Luigi look at the role of supply and demand in fueling the distribution of prescription painkillers, and discuss the …
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
The Moral Case Against the MBA
Season 1 Episode 7
Are elite MBA programs producing morally bankrupt administrators? Duff McDonald, author of “The Golden Passport,” tries to convince Luigi & Kate that conflicts of interest and flawed case studies amo…
Published on 7 years, 10 months ago
Capital Isn't in the 21st Century
Season 1 Episode 6
Five years after Thomas Piketty’s surprise bestseller captured the zeitgeist of an anxious age, Kate and Luigi revisit the book to see how it holds up in the current political and economic climate. T…
Published on 7 years, 10 months ago