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Global Inequality Pt 2: Divergence
Season 1 Episode 28
In the second of a two-part look at global inequality Kate & Luigi talk about the downside of globalization. A listener's email sparks a conversation…
7 years, 5 months ago
Global Inequality Pt 1: Convergence
Season 1 Episode 27
In the first of a two-part look at global inequality Kate & Luigi talk about the upside of globalization -- a decrease in income inequality between c…
7 years, 5 months ago
The People Vs. Democracy
Season 1 Episode 26
Yascha Mounk talks with Kate & Luigi about his new book "The People Vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It." Recorded in fron…
7 years, 5 months ago
Brazil on the Brink
Season 1 Episode 25
Populism strikes again as the world's 4th largest democracy is set to elect controversial right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro as its next leader. Wr…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ten Years Later Pt 3: The Next Crisis
Season 1 Episode 24
In our third and final episode on the 2008 financial crisis, Kate & Luigi look at recent volatility in the markets and try to predict the cause of th…
7 years, 6 months ago
Live taping of Capitalisn't in Chicago on October 8th
Season 1
Join us for a live taping of Capitalisn't on October 8 at the Union League Club in Chicago! Author Yascha Mounk will discuss his latest book, The Peo…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ten Years Later Pt 2: The Aftermath
Season 1 Episode 23
The second in a 3-part series on the 2008 financial crisis. In the weeks after the crash Luigi remembers petitioning the government for a better bank…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ten Years Later Pt 1: The Build-Up
Season 1 Episode 22
The first in a 3-part series on the 2008 financial crisis. Kate tells Luigi about being an intern at Lehman Brothers when it collapsed and then we de…
7 years, 7 months ago
Sex, Power and the Ivory Tower
Season 1 Episode 21
Economists experience their first major #MeToo moment. Kate and Luigi explore the larger implications of a recent case involving a Columbia Universit…
7 years, 8 months ago
Antitrust Pt 3: The Europeans
Season 1 Episode 20
Our third and final episode on antitrust law looks at the E.U.'s recent $5 billion fine against Google. Kate and Luigi hear about double-sided market…
7 years, 8 months ago