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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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
Antitrust Pt 2: The Populists
Season 1 Episode 19
The second in a special 3-part series on antitrust law. Kate and Luigi talk with Lina Khan, author of the article “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox,” and …
7 years, 7 months ago
Antitrust Pt 1: The Establishment
Season 1 Episode 18
The first in a special 3-part series on antitrust law. In the wake of the approved merger between giants AT&T and Time Warner, Kate and Luigi talk wi…
7 years, 7 months ago
The Reluctant Central Banker
Season 1 Episode 17
Do central bankers have too much power? Paul Tucker, a former official at the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis and author of the new …
7 years, 8 months ago
Abdomenable Transactions
Season 1 Episode 16
Should a kidney be sold to the highest bidder? Luigi and Kate debate Nobel-winning economist Al Roth whose algorithm for kidney transplants has saved…
7 years, 8 months ago
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 fo…
7 years, 9 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 digi…
7 years, 9 months ago