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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 fo…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 2 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 …
8 years, 2 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 n…
8 years, 3 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 & …
8 years, 3 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 t…
8 years, 4 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 distribu…
8 years, 4 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…
8 years, 5 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 u…
8 years, 5 months ago