Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Capitalism Stopped Working In Japan, with Takeo Hoshi
Season 2 Episode 141
The Japanese economy was once the envy of the world. By the 1980s, it looked set to surpass the United States in size. Real estate prices were high, …
7 months ago
How Profit and Politics Hijacked Scientific Inquiry, with John Ioannidis
Season 2 Episode 140
Why does a podcast about capitalism want to talk about science?
Modern capitalism and science have evolved together since the Enlightenment. Advances …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Will Privatizing The Mortgage Giants Solve The Housing Crisis?
Season 2 Episode 139
This week, the Trump administration announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and F…
8 months ago
Trump's Great Private Equity Bailout, with Dan Rasmussen
Season 2 Episode 138
For decades, private equity has been the darling of pension funds, university endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, promising high returns and low …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Should Chatbots Teach Our Children? With Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan
Season 2 Episode 137
What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology into our education system? For Sal Khan, CEO of o…
9 months ago
Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff
Season 2 Episode 136
Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world's currency. A strong dollar makes imports cheaper, f…
9 months, 1 week ago
Revealing the Secret Architects of Capitalism, with Chris Hughes
Season 2 Episode 135
After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisdom of unr…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota
Season 2 Episode 134
The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has failed to communicate its commitment to the working class, ar…
10 months, 1 week ago
Why Cliff Asness Believes Markets Are Getting Dumber
Season 2 Episode 133
Are financial markets becoming less efficient? Famous investor Cliff Asness certainly thinks so. In his paper published last year, “The Less-Efficien…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams
Season 2 Episode 132
Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why …
11 months, 1 week ago