Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDid NIMBYs Kill the American Dream?, with Yoni Appelbaum
Season 2 Episode 125
“Homeownership is the American Dream.” This saying is so ingrained in our zeitgeist that most Americans don't even pause to question it. However, acc…
1 year ago
Can AI Even Be Regulated?, with Sendhil Mullainathan
Season 2 Episode 124
This week, Elon Musk—amidst his other duties of gutting United States federal government agencies as head of the “Department of Government Efficiency…
1 year ago
Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero, with Eugene Fama
Season 2 Episode 123
In December 2024, Bitcoin, one of the earliest cryptocurrencies and undoubtedly the most famous, hit $2 trillion in market capitalization, bigger tha…
1 year, 1 month ago
Should Companies Have A Social Responsibility To Be “Great Businesses”?, with John Kay
Season 2 Episode 122
The public often imagines corporations as self-contained actors that provide a set of goods and services to consumers. Underpinning this image have b…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Big Money Changed The Democratic Game, with Daniel Ziblatt
Season 2 Episode 121
Daniel Ziblatt is an American political scientist, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, and the co-author (with Steven…
1 year, 2 months ago
America’s Addiction to Easy Money, with Ruchir Sharma
Season 2 Episode 120
Are bailouts the new “trickle-down” economics? Have government debt and deficits caused capitalism’s collapse—thus ending the American Dream?
Ruchir S…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Argentinian DOGE
Season 2 Episode 119
A new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Its goals include administrative reductions, cost s…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall Ferguson
Season 2 Episode 118
For years, the world worried about overpopulation and our capacity to sustain ever-increasing numbers of people. Now, the worry is underpopulation—an…
1 year, 3 months ago
Visa's Hidden Tax on Americans
Season 2 Episode 117
While Americans rely on debit transactions for the necessities of life, most are unaware of the networks that drive those transactions, nor are they …
1 year, 3 months ago
How Lobbying Led to Crony Capitalism, with Brody Mullins
Season 2 Episode 116
As the United States elections draw near, everyone is wondering who will take control of Washington next. In this week’s Capitalisn’t episode, Pulitz…
1 year, 4 months ago