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Episodes (302)
Trump’s new Truth Social plan: pay me $100K
Jul 30, 2026
Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech
Jul 29, 2026
You had housing questions. An economist answered them.
Jul 28, 2026
Petty! Econ! Grievances!
Jul 27, 2026
Three beefs: U.S. and Brazil, Taco Bell and liability, Waymo and trial lawyers
Jul 24, 2026
Can Paramount "gift" its way past the FCC?
Jul 23, 2026
Can Y’all Street outflank Wall Street?
Jul 22, 2026
Tale of Two Cities
Jul 21, 2026
Why doesn't the US have better sunscreen?
Jul 20, 2026
New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast
Jul 19, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey
Jul 17, 2026
Why the Pope wants to disarm AI
Jul 16, 2026
Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car
Jul 15, 2026
Can the internet survive AI summaries?
Jul 14, 2026
Young people aren’t paying their car loans. We can help.
Jul 13, 2026
SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connecticut tax reform looms
Jul 10, 2026
Why Google fell behind in the AI race
Jul 9, 2026
Cracking down on egg prices
Jul 8, 2026
We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)
Jul 7, 2026
Why the US is losing the drone war
Jul 6, 2026
Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side
Jul 3, 2026
Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?
Jul 2, 2026
Why Trump wants to rip up his own trade deal
Jul 1, 2026
What Iran teaches us about why wars start
Jun 30, 2026
What you should know about your student loans
Jun 29, 2026
GLP-1 and women, the AI office boom, and RTO: CEO ego?
Jun 26, 2026
AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?
Jun 25, 2026
How stock options made him an overnight millionaire
Jun 24, 2026
Why the $250 bill would be good … For criminals!
Jun 23, 2026
An urban planner, infinite scroll, and … what is a public good?
Jun 22, 2026
How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop
Jun 19, 2026
Are we in a new era of permanently higher prices?
Jun 18, 2026
Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?
Jun 17, 2026
Your American Dream is pending review
Jun 16, 2026
Community colleges are kind of underrated
Jun 15, 2026
Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had
Jun 12, 2026
The SpaceX IPO drama explained
Jun 11, 2026
Should we tax AI?
Jun 10, 2026
U OK, UK?
Jun 9, 2026
The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment
Jun 8, 2026
Who should new grads boo more? AI or remote work?
Jun 5, 2026
Equinomics, bag fees, and leftover campaign dollars
Jun 4, 2026
Can the internet be reclaimed from Big Tech?
Jun 3, 2026
Why boardinghouses could make a comeback
Jun 2, 2026
How AI is clogging the courtroom
Jun 1, 2026
Obsession, the most fun job in China, and a new green card policy
May 29, 2026
Saudi’s LIV golf exit is just the start
May 28, 2026
What the movies teach us about recessions, memestocks and gold
May 27, 2026
Who’s behind that shell company? We may never know
May 26, 2026
Game of 'roids, trader Trump, and searching for Shakira's tax residence
May 22, 2026