478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery

478: Nicholas Eberstadt—The New Misery

Numbers don't lie—but they can obscure significant information. In this episode, Mike sits down with economist, demographer, and Harvard-educated brainiac Nicholas Eberstadt to explore a different kind of arithmetic—one that measures not just how many Americans we have, but how we're actually living.

In his latest book, America's Human Arithmetic, Nick digs into three uncomfortable truths: first, the steady decline in prime-age labor force participation that persists even in strong economies. Second, the growing imbalance between those producing and those receiving—an economic equation increasingly tilted by entitlements and transfer payments. And third, a demographic slowdown marked by falling fertility and an aging population, reshaping the country's long-term trajectory in ways few are prepared for. Add those together and you get a new misery.

This conversation is about the kind of math that doesn't stay on paper—the kind that shapes a nation's future whether we're paying attention or not.

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477: Adam Carolla Has Some Thoughts

477: Adam Carolla Has Some Thoughts

Adam Carolla sits down with Mike for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation on comedy, culture, and California. Adam breaks down his no-nonsense approach to making people laugh, building a podca...

31 Maalis 1h 54min

476: Michael Cadenazzi—The Department of War is Hiring

476: Michael Cadenazzi—The Department of War is Hiring

What does it take to rebuild America's industrial backbone—and who's actually going to do the work? Mike sits down with Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, to dis...

24 Maalis 1h 35min

475: Jan Jekielek—Killed to Order

475: Jan Jekielek—Killed to Order

Mike talks with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, to discuss his new book, Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of...

17 Maalis 1h 40min

474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

Mike chats with Jeff Childers—the attorney-turned-writer behind the wildly popular Coffee & Covid Substack—for a wide-ranging conversation about media narratives, pandemic politics, and the strange ne...

10 Maalis 2h 10min

473: Will Swaim—Don't Follow California

473: Will Swaim—Don't Follow California

Mike talks with Will Swaim, CEO of the California Policy Center. California has long marketed itself as the future—a place where trends are born and the rest of the country eventually follows. But Swa...

3 Maalis 1h 5min

472: Anna Vocino—Eat Happy

472: Anna Vocino—Eat Happy

Mike sits down with comedian, voiceover pro, cookbook author, and culinary entrepreneur, Anna Vocino. Anna shares how her Eat Happy journey—from her bestselling cookbooks Eat Happy, Eat Happy Too, a...

24 Helmi 1h 56min

471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot

471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot

Mike talks with comedy legend David Zucker, the creative force behind the movie Airplane! Zucker shares what it took to make Airplane!—pitching a spoof no one quite understood, casting serious actors ...

17 Helmi 1h 36min

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