Project 2025 is All Trick, No Treat (with Peggy Bailey)
As Election Day approaches, Peggy Bailey from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities joins Paul and Goldy to discuss the devastating potential effects of the House Republican agenda and the Herita...
29 Loka 202440min
Acemoglu on Automation: The Nobel Laureate Vs. the Robots (with Daron Acemoglu)
Since Daron Acemoglu just won the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences alongside MIT Sloan professor Simon Johnson and University of Chicago professor James Robinson, we’re revisiting this ...
22 Loka 202453min
Stop the Steal: Revisiting Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America (with Brendan Ballou)
Private equity is looting America by exploiting vulnerable companies and extracting profits at the expense of workers, communities, and the broader economy. They've been buying up companies in every i...
15 Loka 202433min
Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Economists (with Zephyr Teachout)
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout, who explains the urgent need for federal action on corporate price-gouging. Professor Teachout identifies misconceptions ...
8 Loka 202443min
Coming of Age in American Poverty (with Nikhil Goyal)
This week, Nick and Goldy welcome sociologist Nikhil Goyal to discuss his new book, Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty, which highlights the deep-rooted effects of generational pov...
1 Loka 202438min
Why do you continue to do this work?
It’s our 300th episode! To mark this milestone, we’ve gathered some of the most thoughtful and inspiring answers to one of our favorite questions: Why do you do this work? Plus, Nick and Goldy share w...
24 Syys 202432min
Economics Needs More Socioeconomic Diversity (with Anna Stansbury)
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by MIT economist Anna Stansbury to discuss the troubling lack of socioeconomic diversity within the economics profession. Stansbury discusses her research from a p...
17 Syys 202437min
Capitalism and Crises (with Colin Mayer)
This week, Nick and Goldy talk to esteemed economist Colin Mayer, author of the book Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them, to explore the deep-seated issues plaguing modern capitalism, including ris...
10 Syys 202438min
