Gene Seroka on the Logistical Logjam at the Port of LA
America's ports are a key source of congestion contributing to supply chain disruptions rippling through the economy. Things have gotten a little better, but very slowly. And the disruptions are expec...
2 Aug 202156min
The Bathtub Episode: How the Pandemic Disrupted Plumbing
When you think about building a new home, obviously you think of various constraints regarding land, labor, and raw materials. But, of course, you can't build a new home without other basics, like win...
29 Jul 202150min
GXO's CIO on the Past, Present, and Future of Warehouses
You can't talk about supply chains without talking about warehouses. Basically everything we buy at some point eventually sits in a warehouse. But warehouses themselves are changing. Whereas at one po...
26 Jul 202149min
What Complexity Economics Can Add to Our View of the World
Over the past year it's become clear that traditional economics doesn't necessarily do a great job of accounting for real world problems like transport gridlock or irrational decision makers. For inst...
22 Jul 202149min
Why Everyone's Experience Of Inflation Is So Different
Inflation is running hot these days. But, even when the official measures were considerably cooler, there were many people who were skeptical and insisted that inflation was running hot and rampant. I...
19 Jul 202136min
Vlad Zamfir on the Dangers of Unstoppable Software and What People Get Wrong About Blockchains
Vlad Zamfir is something of a crypto legend. The researcher was early into Bitcoin, and he was part of the Ethereum Foundation before it launched. He's still an active researcher in the space, but he ...
15 Jul 202157min
The Labor Episode: How the Omni Hotel Chain Is Dealing With Hiring Right Now
One of the big stories in the economy right now is the high number of unfilled job openings in the leisure and hospitality sectors. There are numerous theories for why these businesses have had a hard...
12 Jul 202155min
Steve Keen Says Economists Get Everything Wrong (Especially About Climate Change)
Mainstream economics has come under attack lately. People have begun questioning its understanding of things like inflation, monetary policy, deficits, and how best to get out of a downturn. Steve Kee...
8 Jul 20211h 8min
