Is the Federal Reserve Making a Huge Mistake?
Last week the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, continuing one of the fastest escalations of the benchmark rate in history. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, warned that ...
27 Sep 202236min
Why America Has a Crisis of Masculinity
American men have a problem. They account for less than 40 percent of new college graduates but roughly 70 percent of drug overdose deaths and more than 80 percent of gun violence deaths. As the left ...
23 Sep 202250min
Why the Voice Inside Your Head Can Sound Like a Jerk
Today’s episode is about the science of self-talk—and how our relationship to our own inner monologue can become toxic. Psychologist Ethan Kross joins the show to explain his work on emotion regulatio...
20 Sep 202255min
The Housing Recession Is Coming
While the broader economy is almost certainly not in a recession, the U.S. housing market is facing a painful reset. As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to reduce inflation, the most rate-sen...
15 Sep 202238min
Bill Gates on Progress, Food Technology, and the Battle Between Climate Change and Innovation
In 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 ambitious goals to end poverty, fight inequality, and stop climate change by 2030. Seven years in, the world is on track to achieve almost none of those goals, ...
13 Sep 202228min
How Ukraine’s New Offensive Could Win the War Against Russia
We're in a new phase of the Ukraine-Russia war. Paul Poast of the University of Chicago returns to the podcast to break down Ukraine's extraordinary counteroffensive. He explains why this counterattac...
12 Sep 202250min
The UK Is in Trouble: Economic Crises, Energy Shocks, and the Queen’s Death
Hours before the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Derek talked to Duncan Weldon, the Britain economics correspondent at The Economist, about the UK's political and economic challenge. Russia’s invasion of...
8 Sep 202250min
America’s National Teacher Shortage: Looming Crisis or Media Myth?
Students are going back to school this month. But according to many news sources, there won't be nearly enough teachers to greet them. The Washington Post has warned of a “catastrophic teacher shortag...
6 Sep 202238min
