Brazil on the Brink
Populism strikes again as the world's 4th largest democracy is set to elect controversial right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro as its next leader. Writer and lawyer Glenn Greenwald (now living in Braz...
25 Okt 201832min
Ten Years Later Pt 3: The Next Crisis
In our third and final episode on the 2008 financial crisis, Kate & Luigi look at recent volatility in the markets and try to predict the cause of the next financial crash with help from prominent eco...
11 Okt 201834min
Live taping of Capitalisn't in Chicago on October 8th
Join us for a live taping of Capitalisn't on October 8 at the Union League Club in Chicago! Author Yascha Mounk will discuss his latest book, The People vs. Democracy, with co-hosts Luigi Zingales and...
3 Okt 201829s
Ten Years Later Pt 2: The Aftermath
The second in a 3-part series on the 2008 financial crisis. In the weeks after the crash Luigi remembers petitioning the government for a better bank bailout. Looking back, he and Kate review everythi...
27 Sep 201831min
Ten Years Later Pt 1: The Build-Up
The first in a 3-part series on the 2008 financial crisis. Kate tells Luigi about being an intern at Lehman Brothers when it collapsed and then we debate the causes including subprime mortgages, inves...
13 Sep 201844min
Sex, Power and the Ivory Tower
Economists experience their first major #MeToo moment. Kate and Luigi explore the larger implications of a recent case involving a Columbia University professor who was found liable for retaliation ag...
31 Aug 201829min
Antitrust Pt 3: The Europeans
Our third and final episode on antitrust law looks at the E.U.'s recent $5 billion fine against Google. Kate and Luigi hear about double-sided markets from Nobel-winning economist Jean Tirole and expl...
16 Aug 201832min
Antitrust Pt 2: The Populists
The second in a special 3-part series on antitrust law. Kate and Luigi talk with Lina Khan, author of the article “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox,” and a member of the New Brandeis Movement, which believ...
2 Aug 201829min
