Why does the U.S. hate families? (with Anne-Marie Slaughter and Katie Hamm)
For all our talk about family values, the U.S. is actually the worst place to raise a family in the developed world. Anne-Marie Slaughter and Katie Hamm join Nick and Jessyn to explain how our family ...
9 Apr 201954min
Is economics moral? (with Heather McGhee)
We’ve established that trickle-down economics and neoliberalism are failed philosophies. But we haven’t yet explored whether economics should be moral - should it reflect our behaviors and preferences...
2 Apr 201935min
BONUS: Why the Green New Deal is good economics
You’ve definitely heard of the Green New Deal by now, right? Zach and Annie talk it up in this bonus episode and explain why the economic bill of rights component is so important.
29 Mar 201910min
What's preventing pay equity? (with Julie Nelson and Claire Cain Miller)
In 2009, President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, thereby ensuring that women across the United States were finally paid the same as men. Just kidding! Women still only make 80...
26 Mar 201951min
BONUS: Alan Krueger - Unedited Conversation
We at Pitchfork Economics were saddened to learn of the passing of the brilliant economist Alan Krueger last weekend. We were fortunate to speak with him last year - here’s the full conversation.
22 Mar 201920min
Why is getting out of poverty so hard? (with Felicia Wong)
Here are two phrases that should be oxymorons, but aren’t: ‘working poor’ and ‘poverty-level jobs.’ Writer and anti-poverty advocate Hanna Brooks Olsen joins Nick and Goldy to explore how the intense ...
19 Mar 201940min
Whatever happened to overtime? (with Sharon Block and Chris Lu)
The overtime threshold used to be the minimum wage for the middle class—but where did it go? Labor experts Sharon Block and Chris Lu join Nick and Jasmin to explain why the overtime threshold, which u...
12 Mar 201946min
BONUS: Econ terms and definitions explained by Nick and Goldy
Ever been in the middle of a Pitchfork Economics pod ep and thought, “WTF are they talking about?” If so, this might help - we define some complex terms that get thrown around a lot (neoclassical, neo...
8 Mar 201914min
