Clocking in for a Comeback
Host Ben White talks with LinkedIn chief economist Karin Kimbrough about how coronavirus is changing the state of employment, and how workers are concerned about factors like health and safety in this...
4 Aug 202031min
Senator Tim Scott on civil unrest and the hurting economy
Host Ben White talks to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) about President Trump's handling of national protests surrounding George Floyd's death and what might be in the Senate's next coronavirus response pack...
2 Jun 202020min
Rep. Andy Kim on public health vs. a healthy economy
Host Ben White talks to Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) to discuss the work of the House Select Committee dealing with coronavirus relief and whether he thinks the fiscal response, so far, has been sufficient. B...
19 Mai 202030min
Sen. Ben Cardin on where the stimulus money is really going
Host Ben White talks to Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the Small Business Committee, to ask about the struggling Paycheck Protection Program, the timeline on the next round of stim...
6 Mai 202022min
Nasdaq's CEO on capitalism amid coronavirus
Host Ben White talks to Adena Friedman, Nasdaq CEO and president. Friedman was the first woman CEO to lead a global stock exchange and has become known for modernizing Nasdaq. Over Zoom, they discusse...
28 Apr 202036min
Ben White’s mom explains negative interest rates
Today's episode is a doozy: negative interest rates. Do you understand them? Don't lie. (But good for you if you do.) Why would savers pay interest to park their money in bonds...and what impact does ...
13 Des 201916min
Ben White’s mom explains Trump’s trade war
Do you understand Trump’s trade war? On this episode, Ben White calls his mom, Ann White, and puts her to the test on the president’s positioning – around markets, farmer bailouts and China talks. Lea...
12 Des 201914min
Ben White’s mom explains the wealth tax
The concept of a wealth tax has been a major point of discussion in the democratic presidential campaigns. But if someone asked you to explain how a wealth tax would be implemented ... could you? On t...
11 Des 201915min
