K-Shaped Economies + Affordability Crisis + Trump vs. Mamdani Populism
This episode unpacks the concept of a K-shaped economy, examines how AI, war, and climate shocks may be widening inequality within and between countries, and explains why the divide is so hard to meas...
28 Apr 51min
Is the Gulf Still the Capital of Capital? + How War Could Hurt America’s Tech Funding
This episode explores how the Gulf region transformed into a global “capital of capital,” and the risk of the Iran conflict disrupting that role. It examines the ripple effects on global markets, U.S....
22 Apr 43min
The Hormuz Shock + Why the Fed is “On Hold”
Live from Washington, DC, this episode unpacks how war, AI, financial innovation, and global institutions are reshaping monetary policy, market stability, and the future of the international economic ...
16 Apr 29min
The Oppenheimer of AI + Mailbag Contest Winners
This episode unpacks cohost Sebastian Mallaby’s new book The Infinity Machine and answers audience questions on AI, dollar dominance, the impact of Trump’s foreign policy on midterm elections, and mor...
7 Apr 42min
Private Credit's Black Box + Why It's Not 2008 (But Still Risky)
This episode dives into how the opaque growth and structural risks in private credit, combined with global supply shocks and market stress spurred by the Iran war, are creating a uniquely fragile and ...
31 Mar 38min
U.S.-China AI Race Escalates + Chip Bans Aren’t Working + A Lesson From Nuclear Proliferation
This episode unpacks the evolving U.S.-China AI rivalry, the limits of technological export controls, and what’s really at stake as both countries race to shape the future of intelligence. Submit Yo...
25 Mar 58min
Iran War Spirals + Oil Shocks Keep Coming + China’s Advantage
As the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran escalates, global markets are absorbing the shocks: oil prices are swinging, inflation expectations are rising, and safe-haven assumptions are being tested. China...
18 Mar 54min
Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” Turns 250 + Free Markets Face Off Against Industrial Policy
On the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, this episode revisits a book that laid the foundations of modern economics and then considers the tensions between free markets and indu...
11 Mar 49min
