Vlad Zamfir on the Dangers of Unstoppable Software and What People Get Wrong About Blockchains
Vlad Zamfir is something of a crypto legend. The researcher was early into Bitcoin, and he was part of the Ethereum Foundation before it launched. He's still an active researcher in the space, but he ...
15 Juli 202157min
The Labor Episode: How the Omni Hotel Chain Is Dealing With Hiring Right Now
One of the big stories in the economy right now is the high number of unfilled job openings in the leisure and hospitality sectors. There are numerous theories for why these businesses have had a hard...
12 Juli 202155min
Steve Keen Says Economists Get Everything Wrong (Especially About Climate Change)
Mainstream economics has come under attack lately. People have begun questioning its understanding of things like inflation, monetary policy, deficits, and how best to get out of a downturn. Steve Kee...
8 Juli 20211h 8min
Ryan Holiday on Opening a Bookstore During a Pandemic
Bookstores typically aren't seen as the most attractive businesses in the year 2021. Add in the pandemic, and that makes it even tougher. And if you're in Texas, dealing with multiple blackouts, then ...
5 Juli 202147min
This Is the Vision for DeFi Built on Bitcoin
There's a lot of hype about so-called DeFi (decentralized finance) these days, and much of it is based on enthusiasm over what can be built on Ethereum. Ethereum is seen as easier to build on for mult...
1 Juli 202153min
Tom Schmidt Explains What You Need to Know about DeFi
By now you've no doubt heard about DeFi: the hot vision of crypto that aims to disrupt traditional lending and fundraising. But the space remains really difficult to grasp. There's all kinds of jargon...
28 Juni 202153min
Hyun Song Shin on CBDCs and the Future of Central Banking
The world's central bankers are facing challenges the likes of which they've never seen before. We're in a unique moment for the macroeconomy, coming out of the pandemic crisis at a rapid clip. What's...
24 Juni 202147min
The Trucking Episode: Why the Industry Is Such a Mess
You can't talk about the problems in logistics and supply chains right now without talking about trucking. Once goods are unloaded from ships, trucks are the dominant mode of domestic freight. However...
21 Juni 20211h
