E173: Broke. Woke. Stroke. A tenured prof explains why college is failing
Tenured sociology professor Mark Horowitz explains why falling preparedness, grade inflation, and perverse incentives are eroding college standards—and why “broke, woke, stroke” helps describe the pat...
17 Dec 20251h 7min
E172: MMT Is Going Mainstream - Right as the AI Bubble Is About to Pop: Explained by Dr. Maggiori
A wide-ranging conversation with economist and AI consultant Dr. Emmanuel Maggiori on why Modern Monetary Theory overpromises a “free lunch,” what really causes inflation, how Bitcoin and AI are misun...
9 Dec 20251h 44min
E171: How the Internet Got Tamed: James Corbett on Media & Power
Independent journalist James Corbett joins Jesse to trace how media, tech, and elite power have reshaped the information landscape—from Time’s 2006 “You” to today’s post-truth, AI-saturated world.GUES...
6 Dec 202558min
E170: Boomers Didn’t Steal Your Future. This Did - Dr. Jennie Bristow
Sociologist Dr. Jennie Bristow joins Jesse to dismantle “generation wars” rhetoric—especially Boomer-blaming—and re-center the real story: stalled economies, broken higher ed, housing dysfunction, and...
3 Dec 20251h 10min
E169: Why Diets Fail: The Hidden Forces Controlling What You Eat - Julia Belluz
Investigative health journalist Julia Belluz breaks down what really drives obesity and chronic disease—metabolism myths, ultra-processed food, bad incentives, and why our entire food environment is q...
27 Nov 202544min
E168: AI - Biggest Bubble in Human History? Tech Economist Says YES
Tech economist Dr. Jeffrey Funk argues that today’s AI boom is the biggest bubble in history—far larger than dot-com or housing—because colossal infrastructure spending is chasing tiny, unprofitable r...
20 Nov 20251h 39min
E167: Nuclear Rockets, AI Agents & Science Hype | RealClear Science’s Ross Pomeroy
Steven Ross Pomeroy, Chief Editor of RealClearScience, joins the podcast to discuss NASA’s abandoned nuclear propulsion programs, the future of AI and white-collar work, the rise of “scienceploitation...
13 Nov 202539min
E166: Is the Internet Too Big to Moderate? — John Wihbey
A wide-ranging conversation with Northeastern’s John Wihbey on how algorithms, laws, and business models shape speech online—and what smarter, lighter regulation could look like.Guest bio: John Wihbey...
6 Nov 20251h 33min
