#84 - Book Review: Technopoly by Neil Postman - w/ Wittstock and Menaldo
In this episode, Victor Menaldo and Nicolas Wittstock discuss the 1992 book "Technopoly - The Surrender of Culture to Technology" by Neil Postman.
2 Sep 20221h 41min
#83 - How much longer can the US Dollar stay on top? - w/ Herman Mark Schwartz
In this episode, Herman Mark Schwartz of the University of Virginia discusses why the US Dollar has remained the central world currency despite the fact that the US is persistently running current acc...
22 Aug 202256min
#82 - Labor Unions and Corporate Revolutions - w/ Bella Wright, Asher Goldstein, and Weston Beckmann
In this episode, UW undergraduate students Bella Wright, Asher Goldstein, and Weston Beckmann speak to host Nicolas Wittstock about the current state of US labor unions, recent efforts to unionize at ...
3 Aug 20221h 6min
#81 - Finance and Clean Energy - w/ Brett Christophers
In this episode, Prof. Brett Christophers of Uppsala University speaks to host Nicolas Wittstock about the difficulties of obtaining financing for clean energy projects despite recent cost reductions ...
30 Juni 202240min
#80 - Human Trafficking in the US - w/ Rachel Castellano and Ryan Goehrung
In this episode, host Nicolas Wittstock speaks to Rachel Castellano and Ryan Goehrung, both PhD Candidates in the Political Science Dept. at the University of Washington, about their work on Human Tra...
23 Juni 202243min
#79 - Why We Fight - w/ Chris Blattman
In this episode, Morgan Wack speaks to Prof. Chris Blattman of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, discussing the roots of war and paths to peace, which Blattman writes ab...
16 Maj 202239min
#78 - The Franchise Economy - w/ Mark Schwartz
In this episode, Prof. Mark Schwartz of UVA discusses the cause of reductions in US economic growth since 1970, arguing that industrial organization plays a key role.
9 Maj 20221h
#77 - Silicon Valley and the Origins of US Big Tech - w/ Margaret O'Mara
In this episode, Prof. Margaret O'Mara of the University of Washington discusses the origins and workings of the US Tech industry - in reference to her 2019 book: The Code - Silicon Valley and the Rem...
2 Maj 202252min
