Jonathan Levy on *Ages of American Capitalism*
This week we talked to Jon Levy, Professor of US History at the University of Chicago, about his forthcoming book *Ages of American Capitalism.* We asked him what "capitalism" even is, what makes one ...
19 Feb 20211h 2min
Liz Cohen on *A Consumer's Republic*
Today's guest is Lizabeth Cohen, the Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies in the History Department at Harvard University. We discuss her classic work A Consumers Republic: The Politics ...
2 Feb 20211h 1min
Ariel Ron on the *Grassroots Leviathan*
Today's guest is Ariel Ron, the Glenn M. Linden Assistant Professor of the U.S. Civil War Era History at Southern Methodist University. We discuss his new book Grassroots Leviathan, which argues that ...
19 Jan 202159min
Kaleb Nygaard on the Bankster podcast and the New Bagehot Project
Today's guest is Kaleb Nygaard, host of the Bankster podcast - the best show out there for learning about central bank history - as well as a researcher at the Yale Program on Financial Stability's Ne...
23 Nov 202057min
Matthew C. Klein on *Trade Wars are Class Wars*
Today's guest is Matt Klein, senior writer and economics commentator at Barron's. We discuss his new book with Michael Pettis, which argues that global imbalances are the result of rising inequality a...
2 Nov 20201h 5min
Monica Prasad on *The Land of Too Much and Mortgage Keynesianism*
Today’s guest is Monica Prasad, professor of sociology at Northwestern University, where she studies economic, political, and comparative historical sociology. She is the author of numerous books and ...
10 Sep 20201h
Introduction
In this episode, we introduce ourselves as well as the concept of "Growth Keynesianism." We want to show that managing demand by attacking inequality is a robust American tradition, even if the most r...
7 Aug 202031min
John Nichols on *The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party*
John Nichols is the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. He joins us today to talk about his recent book, *The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallac...
27 Juli 202052min
