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Capitalisn't

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Capitalisn't

149 episodes · 18 with AI analysis

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Topics · top 10

College wage premium decline and generational ROI deteriorationStudent debt non-dischargeability and moral hazard in lendingUniversity marketing practices and degree program transparencyWhite-collar job automation and software displacementLabor market consolidation in healthcare and retailCollege major heterogeneity and STEM vs. humanities outcomesFor-profit university industry and credential devaluationTech sector labor commodification and wage compressionUnionization efforts at Starbucks and ApplePolitical radicalization of educated workers

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 16, 2026

Is The College Promise Broken? - ft. Noam Scheiber

College wage premium decline and generational ROI deteriorationStudent debt non-dischargeability and moral hazard in lendingUniversity marketing practices and degree program transparency
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Apr 2, 2026

The Real Cause Of Wage Stagnation - ft. Arin Dube

Monopsony Power in Labor MarketsWage Stagnation and Productivity DivergenceMinimum Wage Policy and Employment Effects
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Oct 16, 2025

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About AI, with Arvind Narayanan

AI Bubble Risk and Economic ImpactAI Deployment vs. Development SpeedBenchmark Gaming and Real-World AI Performance
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Oct 30, 2025

Nobel Economist Reveals Why Economic Models Keep Failing Us, ft. Richard Thaler

Behavioral Economics and Rational Actor ModelsAutomatic Enrollment in Retirement Savings PlansSubscription Cancellation and Consumer Protection Policy
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Mar 26, 2026

Is Everyone Getting Adam Smith Wrong? - ft. Glory Liu

Adam Smith's moral philosophy and Theory of Moral SentimentsRegulatory capture and institutional corruptionWealth concentration and political influence
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Nov 6, 2025

Why Economists Should Care About Inequality, with Branko Milanovic

Global Inequality and Domestic Political StabilityPredistribution vs. Redistribution Policy FrameworksDemocracy-Capitalism Relationship and Trade-offs
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Nov 20, 2025

Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu

Platform Monopolies and Market ConcentrationAntitrust Enforcement and Merger BlockingStructural Separation and Interoperability Standards
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Mar 12, 2026

Why Human Progress Is Not Inevitable - ft. Carl Frey

Technological Progress and InnovationInstitutional Frameworks for InnovationMarket Concentration and Antitrust
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Dec 4, 2025

Why Matthew Yglesias Is Skeptical Of Anti-Monopoly Policies

Antitrust Policy and Big Tech RegulationPrice Controls and Complementary Goods EconomicsPlatform Two-Sided Markets and Network Effects
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Dec 11, 2025

How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow

Enshittification and platform degradation economicsAntitrust enforcement and monopoly regulationInteroperability standards and right-to-repair
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Dec 18, 2025

How Capitalism Became Global ft. Sven Beckert

Global History of CapitalismState Role in Market FormationMerchant-State Alliances in Europe
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Jan 6, 2026

How To Fix The American Tax System - ft. Ray Madoff

Estate Tax Reform and LoopholesTaxable Income vs. Tax RatesWealth Transfer Taxation
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Jan 15, 2026

Who Should The Fed Answer To? - ft. Sir Paul Tucker

Federal Reserve Independence and Democratic AccountabilityCentral Bank Governance and Congressional OversightWall Street Capture of Financial Regulators
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Mar 5, 2026

The Hidden Economic Dangers Of Supreme Court Overreach - ft. Steve Vladeck

Supreme Court ideological alignment and partisan captureCongressional abdication of institutional checks on judiciaryInterest group litigation strategy and forum-shopping
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Feb 26, 2026

Adam Smith In The Age of The “Epstein Class” - ft. MP Jesse Norman

Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments and modern celebrity cultureCrony capitalism and merchant collusion against public interestMarket legitimacy and institutional trust as economic foundations
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Jan 22, 2026

Can We Build a Middle Class Without Factories? - ft. Dani Rodrik

Manufacturing Employment Decline and Job DisplacementService Economy Development and ProductivityMiddle-Class Reconstruction and Economic Dignity
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Feb 5, 2026

Are Betting Apps Engineered for Addiction? - ft. Jonathan Cohen

Sports Betting Addiction Engineering and App DesignPost-2018 Murphy Decision Regulatory LandscapePredatory Data Analytics and VIP Host Programs
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Feb 19, 2026

How Inequality Distorts the Law - ft. Katharina Pistor

Private Law Weaponization and Wealth ConcentrationLegal Coding of Capital and Asset EnclosureCorporate Law Portability and Regulatory Arbitrage
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