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Capitalisn't
153 episodes · 18 with AI analysis
We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it. Send us your questions or comments by emailing capitalisntpod@gmail.com Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.
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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
View AnalysisApr 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
View AnalysisOct 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
View AnalysisOct 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
View AnalysisMar 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
View AnalysisNov 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
View AnalysisNov 20, 2025
Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu
Platform Monopolies and Market ConcentrationAntitrust Enforcement and Merger BlockingStructural Separation and Interoperability Standards
View AnalysisMar 12, 2026
Why Human Progress Is Not Inevitable - ft. Carl Frey
Technological Progress and InnovationInstitutional Frameworks for InnovationMarket Concentration and Antitrust
View AnalysisDec 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
View AnalysisDec 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
View AnalysisDec 18, 2025
How Capitalism Became Global ft. Sven Beckert
Global History of CapitalismState Role in Market FormationMerchant-State Alliances in Europe
View AnalysisJan 6, 2026
How To Fix The American Tax System - ft. Ray Madoff
Estate Tax Reform and LoopholesTaxable Income vs. Tax RatesWealth Transfer Taxation
View AnalysisJan 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
View AnalysisMar 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
View AnalysisFeb 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
View AnalysisJan 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
View AnalysisFeb 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
View AnalysisFeb 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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