Podcasts

Uncovering the hidden side of everything and how human behaviour impacts economics.

1. 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...
2. 645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?
3. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)
4. 647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

Discussions with different CEOs about their journey to the top.

Discussing the unnoticed design in the world around us.

Mergers and acquisitions in the tech industry.

1. Meta
2. Starbucks (with Howard Schultz)
3. Amazon Web Services

Economics and its effect on the global economy.

1. What AI data centers are doing to your electric bill
2. When Chicago pawned its parking meters
3. Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wear
4. Why do hospitals keep running out of generic drugs?
5. How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?
6. ZIP Codes!
7. How Russia’s shadow fleet is sailing around oil sanctions
8. How Jane Street’s secret billion-dollar trade unraveled

Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs.

1. #399 How Elon Works

“We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small.”

1. Are you a good driver?
2. What's the best phone to do crimes on? (classic)
3. Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?
4. Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret?

Exploring the world's biggest challenges and how we can solve them.

A brief overview of the top news stories of the day.

Exploring the intersection of technology and society.

Stories of iconic business rivalries.

1. Can Southwest Airlines Survive? | Excess Baggage
2. Can Southwest Airlines Survive? | Hard Landing

Discussing the people, power and politics of tech.

A concise overview of the top news stories of the day.

Discussing a single economic indicator in depth.

1. What is going on with gold and silver?

Discussing the latest news and pop culture.

Interviews with successful entrepreneurs about the secrets to their success.

Stories from entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses.

In-depth coverage and news about money, business, and power.

1. The Battle Over AI in Warfare
2. The Global Scramble for Patriot Missiles
3. How Kraft Lost Its Mac and Cheese Crown
4. Can $60 Billion Boost Disney's Theme Park Magic?
5. Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players
6. The Bank Collapse Behind Iran's Protests
7. China's Cheap Goods Are Europe's Problem Now
8. A Son Blames ChatGPT for His Father's Murder-Suicide

Stories about the biggest tech companies in the world.

The process of design, from conception to completion.

Exploring the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics.

1. Slack Founder Stewart Butterfield on AI, Software, and the End of the Tech Boom
2. We're In the Midst of Trucking Bloodbath 2.0
3. Ex-Logger Aims to Beat Elon Musk in Electric Trucks
4. What Truckers Already Know About the Future of Electronic Worker Surveillance
5. Flexport CEO Says a ‘Great Recession’ Is Here for Global Shipping
6. A Midwest Drought Is Creating a Supply Chain Crisis on the Mississippi River
7. This Is The Legal Mess Now Facing the Trucking Industry
8. This Is What Actually Determines the Price of A Gallon of Gas
9. This Is the Case for Building a More Robust Power Grid
10. Just How Bad Will the Energy Crisis Be in Europe This Winter?
11. What Ben McKenzie Learned When He Started Investigating Crypto
12. This Is How Finance and Banking Worked Before Computers
13. Steve Eisman on Banks, AI and His Next Big Bet
14. This Is What Happens When Governments Build Software
15. Why Corporate America Still Runs on Ancient Software That Breaks
16. Ryan Petersen on How Global Supply Chains Have Gotten Even Worse
17. How the World's Companies Wound Up in a Deepening Supply Chain Nightmare
18. Why the Cost of Shipping Goods From China Is Suddenly Soaring

The business world from the perspective of millennials.

The movers and shakers in the business world.