Okay, almost everybody. The Biden administration was wrong. Many critics of the Biden administration were also wrong. The Federal Reserve was wrong. Investors were wrong. Banks were wrong. And Bitcoin investors weren't exactly right, either. How did everybody miss the most important economic story of the year? Derek breaks down the highest inflation rate in ... Show More
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Why Everything Is Going to Keep Getting More Expensive
For much of the 21st century, the U.S. economy was built around cheap money. Today, though, interest rates are rising, and borrowing is getting much more expensive. At the same time, the federal government is running huge deficits while governments and companies around the world ... Show More
41m 54s
Aug 18
Higher Education’s Age of ‘Insufferable Hypocrisy’
It would be an understatement to say that higher education is in crisis, as it faces attacks from both the current presidential administration as well as issues of its own making, like diversity politics. Today, Derek talks with Tyler Austin Harper, author of the viral essay “Con ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 14
It May Be Time to Freak Out About AI
Today, Derek talks with cybersecurity expert Alex Stamos about a recent wave of alarming AI cyberattacks. For decades, one of the biggest fears about AI has been that the machines will start doing things we didn’t ask them to do. This summer, that fear started to feel a little le ... Show More
1h 17m
Apr 2022
How Dylan got inflation wrong
Last year, Vox correspondent Dylan Matthews didn’t think inflation would be a big deal. He wasn’t the only one to miss the mark.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
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26m 6s
Dec 2022
Investors Are Mistaken About the Fed’s Mistake - Ep 860
· Weakening economy will expand inflation· Bitcoin is building a trapdoor, not a bottom.· Jobs under Biden were returned, not created.Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. For a limited time, buy any 3-month Mint Mobile plan and get 3 more months FREE at https://mintmobile.com/g ... Show More
38m 52s
Feb 2022
What Mohamed EL-ERIAN got SO wrong about the Economy [Eurodollar University, Ep. 193]
<p>Mohamed El-Erian appeared on Hidden Forces, a great podcast by Demitri Kofinas. But instead of challenging consensus narratives or thinking critically about the power shaping our world El-Erian obfuscated and misdirected Kofinas and the audience about economics, the Fed and hi ... Show More
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