Edward Chancellor's just published history of interest rates could not be better timed. As the world adjusts to rising rates after decades of falling ones, Chancellor's historical and sometimes polemical account of rates kept too low for too long seems all too prescient. Chancellor's The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2022 ... Show More
Yesterday
Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Blogger, teacher, and computer scientist Allen B. Downey knows well that people have an innate ability both to understand statistics and to be ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 7
Michael Glass, "Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
How debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities In the popular imagination, the suburbs are synonymous with the “American Dream” of upward mobility and economic security. After World War II, white families rushed into newly built subu ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 21
Calvin Schermerhorn, "The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made" (Yale UP, 2025)
Dr. J Calvin Schermerhorn is a professor of history in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His books include The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815–1860, and Unrequited Toil: A History of United St ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 2021
Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer, "A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication" (Harvard UP, 2021)
Statistical graphing was born in the seventeenth century as a scientific tool, but it quickly escaped all disciplinary bounds. Today graphics are ubiquitous in daily life. In their just-published A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication (Harvard UP, 2021), Michae ... Show More
57m 41s
May 2022
Aswath Damodaran - Making Sense of the Market - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 279]
My guest today is Aswath Damodaran, a Professor of Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. Aswath is one of the clearest teachers of investing and finance in our industry and through his blog, books, and YouTube has open-sourced his wisdom for decades. This conversation is a m ... Show More
1h 56m
Mar 2023
MI Rewind: Weathering Inflation with Commodities w/ Tony Greer
Tony Greer discuss the current market landscape, inflation, commodities in an inflationary environment, and much, much more. Tony Greer is an experienced trader with 25 years under his belt and the founder of TG Macro. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro01:58 - How Tony v ... Show More
43m 10s
Apr 2023
MI Rewind: How to Beat Inflation w/ Joe Brown
Clay Finck and Joe Brown discuss inflation, the primary drivers of high inflation, how investors can best protect themselves, and more. Joe is the founder of Heresy Financial and is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to inflation.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro02: ... Show More
56m 49s