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
Mar 2025
Jeffrey Lee Funk on Unicorns, Hype, and Bubbles
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with retired professor, consultant, Discovery Institute fellow, and a winner of the NTT DoCoMo Mobile Science Award, Jeffrey Lee Funk, about his recent book Unicorns, Hype, and Bubbles: A Guide to Spotting, Avoiding, and Exploiting Investm ... Show More
59m 23s
Apr 2
What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)
John is joined by the brilliant and affable Paul Kramer of Vanderbilt (The Blood of Government) to discuss Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin, 2025) by Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University. With Christine A. Desan (Recall This Book adores her) he ... Show More
43m 10s
Apr 1
Eric Ries, "Incorruptible" (Authors Equity, 2026)
Eric Ries shares how financial 'gravity' pulls great companies away from their founders' purpose, and his solutions in his new book Incorruptible (Authors Equity, 2026) Join us for a uniquely provocative conversation between our host, Richard Lucas, and renowned entrepreneur an ... Show More
57m 27s
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
55m 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 57m
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 - Intro
01:58 - How To ... 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 - Intro
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56m 49s
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode 252 of</span> <a href="https://www.hiddenforces.io/podcasts"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hidden Forces</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Daniel Peris, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfo ... Show More
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode 250 of</span> <a href="https://www.hiddenforces.io/podcasts"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hidden Forces</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Demetri Kofinas speaks with CEO of Santiago Capital and originator of the "Dollar ... Show More