Niall Ferguson returns to the pod for a discussion about his latest book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe. Niall shares why "all disasters are in some sense man-made" and what history can teach us about handling crises. Niall also explains the state of play around digital currencies from a geopolitical perspective. Follow Niall on Twitter, @nfergus.
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The Week: A Market With Mixed Signals, the Price of Surveillance, and a Collective Feeling of Abandonment
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why the S&P, oil, and treasury yields are all hitting record highs, the tradeoffs of giving up privacy for safety, and what happens when Americans stop believing anyone is coming to help. We’d love your feedback as ... Show More
18m 40s
Oct 8
Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness — with Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging. He explains why cities struggle to help their most vulnerable residents, the dif ... Show More
47m 20s
Oct 7
Who Profits When Everyone Is Recording? (ft. Kyla Scanlon)
A new show in the Prof G universe by writer and investor Jack Raines! Each week, Jack takes a big story in tech or money and asks what it means for your life and your wallet. In today's episode, Jack Raines explores the surveillance economy, from AI glasses and viral videos to po ... Show More
34m 56s
Nov 2021
#239 – Niall Ferguson: History of Money, Power, War, and Truth
Niall Ferguson is a historian at Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of 16 books on the history of money, war, power, and catastrophe. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – The Prisoner Wine Company: https://theprisonerwine.com/lex to g ... Show More
2h 48m
Dec 2020
SLP235 Niall Ferguson Bitcoin & Monetary Revolution
<p>Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He’s also author of 15 books, including The Ascent of Money. Nial ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2025
AI, geopolitics, and the new global arms race for influence: Nick Clegg
From Downing Street to Silicon Valley: Nick Clegg on Politics, Tech, and the Digital Future.In this special episode of The Geopolitics of Business, Sam Gyimah sits down with Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and Meta’s former President of Global Affairs, for a wide-rang ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 2024
The Trump Trade & The Vibecession — ft. Kyla Scanlon
Kyla Scanlon, author of “In this Economy? How Money and the Markets Really Work,” joins the show to discuss how political uncertainty is moving the markets and how to act accordingly as an investor. She also shares two investment areas the tech sector needs to focus on, breaks do ... Show More
55m 3s