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 down the comeback story of a top-performing stock, identifies some solutions to Am ... Show More
Oct 29
Microsoft Rises, Google Tanks: Why Investors Are Polarized On Big Tech
Ed Elson is joined by Gil Luria to break down Microsoft and Google’s latest earnings, including Microsoft’s AI spending plans and why Google’s results disappointed investors. Then, Michael Gapen returns to explain why the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and whether pol ... Show More
36m 4s
Oct 2025
America’s Casino Economy — with Kyla Scanlon
Scott Galloway speaks with Kyla Scanlon, an economic commentator, educator, and author of In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work. Kyla explains how gambling culture has seeped into markets and everyday investing, why America has effectively become a giant bet on AI, a ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2025
The Fragile State of the AI Economy | Kyla Scanlon
Is America running on three economies at once? Zaid Admani sits down with Kyla Scanlon (economist, creator, and New York Times bestselling author) to break down the speculative economy, the real economy, and the meme economy.We dive into whether AI is a bubble and why its trillio ... Show More
26m 36s
Jun 2024
Kyla Scanlon on Inflation, Economic Vibes, and Pizza
Almost half of the United States believes the S&P 500 is down for the year. The chart says otherwise. So, what can explain the disconnect?
Kyla Scanlon is an economic commentator and educator. Her new book is “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work.” Mary Long caught u ... Show More
25m 3s
Sep 2024
Are We Still In A 'Vibecession'? with Kyla Scanlon
Episode 400: Neal and Toby chat with Kyla Scanlon, author of "In This Economy", educator and content creator. Kyla, who coined the term “vibecession,” shares her take on the current state of the economy and how “vibes” differ from any other indicators. Plus, what trends is she fo ... Show More
28m 26s
Mar 2023
The State of Play: Markets, Economy, and Ukraine
Liz Ann Sonders, the Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, joins Scott to discuss the state of the markets including several mixed signals she’s paying attention to, signs of a recession, and what investors should be thinking about. Follow Liz Ann o ... Show More
51m 6s
May 2024
Endless Shrimp In This Economy!?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kyla Scanlon, author of the new book In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work to talk about the disconnect between reality and perception that lead what she calls a “vibecession” – wherein many belie ... Show More
41m 28s
Nov 2024
Why Trump’s Victory Is Musk’s ‘Tech-Bro Coup’
On this episode of Merryn Talks Money, we discuss what the Republican’s second term means for the US, the UK and the Tesla CEO. Pippa Malmgren, economist, author and former adviser to Republican President George W. Bush and Helen Thomas, founder and chief executive of BlondeMoney ... Show More
42m 34s
Nov 2021
Markets, Meme Stocks, and Inflation — with Liz Ann Sonders
Liz Ann Sonders, the Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, joins Scott to discuss the stock market as it relates to the US’s current economic cycle, meme stock investors, and stimulus spending. Liz Ann also shares how to think about inflation — specifically how the US ha ... Show More
51m 18s
Sep 2024
Prof G Markets: Takeaways from the Second Debate + Does the US Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing recent inflation data, Oracle’s earnings, Wall Street’s decision to curb working hours for young bankers, and Open AI’s newest model. Then Scott shares his reactions to the President debat ... Show More
50m 31s