Aug 17

Prof G Markets Is Taking A Break — You Should Too

Ed Elson and Scott Galloway are officially out on summer vacation. We’ll have no new episodes on the feed from August 17th to the 28th. The team will be enjoying the break from the daily news cycle, and we hope you do too. We’ll be back on August 31st with a fresh episode. See yo ... Show More

4m 15s

Aug 14

The Architect Of The Billionaire Tax Makes His Case — ft. Gabriel Zucman

Ed Elson is joined by Gabriel Zucman to break down Prop 40, the billionaire tax proposal in California. They discuss why Gabriel thinks it’s the most effective way to tax the ultrawealthy in the state, unpack the various criticisms of the tax, and consider what its influence coul ... Show More

1h 12m

Aug 13

“AI Compute Futures” — Has Wall Street Gone Too Far?

Ed Elson is joined by Rohan Goswami to break down the CME’s move to offer AI compute futures such that computing power can be traded like a commodity. Then, Mark Zandi returns to unpack the latest inflation data from the consumer price index. Finally, Ed shares his thoughts on wh ... Show More

31m 31s

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

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

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

Mar 2025

Prof G Markets: GameStop Buying Bitcoin, an Activist Play at Lyft, & Gen Z Unemployment

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Delaware's changes to its corporate governance laws, Waymo’s expansion into Washington D.C., and GameStop's decision to add bitcoin to its treasury reserves. Then they analyze Engine Capi ... Show More

1 h

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

Prof G Markets: Takeaways from the Second Debate + Does the US Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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

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

Jul 2024

Prof G Markets: Nike’s Dramatic Downfall & Britain’s Road to Economic Recovery

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed open the show with a discussion around why Microsoft and Apple have relinquished their board observer seats at OpenAI. Then Scott breaks down Nike’s fall from dominance, shares some insight from when Nike was a clien ... Show More

47m 54s

Oct 2024

Prof G Markets: Can A Podcast Change Southwest Airlines? + The College Consulting Business

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Kalshi’s new election contracts, the rest of the bank earnings, the repercussions of ASML’s 2025 sales guidance, and Amazon and Google’s nuclear energy deals. Then Scott breaks down why he ... Show More

55m 3s

Jan 2024

Prof G Markets: Why Netflix Dominates, China’s Economic Strife, and a Year of Reckoning for Startups

Scott shares his thoughts on why VC-backed startups are burning through so much cash, and what 2024 has in store for them. He then breaks down Netflix’s latest earnings and discusses its unexpected competition. Finally, he takes a look at China’s markets in light of the country’s ... Show More

51m 48s

Why Chaos Has Become an Economic Strateg...