Oct 17
How The Children Of Billionaires Took Over America
In this episode of Ed Elson’s newsletter, Simply Put, Ed unpacks how America gave rise to a new ruling class: the inheritocracy. He breaks down the economic stakes of inherited wealth, and how it could transform society as we know it. Subscribe to Simply Put to get the newsletter ... Show More
11m 6s
Oct 16
Will The AI Boom End Like The Railroad Crash Of 1873? — ft. Liaquat Ahamed
Ed Elson is joined by Liaquat Ahamed to examine the railroad bubble of 1873 and why he sees parallels with today’s data center buildout. They discuss the lessons history offers, why overbuilding remains a recurring problem, the warning signs he sees in today’s AI boom, what AI ex ... Show More
54m 37s
Feb 2025
Prof G Markets: Meta & Microsoft Brush Off DeepSeek + Starbucks Stages a Comeback
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing the White House’s employee buyout, Starbucks’ fourth quarter earnings, and the beta launch of T-Mobile’s exclusive Starlink deal. Then they break down Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla’s earnings ... Show More
55m 7s
Mar 2025
Prof G Markets: GameStop Buying Bitcoin, an Activist Play at Lyft, & Gen Z Unemployment
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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
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
Jan 2025
Prof G Markets: The TikTok Showdown, UnitedHealth’s First Earnings Post-Shooting, and a Banking Boom
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing the latest inflation report, Meta’s next round of layoffs, and the uncertain future of TikTok. Then Scott breaks down United Health’s first earnings call since the killing of executive Bri ... Show More
47m 40s
Oct 2024
Prof G Markets: Can A Podcast Change Southwest Airlines? + The College Consulting Business
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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
Dec 2024
Prof G Markets: The UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting, Amazon Takes On Nvidia, & 12 Days of OpenAI
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Saleforce’s earnings, Meta’s venture into nuclear energy, and the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Then Scott breaks down Amazon's decision to build a supercomputer, explain ... Show More
41m 30s
Jul 2023
Big Tech Earnings, College Admissions Controversies, and UFOs
Kara and Scott talk about the latest interest rate hike, Mitch McConnell’s health scare, and whether the aliens are finally here or not. Plus, it’s earnings season, and the AI effect is making money moves for Big Tech. Then, should colleges do away with legacy admissions? And a l ... Show More
56m 45s
Scott and Ed discuss the latest U.S. GDP report, new data on China’s factory activity, and the launch of Amazon’s new internet satellites. Then they turn to Big Tech earnings, breaking down first quarter results from Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. Finally, they examine the Trump administration’s decision to resume forced collections on defaulted student ... Show More
