Send a text We’re thrilled to welcome Congressman Seth Magaziner — a longtime friend from our high school and college days — for a conversation about the intersection of finance, policy, and politics. We break down the proposed tax bill currently moving through Congress, the state of U.S. debt and deficits, and insider trading laws for elected officials, and ... Show More
Mar 12
Private Credit UPDATE: Is this 2008 all over again?
Send a textIf you read the headlines about Private Credit, it feels like we're on the verge of another Global Financial Crisis. So, are we? In this Private Credit "state of the union" episode, we break down the structural differences between today's private credit market and the ... Show More
50m 57s
Mar 11
Head of Investor Relations at $3 Billion Hedge Fund Tells All | Capital Raising 101
Send a textIn this episode, we sit down with Kate Baumann, Head of Investor Relations at Empyrean Capital Partners (a $3 billion event-driven, multi-strategy hedge fund), LIVE from iConnections in Miami. Here's the thing nobody tells you: the amount of money a hedge fund manages ... Show More
31m 33s
Mar 9
Jobs, Oil, and the Ellison's LBO of Warner Brothers | TWSS x CNBC's Dan Nathan & Guy Adami: "He Said / She Said"
Send a textWe're back for the ninth installment of He Said She Said, our regular crossover series with Dan Nathan and Guy Adami of CNBC's Fast Money. We recorded just after the open Friday morning, breaking down a February jobs report that caught many off guard -- 92,000 jobs los ... Show More
20m 56s
Jul 2025
How the Big Beautiful Bill’s Passage Will Reshape the Economy
Robert Armstrong, U.S. financial commentator for the Financial Times, fills in for Scott. He and Ed unpack what the GOP tax bill means for the economy now that it’s law. Robert argues we’re playing chicken with the debt and says markets are still operating in “greed mode,” not fe ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 2025
The dangers of fiscal dominance
President Trump wants lower interest rates now, but what could that mean for the economy? "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal speaks with Neil Irwin at Axios about the implications of Trump's push to cut rates, and why central banks should stay focused on stabilizing the economy, not ... Show More
25m 52s
Jan 2024
The federal budget loop de loop
We’re approaching a partial government shutdown, again. We’ll get into why it feels like we’re back at square one and where Congress goes next. And, we’ll explain why the panel blowout during an Alaskan Airlines flight is a big problem for Boeing, despite its strong position in t ... Show More
15m 58s
Nov 2025
“Is Trump Buying Votes?” - $2,000 Tariff Dividend Debate: Smart Strategy or Political Bribe?
Trump proposes a $2,000 “tariff dividend” for Americans, claiming his trade policies made the U.S. rich again. Patrick Bet-David and the crew debate whether it’s smart economic relief or vote-buying, how tariffs could pay down debt, and why both parties keep growing America’s $37 ... Show More
14m 14s
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
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