Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.
Yesterday
683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?
Governments started the space age. Now, billionaires and private firms are reinventing it. Guest host Steve Levitt explores what the past can teach us about a high-stakes future. (Part two of a two-part series.) SOURCES: Blaise Agüera y Arcas, vice president and fellow at Google, ... Show More
56m 27s
Jul 29
How Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in Person
Gary and Stephen talk about creativity, recovery, getting fired, and holding grudges. They also get outside and play basketball, which is a big part of how Gary stays well. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Hosted b ... Show More
47m 6s
Dec 2020
#16 Control, Chaos, and Acceptance
Sometimes you do everything right, go far and beyond, do more than what is necessary, and things still won’t work out. Or they do, but then they just crumble. Life happens or you are hit by malevolence.
23m 21s
Feb 2024
Morally questionable, economically efficient
There are tons of markets that don't exist because people just don't want to allow a market – for whatever reason, people feel icky about putting a price on something. For example: Surrogacy is a legal industry in parts of the United States, but not in much of the rest of the wor ... Show More
24m 17s
Oct 2024
The Overlooked, Obscure, and... Undervalued?
If you want to find market-beating stocks, sometimes you have to go where few others are.
(00:15) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss:
- Why the market may be overreacting to Boot Barn’s CEO departure.
- A niche-grocer that’s seen its stock 2x in the past year.
- Finding “growth ... Show More
24m 19s