Best Capitalism Podcasts (2025)

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Slate Money | Say Goodbye to Hollywood 51:46

5h ago51:46

51:46

This week: Trump has reversed his stance on Jay Powell and his extreme tariffs on China. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Trump’s backtrack on his threat to fire the Fed chair as well as his recent concession that his 145% tariffs on China aren’t sustainable. Then, the hosts weigh in on the growing trend of film and television…

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66: Zume Pizza 56:24

19h ago56:24

56:24

For decades, Silicon Valley has used pizza as a testing ground for new business models. Pizzerias were the first brick-and-mortar businesses to use Bitcoin. So why hasn't big tech captured the business of pizza-making itself? Well they tried, and this is the story of how they failed.Edited and thumbnail by NoahSources: https://pastebin.com/XnK6BYG4…

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Episode 229: Two Ways to Hurt the Working Class 16:41

1d ago16:41

16:41

Veronique De Rugy’s phenomenal articleBy David L. Bahnsen

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April 2025 - Electronic cash transfer amendments 18:47

2d ago18:47

18:47

The IASB issued targeted amendments to IFRS 9 relating to the date of recognition and derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. In this episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Claire Howells and Chris Raftopoulos, corporate treasury experts in PwC UK, to discuss how these amendments impact how entities account for cash transfers using c…

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What Next | Fed Up! 30:47

3d ago30:47

30:47

Why Trump wants to ouster his own appointee, Jerome Powell, from the Fed chair—and why the rest of the world is rooting for Powell to stay put. Guest: Liz Hoffman, Semafor’s business and finance editor, host of Semafor’s World Economy Summit, and author of Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World’s Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on t…

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ICYMI: The $50M Revolve Lawsuit and Sponcon Literacy 29:54

3d ago29:54

29:54

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay run through the lows of Coachella, before breaking down a lawsuit against one of the festival’s most visible e-commerce brands, Revolve. Earlier this month, Revolve was hit with a $50 million class-action lawsuit accusing them of deceiving more than 1 million customers using social media marketing tactics. The lead plai…

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Episode 228: Moving the Wrong Way with the Fed 11:09

4d ago11:09

11:09

If our goal is a monetary policy that minimizes interventions and distortions in the marketplace and most optimally allows capital to find its most efficient use, the last thing we should want is a Fed that is less independent and more captive to political whims and desires. David explains his various criticisms of Jerome Powell this week, but poin…

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What Next: TBD | The Baby Monitor Trap 31:47

6d ago31:47

31:47

If setting up a baby monitor in the room with your sleeping kids doesn’t allow you to pop out and enjoy the cruise ship, what are they actually good for? Guest: Stephanie Murray, writer for The Atlantic, the newsletter Family Stuff, who wrote “You’re on Vacation. You Leave Your Kid in Your Hotel Room With a Baby Monitor. What Could Go Wrong?” for S…

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Slate Money | Jay Powell’s Tough Call 53:46

7d ago53:46

53:46

This week: Trump isn’t happy with Fed chair Jay Powell’s take on his tariffs. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers and guest host Cardiff Garcia discuss the economic reasoning for why Powell is resisting the president’s demands to lower rates and what would happen if Trump finds a legal way to fire him. Then, the Trump administration is both gutting the …

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The Love Lost by the Left 16:45

8d ago16:45

16:45

In this week's episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Harriet Fraad points out how the Left has turned away from the love of community that helped fuel the movements behind leaders like MLK and Che and explains why this has turned out to be a huge mistake. She then explains the importance of love of community, connection, and justice in building a un…

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What Next: TBD | The U.S. vs Meta 27:25

8d ago27:25

27:25

This week, the FTC and Meta began a trial to determine if—by adding Instagram and WhatsApp to its portfolio with Facebook over a decade ago—the company became a monopoly in social media. If Meta loses, it could be forced to split up, losing Instagram—and its substantial ad revenue. Guest: Paresh Dave, senior writer at WIRED. Want more What Next TBD…

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Episode 227: A Crisis of Responsibility About the U.S. Dollar 19:39

9d ago19:39

19:39

With so much talk circulating that Americans need to be deathly afraid of a “strong dollar,” David takes on recent comments from Stephen Miran, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, suggesting that a strong dollar is really unfair to Americans. Underlying some of these recent allegations about dollar supremacy is a familiar crisis of responsib…

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Episode 226: The Stock Market vs. The Real Economy? 16:29

11d ago16:29

16:29

David talks about all the things that are right in the dichotomy between the “stock market” and the “real economy,” but then goes into all the things that are wrong – namely, that 99% of the time someone is making this distinction, they are doing it wrong, for the wrong reasons, in the wrong way. Understanding what public equity prices measure vers…

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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Student Loan Paradox 40:24

11d ago40:24

40:24

In this Money Talks: The federal student loan program was meant to help students seeking a route to a better life – so why is it putting so many of them into crippling debt instead? Journalist Jillian Berman, author of Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix, joins Emily Peck to unpack the fraught histor…

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What Next: TBD | TikTok: Somehow Also Affected by the Tariffs 25:19

13d ago25:19

25:19

TikTok was on the verge of being sold to a non-Chinese company when Trump rolled out his new tariff plans. Now everything is thrown into uncertainty and the company has until mid-June to find another buyer—or be banned in the United States. Guest: Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times reporter covering TikTok, technology and emerging media companies. Wa…

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Slate Money | The Economy’s ‘One Guy Problem’ 1:04:04

14d ago1:04:04

1:04:04

This week: Trump’s erratic tariff policies are creating a lot of volatility in the markets. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by investments expert Barry Ritholtz to unpack the week’s wild tariff news and this uniquely unpredictable situation where one person’s decisions are having a huge effect on the markets. Then, Barry h…

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The Economy’s ‘One Guy Problem’ 1:04:04

14d ago1:04:04

1:04:04

This week: Trump’s erratic tariff policies are creating a lot of volatility in the markets. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by investments expert Barry Ritholtz to unpack the week’s wild tariff news and this uniquely unpredictable situation where one person’s decisions are having a huge effect on the markets. Then, Barry h…

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What Next: TBD | Trump Tariffs Hit Mushroom Kingdom 27:06

15d ago27:06

27:06

The same day Nintendo was officially introducing its latest console, Donald Trump was announcing his new global tariff plan. As a result, gamers were treated to an early preview of what a world bound up in tariffs would look like. Spoiler: It’ll probably cost you a lot more. Guest: Jason Koebler, a co-founder of 404 Media Want more What Next TBD? S…

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Episode 225: The Morality of Trade Deficits vs. Central Planning 10:21

16d ago10:21

10:21

David looks at the wildest week in global financial markets in the last five years in the context of first principles – how the administration’s choice to lump allies in with adversaries hurt their cause – and how the need to properly define terms and understand basic economic concepts matters.By David L. Bahnsen

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What Next: TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon 36:19

20d ago36:19

36:19

Elon Musk’s polarizing persona and antics have created a toxic cloud around his companies, particularly Tesla. But despite that, Wall Street can’t seem to quit him. Why? Guest: Felix Salmon, host of Slate Money and chief financial correspondent for Axios. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What…

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Slate Money | That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula 1:05:15

21d ago1:05:15

1:05:15

This week: Trump unveiled his extensive list of tariffs. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the questionable math that went into calculating these hefty tariffs and the stock market’s extremely negative reaction to the announcement. Then, Trump has picked a fight with the country's biggest law firms, threatening the integrity of…

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Amicus | Are Trump's Tariffs Even Legal? 54:45

21d ago54:45

54:45

The US government’s use of a prison in El Salvador as an extra-judicial due-process free black site has been rendered starkly visible by the story of one man they tried to disappear. On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick interviews Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, lawyer for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, husband and father, who was …

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How Capitalism Breeds Sociopathic Mental Illness 4:50

22d ago4:50

4:50

This week on Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad discusses how the profit motive that defines capitalism is that no one hires you unless they make more money from your work than they pay you. That is simply considered good business, and Dr. Fraad explains how compassion and empathy remain variables that are absent from "good business." Learn more about…

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Episode 224: Liberation Day, Bernie Style 12:08

23d ago12:08

12:08

David unpacks the economic message of President Trump on so-called Liberation Day.By David L. Bahnsen

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March 2025: Speaking sustainability 18:15

23d ago18:15

18:15

Sustainability reporting is a vast and evolving area. PwC’s Sustainability Reporting Guide (SRG) serves as a compendium of the reporting requirements under the sustainability frameworks expected to have the broadest impact globally, including ESRS, IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the SEC Climate disclosure rules. We are joined by Kat…

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Episode 223: Chaos as Policy 11:34

25d ago11:34

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David takes on tariffs today in advance of the big April 2 announcements everyone is expecting from the Trump administration. David’s expectations? No clarity at all -- an ongoing chaos -- and a fever swamp dream for lobbyists.By David L. Bahnsen

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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Campaign Against the Free Press 42:32

25d ago42:32

42:32

In this Money Talks: Amidst the Trump administration’s continued attacks on the press, David Enrich’s new book, Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful, feels incredibly timely. He joins Elizabeth Spiers to discuss his reporting on increasing efforts to exploit the legal system to protect the rich …

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LIVE! @ BHC 2025 21:55

25d ago21:55

21:55

It's now been over a decade since the New York Times declared that the history of capitalism was in full swing at American universities. This podcast also just celebrated its 10 year anniversary. With those milestones in mind, we wanted to take the temperature of the very folks driving the field forward into new and exciting directions. To do that,…

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What Next: TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine 28:35

27d ago28:35

28:35

Ketamine has gone from a recreational psychedelic to an approved treatment, and it has caught on in Silicon Valley in a big way. Are the long-term effects of using ketamine—recreationally or therapeutically—sufficiently known? Are we witnessing them right now? Guest: Shayla Love, staff writer for the Atlantic. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to …

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Slate Money | Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere 51:54

28d ago51:54

51:54

This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defense Department. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain how this is a common issue in finance, where employees often defy SEC regulations on secure communication in favor of more convenient ways of communicating. Then, a recent study shows that p…

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What Next: TBD | We Made a Memecoin 33:53

29d ago33:53

33:53

Memecoins are a niche type of cryptocurrency with no intrinsic value. But they remain a popular form of crypto, as seen earlier this year with President Trump’s own memecoin. And if it worked for him, then why not our little podcast? Guests: Azeem Khan, advisor to UNICEF’s crypto fund and cocreator of the blockchain Morph. Nitish Pahwa, Slate staff…

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65: Willy's Chocolate Experience 46:35

30d ago46:35

46:35

Last year, advertisements began appearing online for a strange Willy Wonka-inspired popup exhibit in Glasgow. They promised a magical experience for the whole family, full of whimsical sights, sounds, and treats. But what families got when they arrived was... not what they expected. Join us as we dive into the strange history of Willy's Chocolate E…

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Episode 222: The Business of Business Is Business 9:57

1M ago9:57

9:57

Time for businesses to return to their essential purposeBy David L. Bahnsen

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Episode 221: From Frying Pan to Fire 21:24

1M ago21:24

21:24

"How the Right Sold Out"By David L. Bahnsen

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What Next TBD | Bezos 2.0 32:21

1M ago32:21

32:21

During his first term, President Trump and Jeff Bezos openly sparred with each other. During this second administration, though, it seems like Bezos is trying to endear himself - and his companies - to the White House. So what changed? Guest: Dana Mattioli, reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the author of The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless…

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Slate Money | Who’s The Boss? 56:39

1M ago56:39

56:39

This week: DOGE is taking its chainsaw to the Social Security Administration. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers examine the real reasons behind the Elon Musk led crusade against the SSA. And then, DOGE used extreme tactics against the US Institute of Peace including a physical takeover of the building by force. Meanwhile, the founder o…

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What Next TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research 32:58

1M ago32:58

32:58

The National Institutes of Health is the primary engine of biomedical research around the world, which makes the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to its grant program both confusing and potentially incredibly harmful. Guest: Katherine J. Wu, staff writer for the Atlantic. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listen…

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What Next | Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy 32:00

1M ago32:00

32:00

The economy that Donald Trump inherited from Joe Biden had low unemployment, slowing inflation, and a growing GDP. So what is he trying to achieve by imposing heavy tariffs on our allies and trading partners? Guest: Stephanie Ruhle, NBC business analyst and the host of The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlo…

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Episode 220: The Tyranny of Where the Chair Goes 15:24

1M ago15:24

15:24

David chimes in this week on the U.K. tribunal ruling that an employee was constructively terminated by having their desk moved, but more importantly, on the absurdity of the whole thing. When we ask disinterested third parties like the state to mediate disputes over furniture between employees and employers, we are doing great damage to another pa…

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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Mighty Dollar 44:29

1M ago44:29

44:29

In this Money Talks: How does America assert its power globally? The short answer is money. For the long answer, Felix Salmon calls in authors Edward Fishman (Chokepoints) and Saleha Mohsin (Paper Soldiers) who both recently published books on the subject. They’ll discuss how the US dollar managed to become the world’s reserve asset, the ways it’s …

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What Next TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom 32:50

1M ago32:50

32:50

With a Trump-friendly Supreme Court and a contentious relationship with the press, could Donald Trump follow through on his 2016 campaign goal of making it easier to sue media companies for libel—and imperil America’s free press? Guest: David Enrich, business investigations editor at the New York Times and author of “Murder The Truth.” Want more Wh…

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Slate Money | MrBeast and The Chocolate Factory 55:42

1M ago55:42

55:42

This week: The US Stock Market is plummeting during Trump’s second term. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain why headlines very rarely affect the movements of the Stock Market–and discuss whether we're currently living one of those exceptions. Then, the Wall Street Journal has reported that the Trump family is in talks to invest …

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The Old Cold War Fades, A New One Expands 56:27

1M ago56:27

56:27

Professor Wolff will present four key points that reveal the emergence of a new Cold War the U.S. has embarked upon in response to the rise of global alliances from which it is being excluded and that challenge the near century-old American economic dominance. I. The Old Cold War Targeted Communism in the West and the USSR as its Source II. The New…

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What Next TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk? 29:54

1M ago29:54

29:54

The public’s anger towards Elon Musk and DOGE has found an outlet in the form of Musk’s car company Tesla. How long can the company put up with a sinking reputation and stock price? Guest: Pranshu Verma, tech reporter for the Washington Post. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family …

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Episode 219: Be Good Bankers 12:08

1M ago12:08

12:08

Be Good Bankers: The Economic Interpretation of Matthew's Gospel, with a Fresh TranslationBy David L. Bahnsen

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Episode 218: Why Make a Cogent Argument When You Can Yell ‘Globalism’? 17:58

2M ago17:58

17:58

David makes the case that there are some arguments that are better than others for protectionist economic policy, even if none of them are persuasive, but there are none so counterproductive and misguided as merely calling your ideological opponents “globalists.” If the argument in classical economics against government intervention via protective …

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What Next TBD | Zuckerberg and the Post-Factcheck Era 33:11

2M ago33:11

33:11

After the election, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was doing away with Facebook’s fact-checking apparatus in the US. With content creators getting paid based on reach, and content spreading wider and faster the more extreme it is, is Facebook the perfect environment for misinformation to flourish? Guest: Craig Silverman, technology reporter for …

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Slate Money | Eggistential Crisis 54:20

2M ago54:20

54:20

This week: Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China went into effect – only for him to turn around and suspend many of them. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Trump’s love of tariffs and the political effects of his trade war. Then, Egg Watch gets a whole segment this week as Chenya Roth joins to discuss the economics of egg…

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What’s In Store For Women Under Trump? 18:30

2M ago18:30

18:30

In this week's episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad delves into the striking parallels between the Trump administration's strategies and the tactics outlined in the Nazi playbook. The podcast also examines actionable ways to counter and halt this dangerous agenda. Learn more about CHH: We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your …

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What Next TBD | From 4Chan to Charlottesville to DOGE 34:19

2M ago34:19

34:19

To understand the second Trump administration, you have to understand the internet culture that gave birth to it. Guest: Elle Reeve, CNN correspondent who reported on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA for Vice News. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all…

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