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  University of Chicago Podcast Network  

Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by author and journalist Bethany McLean and world renowned economist Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it. Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions for guests we should bring on, or connect with Bethany and Luigi, please email: contact at capitalisnt dot com. If you like our show, we'd greatly appreciate you giving us a rating or a review. It helps other listeners find us too.

Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by author and journalist Bethany McLean and world renowned economist Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it. Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions for guests we should bring on, or connect with Bethany and Luigi, please email: contact at capitalisnt dot com. If you like our show, we'd greatly appreciate you giving us a rating or a review. It helps other listeners find us too.

 

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#226

How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow

There’s a word that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last year: “ensh*ttification”. It ... more

11 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:10

11 Dec 2025

#225

Why Matthew Yglesias Is Skeptical Of Anti-Monopoly Policies

A recent proposal by Lina Khan, co-chair of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral transition team, to c... more

04 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:48

04 Dec 2025

#224

Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu

Did you know Amazon makes $37 billion a year—more than double the revenue of all the newsp... more

20 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:13

20 Nov 2025

#223

Why Economists Should Care About Inequality, with Branko Milanovic

Recently, Bethany and Luigi joined economist and wealth inequality expert Branko Milanovic... more

06 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:41

06 Nov 2025

#222

Nobel Economist Reveals Why Economic Models Keep Failing Us, ft. Richard Thaler

Standard economic theory informs how we think about business strategy and the economy and ... more

30 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:59

30 Oct 2025

#221

What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About AI, with Arvind Narayanan

Every major technological revolution has come with a bubble: railroads, electricity, dot-c... more

16 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:30

16 Oct 2025

#220

Why Capitalism Stopped Working In Japan, with Takeo Hoshi

The Japanese economy was once the envy of the world. By the 1980s, it looked set to surpas... more

02 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:55

02 Oct 2025

#219

How Profit and Politics Hijacked Scientific Inquiry, with John Ioannidis

Why does a podcast about capitalism want to talk about science? Modern capitalism and scie... more

18 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:10

18 Sep 2025

#218

Will Privatizing The Mortgage Giants Solve The Housing Crisis?

This week, the Trump administration announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants a... more

04 Sep 2025

44 MINS

44:58

04 Sep 2025

#217

Trump's Great Private Equity Bailout, with Dan Rasmussen

For decades, private equity has been the darling of pension funds, university endowments, ... more

21 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:04

21 Aug 2025

#216

Should Chatbots Teach Our Children? With Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan

What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) t... more

07 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:38

07 Aug 2025

#215

Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff

Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the... more

24 Jul 2025

57 MINS

57:42

24 Jul 2025

#214

Revealing the Secret Architects of Capitalism, with Chris Hughes

After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an incre... more

10 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:27

10 Jul 2025

#213

How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota

The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has fa... more

26 Jun 2025

49 MINS

49:36

26 Jun 2025

#212

Why Cliff Asness Believes Markets Are Getting Dumber

Are financial markets becoming less efficient? Famous investor Cliff Asness certainly thin... more

12 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:24

12 Jun 2025

#211

How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams

Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Franci... more

29 May 2025

43 MINS

43:46

29 May 2025

#210

Lina Khan's Vision of Capitalism

Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controvers... more

15 May 2025

47 MINS

47:54

15 May 2025

#209

The Economics of Law Firms’ Resistance to Trump, with John Morley

The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, ... more

01 May 2025

48 MINS

48:03

01 May 2025

#208

Profit or Purpose? OpenAI's $300 Billion Question, with Rose Chan Loui

All too often, capitalism is identified with the for-profit sector. However, one organizat... more

17 Apr 2025

47 MINS

47:35

17 Apr 2025

#207

Is Silicon Valley Turning Fascist?

Silicon Valley’s traditionally Democratic tech leaders are turning toward President Donald... more

03 Apr 2025

37 MINS

37:41

03 Apr 2025

#206

Why Trump Is Deregulating In The Wrong Way, with Sam Peltzman

In President Donald Trump's recent joint address to Congress, he said, "To unshackle our e... more

20 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:07

20 Mar 2025

#205

Trump’s War on Universities, with Nicholas Dirks

Skyrocketing costs of attendance, declining enrollment, the advent of artificial intellige... more

06 Mar 2025

49 MINS

49:34

06 Mar 2025

#204

Did NIMBYs Kill the American Dream?, with Yoni Appelbaum

“Homeownership is the American Dream.” This saying is so ingrained in our zeitgeist that m... more

20 Feb 2025

44 MINS

44:46

20 Feb 2025

#203

Can AI Even Be Regulated?, with Sendhil Mullainathan

This week, Elon Musk—amidst his other duties of gutting United States federal government a... more

13 Feb 2025

49 MINS

49:31

13 Feb 2025

#202

Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero, with Eugene Fama

In December 2024, Bitcoin, one of the earliest cryptocurrencies and undoubtedly the most f... more

30 Jan 2025

45 MINS

45:08

30 Jan 2025

#201

Should Companies Have A Social Responsibility To Be “Great Businesses”?, with John Kay

The public often imagines corporations as self-contained actors that provide a set of good... more

16 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:05

16 Jan 2025