Odd Lots podcast

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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday

 

#1260

Jasmine Sun on What the AI Industry Got Wrong About the Public Backlash

Within the AI industry, even the builders of it have been very anxious about the technolog... more

21 Aug 2026

51 MINS

51:44

21 Aug 2026


#1259

Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems

The philosopher Nick Bostrom was one of the first thinkers who mapped out the existential ... more

20 Aug 2026

55 MINS

55:56

20 Aug 2026


#1258

What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack Really Tells Us About AI Danger

Scenarios that used to be the domain of sci-fi writers are coming true. We have machines t... more

17 Aug 2026

59 MINS

59:47

17 Aug 2026


#1257

A Historic El Niño Is Coming That Could Cost the World Trillions

Every few years, weather nerds and agriculture analysts will talk about an upcoming El Ni&... more

14 Aug 2026

55 MINS

55:53

14 Aug 2026


#1256

Trucking Is Booming Again, And Drivers Aren't Happy About It

In the last year, freight companies have seen a significant upturn in the business. Volume... more

13 Aug 2026

46 MINS

46:21

13 Aug 2026


#1255

NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on Running a Media Brand in the Age of AI

In the last decade, the New York Times has remade itself many times over. It has done that... more

10 Aug 2026

59 MINS

59:51

10 Aug 2026


#1254

Introducing: Our Town

Our Town from Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast follows residents of Gainesboro, Tennesse... more

09 Aug 2026

01 MINS

01:52

09 Aug 2026


#1253

How a Sardine Gets From the Ocean to a Can

Just a decade ago, tinned fish was hardly a premium product. Most Americans likely associa... more

07 Aug 2026

57 MINS

57:47

07 Aug 2026


#1252

Brad Setser on the US's Unusual Japanese Yen Intervention

Last week, the US joined forces with Japan to try to stop the yen’s slide. It’... more

06 Aug 2026

42 MINS

42:00

06 Aug 2026


#1251

The Tungsten Market Is Warning of an Upcoming War

Bloomberg Opinion columnist David Fickling tells us you can think of tungsten mining as &l... more

03 Aug 2026

44 MINS

44:26

03 Aug 2026


#1250

Why Private Credit Got Entangled With Insurance

Insurers have quietly become a major driver of the private credit boom, with numerous priv... more

31 Jul 2026

51 MINS

51:43

31 Jul 2026


#1249

How the Iranian Economy Actually Works

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the country's new leaders — religious and poli... more

30 Jul 2026

57 MINS

57:26

30 Jul 2026


#1248

Branko Milanovic on What Comes After Globalization

It's pretty obvious by now that globalization has fallen out of favor. And while many pund... more

27 Jul 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:17

27 Jul 2026


#1247

How Financial Advisors Can Grow During the Great Wealth Transfer (Sponsored Content)

Over the next two decades, more than $100 trillion will change hands in the greatest wealt... more

26 Jul 2026

17 MINS

17:57

26 Jul 2026


#1246

How Franchise Restaurants Opened the Door to the Gig Economy

When the fast food industry began booming in the 1950s, it did so via a new business model... more

24 Jul 2026

44 MINS

44:31

24 Jul 2026


#1245

Why Apple Is Heading Into a Pivotal Moment

There used to be a time when the latest product release from Apple was a huge deal. But la... more

23 Jul 2026

49 MINS

49:06

23 Jul 2026


#1244

The Creator of Claude Code on The Hottest Piece of Software in the World

2026 has been, in terms of software, the year everyone is talking about Claude Code. Indee... more

20 Jul 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:37

20 Jul 2026


#1243

Lev Menand and Nathan Tankus on Why Fed Independence Is Now Hanging by a Thread

Last August, President Trump made the unprecedented choice of moving to fire Fed governor ... more

17 Jul 2026

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:48

17 Jul 2026


#1242

Why Soccer Analytics Works Like Volatility Arbitrage Trading

American sports fans have long been comfortable talking in the language of stats and analy... more

16 Jul 2026

51 MINS

51:01

16 Jul 2026


#1241

NY Governor Kathy Hochul on Her One Year Data Center Moratorium

On July 14, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a one-year moratorium on new large da... more

15 Jul 2026

42 MINS

42:16

15 Jul 2026