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#355

Do prediction market bettors make anything better?

Have you noticed a lot of young people getting into antenna-maxxing as alpha? Or, maybe se... more

18 Apr 2026

32 MINS

32:25

18 Apr 2026

#354

How to get through the Strait of Hormuz

The United States has been at war with Iran since February 28th. And for a month and a hal... more

14 Apr 2026

18 MINS

18:53

14 Apr 2026

#353

BOOKstore Economics

How do bookstores choose the books they stock, and how does that affect what customers rea... more

10 Apr 2026

40 MINS

40:52

10 Apr 2026

#352

A pro-worker experiment in private equity

[Live event info and tickets here.] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) If your company got bou... more

08 Apr 2026

25 MINS

25:41

08 Apr 2026

#351

Reese’s heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

[Live event info and tickets here.] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) When ingredient costs s... more

04 Apr 2026

33 MINS

33:42

04 Apr 2026

#350

Dark times for Cuba’s economic experiment

[Live event info and tickets here.] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) For more than 60 years,... more

02 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:41

02 Apr 2026

#349

The skyscrapers that NIMBYs and zoning couldn't stop

[LIVE SHOW TOUR INFO HERE. New stories, live tapings, special guests, book signings and mo... more

28 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:24

28 Mar 2026

#348

Our BOOK vs. the global supply chain

When you come across a book at a yard sale or a bookstore, you might pay more attention to... more

26 Mar 2026

46 MINS

46:30

26 Mar 2026

#347

Inside a BOOK auction

In the age of TikTok and Polymarket, it can be easy to overlook the humble book. But books... more

21 Mar 2026

43 MINS

43:11

21 Mar 2026

#346

The little pet fish that saved a town in the Amazon

The cardinal tetra is one of the most popular pet fish in the world. They look like little... more

18 Mar 2026

33 MINS

33:15

18 Mar 2026

#345

Chef vs. Robot

Robby the chef has lots of endearing qualities. He can make over 5000 dishes, he’s a consi... more

13 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:40

13 Mar 2026

#344

The laws of the office revisited

[Live event info and tickets here.] (https://tix.to/pm-book-tour) If something is going wr... more

11 Mar 2026

29 MINS

29:35

11 Mar 2026

#343

Planet Money vs. the NBA’s tanking problem

What do we want from sports? The very best athletes competing as hard as they know how, pu... more

06 Mar 2026

30 MINS

30:20

06 Mar 2026

#342

The Business of Heated Rivalry

Heated Rivalry, the steamy hockey romance show, was made for about $2 million per episode.... more

04 Mar 2026

27 MINS

27:46

04 Mar 2026

#341

Don't hate the replicator, hate the game

The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know... more

27 Feb 2026

36 MINS

36:04