Best Capitalism Com Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 479 Promo - Truth in Fiction (w/ Cory Doctorow) 7:49

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Author, journalist, & activist Cory Doctorow joins Bad Faith to discuss his latest novel Picks and Shovels, enshittification, the utility of fiction as a vehicle to expose scams and create urgency around poli…

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Why It's So Hard for Apple to Move Production from China to India 46:02

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President Trump wants Apple to make iPhones in America. The company itself has talked about — and to some extent already has been — moving more of its production to other countries, like India. But in reality, Apple remains deeply, deeply enmeshed in the Chinese supply chain. In fact, the rise of Apple, and the iPhone specifically, is the ultimate …

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How Do We Define a Currency? 57:52

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What is a currency? This turns out to be one of those questions we just kind of skip over because we don't have clear answers to it (and because economists often like to skip over these foundational things). This special episode of the Odd Lots podcast was recorded as part of Princeton University's “How to Write the Biography of a Currency” event, …

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Krishna Memani on Wall Street's Very Expensive "Free Lunch" 39:20

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We're told over and over again that the one "free lunch" in investing is diversification, and that you can improve your returns over time simply by investing in a wider range of assets. This is textbook modern finance. And yet over the past several years this hasn't been the case. An investor would have done great (with the occasional hiccups) just…

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RPG Backtrack 337 – More Caninus of War 1:26:39

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With the final game in the trilogy releasing this week, the RPG Backtrack crew decided to squeeze in a show about Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2. As fans of the Little Tail Bronx series, we are excited to re-live the sequel to the surprise hit from CyberConnect2. Featuring guests Cassandra, Josh, and Ryan C. The post RPG Backtrack 337 – More Caninus of …

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Episode 478 - The Abundance Conspiracy (w/ Sandeep Vaheesan, Isabella Weber, & Aaron Regunberg) 1:33:16

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This abundance panel -- which been weeks in the making -- is well-timed: A new poll shows that voters prefer populist messaging to "abundance" messaging by a significant margin, throwing advocates of Abundance, a new book by Ez…

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Michael Cembalest on Why AI Is the Stock Market Bet of the Century 58:52

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Michael Cembalest has been an investment analyst for almost 40 years and his research notes have drawn a cult following on Wall Street. He's known for going super deep into a wide range of topics, like energy and healthcare. And lately he's been writing a lot about AI, with a particular interest in figuring out whether all the investment in data ce…

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How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams 43:46

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Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-college voters. It went viral with almost four million views, becoming the most-read article in the 90-year history of the publication. Williams’ new book, …

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Episode 477 Promo - Did We Learn Nothing? (w/ Benjamin Studebaker) 8:45

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Political theorist and author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy Benjamin Studebaker returns to Bad Faith with a wakeup call for the left: You've learned nothing…

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Why Asset Allocators Love Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds 49:43

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Multi-strategy hedge funds have been having a moment with big asset allocators pouring billions of dollars into names like Millennium and Citadel. And given all the growth, multi-strat funds have also been battling each other for talent. But why, exactly, do big investors seem to love multi-strats so much? What actually makes a multi-strat good to …

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RPG Backtrack 336 – Fire Up Your Lizard-Cycle 2:03:27

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Monster-Catching May continues this week on RPG Backtrack, where we chat about the Pokémon franchises’ first fully open-world game. Cassandra, Wheels, and David fire up their lizard cycle to talk about Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, the most divisive game in the series. The post RPG Backtrack 336 – Fire Up Your Lizard-Cycle appeared first on RPGamer.…

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Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist Who Could Be NYC's New Mayor 46:58

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We're just a month away from the hotly-contested Democratic primary for New York City Mayor. And one of the candidates -- Queens assemblyman Zohran Mamdani -- is running on a somewhat unusual platform. Endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, he's proposing rent freezes, universal childcare, higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, fr…

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Episode 476 - The Forgotten History of Jewish Anti-Zionism (w/ Zachary Foster) 1:18:13

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Historian and founder of Palestine Nexus, an educational resource on Palestine, Zachary Foster joins Bad Faith to break down his viral article on the forgotten history of Jewish anti-zionism. By forensically examining the long …

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Why Interest Rates Are Shooting Up All Around the World 43:20

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This week the big story in markets is the selloff in bonds. Yields on benchmark 10-year US Treasuries jumped 20 basis points from last Friday’s low, while the 30-year rate is back above 5%. Meanwhile, 30-year Japanese government bonds clocked their highest yield since records began in 1999. And rates on UK gilts, German bunds, and Australian bonds …

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Episode 475 Promo - Conservative Economist Fired Over Palestine (w/ Glenn Loury) 8:34

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast The Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, ended its relationship with noted Brown University economist Glenn Loury after he was critical of Israel's actions in Gaza. The cancelation followed an appe…

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Scott Bok on How Bankers Spread the Gospel of Capitalism 53:25

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When we think about the prospect of deglobalization (whatever that means) we often think about it in terms of the goods economy. Supply chains get rerouted. Manufacturing becomes more localized, and possibly less efficient. But changes to the global world order also have implications for Wall Street, and the world of dealmaking. On this episode of …

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Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty 48:13

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This is obviously an extraordinarily difficult time to make economic forecasts. Nobody really knows how tariffs will affect the US economy. And beyond that, nobody knows what the ultimate state of tariffs will be, or if they'll ever settle into a predictable rate. So how do you conduct monetary policy in this environment? On this episode, recorded …

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Episode 474 - People vs. Neoliberalism : Race, Gold, IQ, & the Capitalism of the Far Right (w/ Quinn Slobodian) 1:10:51

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Professor of International History at Boston University & author of Globalists: The End of Empire & the Birth of Neoliberalism Quinn Slobodian joins Bad Faith to discuss his latest book Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, & the C…

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Lina Khan's Vision of Capitalism 47:54

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Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission raised the profile of the relatively obscure antitrust agency charged with protecting competition. Her anti-monopoly outlook and more aggressive enforcement strategies, particularly toward Big Te…

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The Oil Industry's Double Whammy of Higher Costs and Lower Prices 43:16

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The new administration has a "drill, baby, drill" mantra and a much more liberal attitude towards the oil and gas industry than the last one. But that hasn't translated into great profits for the oil industry itself. Crude prices have sunk and tariffs have raised the cost of components for companies trying to get energy out of the ground. So, what'…

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Perry Mehrling on Trump's Echoes of the Nixon Shock 29:04

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There's been a lot of talk recently about parallels between Donald Trump's economic policies and the Nixon Shock of the early 1970s. That was when the former president took the dollar off the gold standard, introduced hefty tariffs, and pressured the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy. The moves sparked stagflation in the US and shook up the g…

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Episode 473 Promo - Democrats are Making the Case for Leaving the Party (w/ Nick Cruse) 7:21

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Revolutionary Blackout Network co-founder Nick Cruse returns to Bad Faith to break down the liberal media meltdown over tepid efforts to push the party left. Not only are establishment politicians and comment…

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Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins 41:59

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Gold prices have been booming and are near record highs. And seeing the line go up — especially during a period of so much uncertainty — makes people want to buy more. That includes acquiring actual gold coins. But where do gold coins come from? Why do people want coins, as opposed to just bullion? And who is buying them? On this episode, we speak …

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Why the World Keeps Getting Shocked by China's Technological Progress 39:01

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Over the last several years, the world has watched as China edges close to or past the technological frontier in more and more areas. Earlier this year, US investors were jolted even further when DeepSeek's AI model proved to be close to the state of the art American models. So what is the process by which China actually develops new tech? Why has …

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RPG Backtrack 335 – Legally Distinct Non-Spherical Monster Catching Devices 2:45:19

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Are you tired of the Pokémon series? Do you still crave the catching of cute little monsters? Then this week’s Backtrack is for you! Join the cast along with Jahwon and Ryan C as we catch our favorite critters in various indie games and make them be our friends. The post RPG Backtrack 335 – Legally Distinct Non-Spherical Monster Catching Devices ap…

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Sarah LaFleur On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs 40:16

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America's textile industry has famously declined over the years, with a bunch of production moving to lower-cost places like China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Now, with the Trump administration imposing heavy tariffs on exports from these countries, the US clothing industry is facing another big shock. In this episode we speak with Sarah LaFleur, fou…

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Episode 472 - Monopoly Money (w/ Matt Stoller) 56:51

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project Matt Stoller returns to Bad Faith to talk Facebook’s anti-trust case, why big tech is pushing AI, the surprising goodness of Trump’s FTC, and whether the worst imp…

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How China Might Actually Handle a US Trade War 52:28

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By now, everyone recognizes that the US and China are in the middle of a trade war, with the Trump administration having imposed tariffs of as much as 125% on Chinese goods. For an export-focused economy like China's, that's a big deal. At the same time, China is pretty much the only major country that's chosen to retaliate against the US with its …

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The Tariff Buzzsaw Is Coming For Hardcore Gamers 46:52

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Every industry is going to be affected by the trade war in different ways. In many cases, we don't know how it's going to play out. Other industries are seeing an immediate impact. Companies that specialize in computer gaming are highly reliant on inputs from China and other East Asian countries. These companies assemble customized gaming rigs and …