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Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Disney Dilemma – focuses on Disney’s ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sus ...
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Luis Garicano is a former member of the European Parliament and a professor at the London School of Economics. In Luis’s first appearance on the show he discusses his new book, Crisis Cycle: Challenges, Evolution, and the future of the Euro, the ever-changing landscape of digital money, his suggested reforms to the Euro, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on June 18th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - Future of Money
00:08:46 - Bank Regulation
00:12:51 - Stablecoins
00:23:35 - Crisis Cycle
00:56:05 - Outro
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