Christine Emba, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how extreme wealth buys influence while not necessarily providing innovation.
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Hate flying? Blame deregulation
Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he feels unregulated capitalism created a handful of airline competitors and why he feels improvements are possible.
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Optimization may not be the best we can do
Applied mathematician Coco Krumme joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the bear traps we’ve created with systems so tightly wound for efficiency that we’re caught off guard when faced with disruption or uncertainty.
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Why an online community for exchanging free stuff became controversial
Wired contributing writer Vauhini Vara talks about The Buy Nothing Project, Inc, a movement with fervent followers who were mad when the platform went to an app backed by investors.
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The U.S. wasn’t founded on free markets
Harvard professor and author Naomi Oreskes joins us to talk about the public relations campaigns designed to crush regulations and unions.
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Can capitalism save us from climate change?
Bob Keefe discusses why the business world is concerned about the economic impact of climate change, and why capitalism might be the key to breaking gridlock on climate action.
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How Amazon Is Reshaping America’s Cities And Economy
Alec MacGillis, senior reporter for ProPublica, joins us to discuss how Amazon and other digital retailers are affecting the larger economy as they drive some cities to either boom or bust.
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If You’re Doing Yoga, You’re Part Of The Mainstream
Andrea R. Jain joins us to talk about modern capitalism’s stamp on ancient religious practices and the patina of social justice and self-care fueling a multimillion-dollar industry.
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An Autopsy Of The Great Recession
Reveal journalist Aaron Glantz joins us to talk about how “mortgage products” let so many Americans down.
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Why Are Laws Hard To Change? Follow The Money
Princeton sociology professor Paul Starr joins us to talk about how concentrated wealth is often at the root of societal stagnation.
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Reclaiming The Economy For The People
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz joins us to talk about fundamental changes that will push markets to work for the people instead of the other way around.
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Capitalism With Compassion
Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus joins us to talk about how we can improve capitalism – and the world in the process.
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