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Capitalisn't

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by author and journalist Bethany McLean and world renowned economist Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it.Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions for guests we should bring...

Episodes (500)

The "Woke" Capitalism Game With Vivek Ramaswamy

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Nov 24, 202250:39pending

The Capitalisn't of Elon Musk's Twitter

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Nov 10, 202240:19pending

A Different Story Of Inflation With John Cochrane

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Oct 27, 202240:15pending

[Unedited]: Thomas Piketty On Creating A More Equal Society

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Oct 13, 202257:51pending

Antitrust-Isn't: The Story Of Declining Enforcement In America

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Sep 29, 202238:02pending

Capitalism In Our Attention Economy With Albert Wenger

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Sep 15, 202243:49pending

The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis

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Sep 1, 202247:43pending

Does Software Actually Slow Innovation?

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Aug 18, 202241:52pending

Is Labor Benefiting From The Union Boom?

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Aug 4, 202242:20pending

Is Inflation The Fed’s Fault? + Uber Leaks

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Jul 21, 202258:05pending

How Corporations Get Away With Crime + SCOTUS EPA Ruling

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Jul 7, 202259:56pending

Rethinking (Neo)liberalism?

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Jun 23, 202242:33pending

A Defense of the Neoliberal Order with Glenn Hubbard + Big Tech Antitrust Bills

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Jun 9, 202252:51pending

Liberalism And Its Discontents With Francis Fukuyama + The Baby Formula Shortage

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May 26, 202257:12pending

The Intangible Economy with Jonathan Haskel + Roe v Wade & Corporate America

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May 12, 202256:46pending

Is Common Good Capitalism The Answer? With Oren Cass + Elon Musk Buys Twitter

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Apr 28, 20221:07:01pending

Ukraine: The Price of Democracy with Tymofiy Mylovanov

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Apr 14, 202242:08pending

Ukraine: Sanctioning the Oligarchs' Enablers With Bill Browder

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Mar 31, 202241:36pending

Ukraine: The Privatization of Sanctions with Richard Edelman

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Mar 17, 202238:07pending

Ukraine: A Restart Of History

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Mar 3, 202229:25pending

The Private Equity Debate: Is it a Good Investment?

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Feb 17, 202259:25pending

The Causes And Effects Of Today's Inflation, With Raghuram Rajan

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Feb 3, 202254:00pending

Meritocracy: The Genetic Lottery with Kathryn Paige Harden

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Jan 20, 202254:56pending

Capitalism As A Contradiction With Yanis Varoufakis

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Jan 6, 202251:28pending

The Political Polarization of Corporate America

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Dec 16, 202141:54pending

Is “Woke” Capitalism A Threat To Democracy?

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Dec 2, 202149:09pending

How Antitrust Failed Workers With Eric Posner

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Nov 18, 202150:56pending

A Turning Point In The History Of Capitalism?

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Nov 4, 202143:45pending

Is Evergrande Really China’s Lehman Moment?

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Oct 21, 202156:54pending

Is Discrimination Still Causing The Gender Pay Gap With Claudia Goldin

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Oct 7, 202151:44pending

Why Capitalism Isn't Without Democracy

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Sep 23, 202125:05pending

The Smoke and Mirrors of ESG Investing with Tariq Fancy

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Sep 9, 202151:38pending

The Breaking Point Of Democracy With Morton Schapiro and Gary Morson

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Aug 27, 202145:48pending

The Cost of Meritocracy With Michael Sandel

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Aug 12, 202154:06pending

Introducing: Entitled

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Aug 5, 202137:19pending

The Promise Of Meritocracy With Adrian Wooldridge

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Jul 29, 202144:05pending

The Engine No. 1 David vs Exxon Goliath With Chris James

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Jul 15, 202149:31pending

The Price Of A Vaccine With Moderna CFO David Meline

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Jul 1, 202141:58pending

How The Elites Are Losing Control With Martin Gurri

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Jun 17, 202147:05pending

Why Do We Have High Prices But Stagnating Wages?

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Jun 3, 202145:53pending

Who Will Regulate The Regulators: Stigler 50 Years Later

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May 20, 202130:10pending

Worried about Inflation? So is Fmr Central Banker Mervyn King

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May 6, 202142:00pending

Is The Federal Reserve An "Engine of Inequality"?

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Apr 22, 202143:58pending

The Power Of Access In Journalism And Academia With Kara Swisher

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Apr 8, 202144:26pending

Communisn’t: Crony Capitalism In China With David Barboza

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Mar 25, 202146:50pending

Why We Should Tax Digital Advertising With Paul Romer

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Mar 11, 202140:13pending

When the Profit Motive Kills With Anand Giridharadas

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Feb 25, 202150:14pending

GameStop, Robinhood And Our Troubling Obsession With Speculation

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Feb 11, 202138:12pending

Manufacturing Dissent With Matt Taibbi

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Jan 28, 202153:08pending

Microsoft 1998 vs Google 2020: Antitrust and Big Tech

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Jan 14, 202156:58pending
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