"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Economist and "Noahpinion" writer Noah Smith and investor Erik Torenberg make sense of what’s happening in the news, technology, business, and beyond, through the lens of economics.
Episodes (120)
What AI Means for Anthropic, Washington, and Jobs
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Technology, Crime, and Public Safety w/ Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Europe's Future, Online Politics, and Populism in America
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Immigration Debate w/ Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry and Noah Smith
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
AI Business Models, Rare Earths, and China's Economic Challenges
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Manufacturing's Future, The Electric Tech Stack, and Automation
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Who Profits from AI?
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AGI Thought Experiment with Dwarkesh Patel, Noah Smith, and Erik Torenberg | Fro...
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Making Sense of Milei, AI & Employment, and America's Future
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Sam D'Amico and Noah Smith on How China Masters Manufacturing (And How America C...
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The 2nd China Shock: Why Chinese Companies Are Making Zero Profit
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Derek Thompson on Why America Can't Build, Abundance, and Substack
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What Replaces Twitter? With Noah Smith & Chris Best, CEO of Substack
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China, Tesla, and the Electric Tech Stack Revolution
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Cost Disease, USAID Debate, and is Curtis Yarvin Trapped in 2020
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Noah Smith & Matt Yglesias on the Electric Technology Crisis, China, and America...
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India-Pakistan, Building Back Military Power, and Immigration
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
The Middle Class Myth, China's Future, and What Really Happened in 1971
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You Can't Tariff Your Way to Greatness
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
The Deindustrialization Paradox
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The Bond Market Rules Everything
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Tariff Mayhem and Capital Flight
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
The New Left vs The New Right
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Abundance Debate, Sex Politics, and Left vs Right Economic Populism
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How Europe, America and China are Repositioning
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Making Sense of America's Tariff Chaos
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
AI, Stargate, & Surveillance with Auron McIntyre and Lev Polyakov
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Richard Hanania & Noah Smith: Making Sense of Trump, Elon, and Global Politics
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Elon calls Noah a Liar, Inflation, and Changes Democrats Need to Make
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Europe's Fate, Ukraine & Russia, and the Post-American Era
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
How the Macro, Tariffs and DOGE will Impact your Bank Account | Noah Smith on Ho...
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Elon's Real Goal at DOGE & How to Fix the Debt
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Patrick Collison & Noah Smith: How Can the US Stay Ahead Technologically?
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Understanding US-China Relations Right Now with Nathan Labenz
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Paul Krugman on Leaving NYT, America's Economy, and Trump
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Trump's Executive Orders, China's Economy, The Bull Case for the Middle East, an...
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Noah Smith on Taiwan's Future, Nuclear Proliferation, and Trump 2.0 [ChinaTalk]
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A Debate with Scott Sumner: Industrial Policy, China, and National Security
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Canada After Trudeau, Immigration Debate, and China's Economy
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Trump, Tariffs, and the New 80s: America's Next Cultural Reset
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China's Demographic Time Bomb and America's Economic Future
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Relationships, Gender Wars, and Online Culture with Katherine Dee (Default Frien...
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
The New Left, Health Insurance Myths, and Solving Underpopulation
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A Debate on Immigration, Ethnostates, and National Identity
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Vitalik Buterin & Noah Smith | Is Authoritarianism Inevitable?
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
DOGE, Political Realignment, and the End of 'Groups'
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Post-Trump Reflections: Fixing Blue Cities
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Trump and Shadow President Elon
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Trump vs Kamala, Hereticon, Election Craziness
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Mini: Comparing the New Axis to WWII
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg