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There are different ways to define economic populism. Very broadly, you can think of it as a series of policies that defy economic fundamentals, or at least economic conventional wisdom, and instead focus on delivering immediate benefits to specific groups, like blue-collar worke ...  Show more

EIG Chief Economist Adam Ozimek joins Cardiff to share his five favorite unpopular beliefs. Adam believes these ideas are true, even if others may find them contentious, perhaps even contemptible.Adam tries to persuade Cardiff and New Bazaar listeners that…Prediction markets are ...  Show more

Ed opens the show by discussing Shein’s potential valuation cut, South Korea’s crackdown on DeepSeek, and the controversy surrounding Javier Milei’s promotion of a memecoin. Then Kyla Scanlon, author of “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work”, returns to the show to ...  Show more

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and economic adviser to Donald Trump, on the economic discontent in the U.S., and his new book, "Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole." Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, on the outlook in China and what lies ahead for the European Union. M ...  Show more

This week Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ “On Tech” columnist Shira Ovide for an all-tech deep dive. Starting with the war in Ukraine, they explore the tech giants’ grappling with Russian restrictions, Amazon’s inflated image as the omnipotent retail ...  Show more