Throughline

The billionaires' utopia blueprint | Throughline

I can perceive nothing but a certain conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of the nation.

Fresh Air

An exposé of the plastic industry

Plastic is another revenue stream when you drill for oil and gas. It's another source of money.

TBPN

Inside Bezos’ Plan to Rebuild U.S. Manufacturing With AI

As manufacturing gets cheaper like the tools that you use, the cars that you drive, the washing machine in your home, uh the tires on your cars, uh all these different things get better, not just cheaper, but actually unlock new capabilities and new things that people people enjoy.

EconTalk

The Economics of Scarcity and the UNC-Duke Basketball Game (with Michael Munger)

Duke University leaves millions of dollars on the table every year by giving away free tickets to the most sought-after game in college basketball.

Compound Interest

Bilt’s Ankur Jain On Solving The ‘Four-Banana Problem’ And Gamifying How, And Where, We Live

Housing services, which is rent, mortgages, utilities, is like 12% of the economy. Talking about, you can think about that like a $3 trillion a year subscription fee for living.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Shyam Sankar - Celebrating Heretics - [Invest Like the Best, EP.462]

the United States must reindustrialize after decades of moving production overseas

Semafor

Blackrock Infrastructure Summit: Future Builders | Semafor Media Partner

Nothing in the history of Western civilization has gotten more expensive more quickly than a four-year degree.

Freakonomics Radio

The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update)

Just beneath the surface of the global economy, there is a hidden layer of dealmakers for whom war, chaos, and sanctions can be a great business opportunity.