

Capitalisn't
We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it. Send us your questions or comments by emailing [email protected] Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.
Episodes


Mailbag: UBI, AI, and Does Luigi Believe in "Free Time"?

Harris vs. Trump: The New Economics of “Vibes”

Can Democracy Coexist With Big Tech? with Marietje Schaake

Universities and Politics: Should They Mix? with Hanna Gray

Raj Chetty's Surprising New Insights On How Children Succeed

The End of Google As We Know It?

Dani Rodrik on the New Economics of Industrial Policy
The Economic Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood, with Jonathan Haidt
Immigration in America: Data and Myths, Revisited With Leah Boustan
Joseph Stiglitz's Vision of A New Progressive Capitalism
Capitalism-Was: What Happened to the American Dream? With David Leonhardt
The Money Behind Ultra-Processed Foods, with Marion Nestle
The Economics of Student Protests

Is Private Credit In The Public Interest? with Jim Grant
This episode explores the burgeoning private credit market, questioning whether it represents a beneficial evolution of capitalism or a potential source of systemic risk. Against the backdrop of increased regulation on traditional banks following the 2008 financial crisis, private credit has experienced exponential gro...
Ralph Nader's Capitalism
The New Business Of News, with Ben Smith
Poverty in America: Terrible Scourge or a Measurement Error?
When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything, with John Coates
Is Short Selling Dead? With Jim Chanos
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