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237 episodes•
The U.S. is the world's bribery cop. Is that about to change?
00:28:076/20/2025
Jay & Shai's debt ceiling adventure (Update)
00:30:196/19/2025
Why I joined DOGE
00:27:256/14/2025
Are Trump's tariffs legal?
00:24:536/11/2025
When Chinese manufacturing met Small Town, USA
00:31:016/6/2025
Trump's crypto interests (Two Indicators)
00:18:136/4/2025
The U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory
00:28:245/30/2025
Why does the government fund research at universities?
00:27:115/28/2025
The secret world behind those scammy text messages
00:34:245/23/2025
How economists (and TikTok) know if a recession is coming