"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
Economist and Substack 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. Econ 102 is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.coPodcasts
Kamala's Chances, Biden/Trump's Legacy
Published: July 26, 2024, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 14 seconds
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J.D. Vance, Biden's Path Forward, and Silicon Valleys Shift to Trump
Published: July 17, 2024, 9:41 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 49 seconds
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Evaluating Trumps Policy Platform
Published: July 10, 2024, 10:01 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 32 seconds
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The 'Be Careful What You Wish For' Episode
Published: July 6, 2024, 8:20 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 22 seconds
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Trump/Biden, Chomsky/Foreign Policy, & Romantic Relationships
Published: June 25, 2024, 9:04 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 10 seconds
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The Macro Episode
Published: June 19, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 34 seconds
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Europe, Immigration, and Taiwan
Published: June 13, 2024, 8:49 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 49 seconds
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The Vibecession & the Future Economy under Trump vs Biden with Kyla Scanlon
Published: June 5, 2024, 10:46 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 53 seconds
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Elite Overproduction and the Future of the Right
Published: May 29, 2024, 4:50 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 29 seconds
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Controlling US Inflation, Global Trade, and the Future of India and Japan
Published: May 22, 2024, 9:58 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 12 seconds
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Case for Biden, Biden vs Trump, China
Published: May 15, 2024, 2:08 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 21 seconds
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Biden's New Tax Plan, Algorithmic Pricing, and Noah's Media Diet
Published: May 10, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 44 seconds
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How the Fed Works, Currency Crises, and TikTok ban [Listener Mailbag]
Published: May 1, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 41 seconds
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Wealth Distribution, Fixing Healthcare, and UBI
Published: April 24, 2024, 12:43 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 19 seconds
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WW3 Analysis: China, The US, Ukraine, The Middle East
Published: April 17, 2024, 12:50 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 6 seconds
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Fixing the US Economy: the Debt, Inequality, Biden/Trump Economic Predictions
Published: April 10, 2024, 12:31 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 52 seconds
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Analyzing Economies Round 3: Middle East, Africa, South America, and North America
Published: April 2, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds
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Analyzing Economies: England, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, and the EU/European Immigration
Published: March 27, 2024, 1:08 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 25 seconds
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Analyzing Economies: USA, China, Japan, Russia, India, Korea, and more
Published: March 21, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 34 seconds
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AI's Influence on the Economy with Nathan Labenz
Published: March 13, 2024, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 29 seconds
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How We Build More Housing with Brad Hargreaves
Published: March 5, 2024, 10:15 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 48 seconds
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Building a Multi Racial Society
Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds
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Americans Are Getting Exhausted
Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 7 seconds
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Putin, Tucker, and Russia
Published: Feb. 21, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 14 seconds
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How International Development Works
Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 10 seconds
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A Deep Dive on Tariffs
Published: Feb. 7, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 39 seconds
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Is the Great Stagnation Over?
Published: Jan. 31, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 49 seconds
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A Deep Dive into Japan
Published: Jan. 24, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 22 seconds
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Should We Prepare For a Recession?
Published: Jan. 17, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 8 seconds
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Claudine Gay's Resignation from Harvard & Problems Plaguing Academia & Research
Published: Jan. 10, 2024, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 seconds
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Trump/Biden, Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, and US/China w/ Dan Romero
Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 16 seconds
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Making Sense of Argentina: Inflation, Milei, Macro with Sebastian Bensusan
Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 32 seconds
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The Truth About Inflation
Published: Dec. 20, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 54 seconds
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America's View on Immigration
Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 9 seconds
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Which energy source is best w/ Age of Miracles
Published: Dec. 6, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 19 seconds
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The Trillion Dollar Non-Profit Sector, The Politicization of Science, & AI Tutors
Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 34 seconds
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Sam Altman, the Microsoft Bull Case, OpenAI and AI Live Players - The Riff with Byrne Hobart
Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 8:49 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 5 seconds
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Singapore, Xi Jingping Cleans Up SF, & Progressive Dystopias
Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 10:22 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 seconds
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China, Russia, the Middle East, and Geopolitical Predictions
Published: Nov. 8, 2023, 10:56 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
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What's Really Happening With the Economy?
Published: Nov. 1, 2023, 12:05 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 3 seconds
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Techno-Optimism, Nuclear Energy, and How To Enable More Innovation
Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 42 seconds
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Why Pax Americana is Dying and What Happens if China Attacks Taiwan
Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 10:10 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 15 seconds
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This is not normal, even for war | Israel, Hamas, Palestine, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 5:37 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 15 seconds
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Where Bernie Sanders Went Wrong, PMC Socialists, and Student Loan Relief
Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 10 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 54 seconds
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Why the Next Age of Globalization Will Be Awesome, a Cheaper US Dollar, and Reducing the Deficit
Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 7 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 55 seconds
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Why Vivek is the Wrong Candidate, the new China-Russia Axis, and Ranking Presidents Foreign Policy
Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 7:28 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 3 seconds
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DM Debates, AI, and Tech Downturns with Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 3:06 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 34 seconds
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Fiscal Dominance, the War in Ukraine's Actual Cost, and Fact Checking Rich Men North of Richmond
Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 33 seconds
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Why China is Primed for Economic Carnage Worse than the US Financial Crisis of 2008
Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 7:31 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 1 second
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Student Debt, Wealth Inheritance, and Millennial Conservatism
Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 7:46 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 31 seconds
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The Economist's Mike Bird Debates Noah on Industrial Policy
Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 1:55 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 25 seconds
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Higher Ed, Being a Dorm Room Socrates, and the American Workforce
Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 7 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 43 seconds
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California Land Use, The Best American City, San Francisco Politics, and more with Dan Romero
Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 7:26 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 37 seconds
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Chinas Housing Bubble, Healthcare Crisis, and Taiwan Relations
Published: July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 12 seconds
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Why Libertarianism Fragmented, How the Right Became Statist, and Culture Wars
Published: July 18, 2023, 10 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 20 seconds
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Foreign Policy, Industrial Policy, and Reflections on Biden thus far
Published: July 11, 2023, 4:33 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 21 seconds
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