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October 10, 2025 How Policy is Failing the American Workforce — ft. Kathryn Anne Edwards
Ed and Scott are joined by Kathryn Anne Edwards, PhD economist, economic policy consultant, and columnist for Bloomberg News, for a conversation about what happens to a $30 trillion economy when data goes dark. She also shares her take on alternative recession indicators, youth unemployment, the rise of the “trad wife” trend, and how ICE raids will reshape the labor force.
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1 hr 14 min
October 09, 2025 xAI Teams Up with Nvidia in $20B Funding Round & Chinese Tech Stocks Hit Decade Highs
Ed Elson is joined by Ed Ludlow, Co-Anchor of Bloomberg Technology, to discuss xAI’s latest funding round and why the circular deals in AI haven’t phased the markets. Then, Ed is joined by Alice Han, host of China Decode and Director at Greenmantle, to break down what’s driving the rally in Chinese tech.
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30 min
October 08, 2025 Japan Stocks Hit Record on New Prime Minister & Emerging Markets Post Best Rally in 15 Years
Ed Elson is joined by William Chou, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute, to discuss the market’s reaction to Japan’s likely new prime minister and the outlook for U.S.-Japan relations. Then, Ed and Scott break down the massive surge in emerging markets this year and what the rally means for investors.
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31 min
October 07, 2025 AMD Rallies 24% on OpenAI Deal & Bari Weiss Takes Over CBS News
Ed Elson is joined by Alex Heath, author of the Sources newsletter and co-host of the Access podcast, to unpack AMD’s deal with OpenAI and check in on some updates from OpenAI’s DevDay 2025. Then, he and Scott dive into Paramount’s $150 million acquisition of The Free Press and what Bari Weiss’s new role as Editor-in-Chief could mean for the future of CBS News.
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39 min
October 06, 2025 The Great Sloppification of OpenAI
Scott and Ed break down OpenAI’s Sora 2 and debate whether profitability should be a priority for OpenAI. They then dig into the global M&A boom, exploring why deal sizes are exploding and smaller companies are being left behind. Finally, they cover Charlie Javice’s sentencing and tackle the fine line between storytelling and fraud.
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1 hr 8 min
October 03, 2025 What Happens if the Fed is Compromised — ft. Claudia Sahm
Ed and Scott are joined by Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and former Fed Section Chief, for a conversation on the Fed’s independence. Claudia weighs in on the health of the U.S. economy, the growing concentration in the stock market, and where she sees recession risks right now.

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45 min
October 02, 2025 EV Tax Credit Comes to an End & Why Trump Rx Will Not Fix High Drug Costs
Ed Elson is joined by Jon McNeill, CEO of DVx Ventures and board member at General Motors, to break down what the end of the EV tax credit means for the auto industry. He then turns to the Trump administration’s new website for buying prescription drugs directly from manufacturers, and explains why it may fall short of solving America’s high drug price problem. Courtney Breen, senior analyst at Bernstein Research, also joins Producer Claire Miller to break down who the real winners of TrumpRx will be.
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36 min
October 01, 2025 The Economic Fallout of a Government Shutdown & Why Fermi Will Be the Worst IPO of 2025
Ed Elson is joined by Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, to unpack how a government shutdown could impact the economy. Then, he dives into Fermi America, a new company going public, and explains why he thinks it may be the year’s worst IPO.
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25 min
September 30, 2025 EA Goes Private for $55B in Biggest LBO Ever, U.S. TikTok Valued at $14B & GDP Revised Upward
Ed Elson unpacks the deal to take Electronic Arts private and shares what he thinks the investors see in the company. Wedbush’s Michael Pachter also joins producer Claire Miller to break down why Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund is so interested in the company. Then, Ed and Scott dive into the pricing of the TikTok deal and explain why it appears to be illegal. Finally, Ed is joined by Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, to break down the latest revision to second-quarter GDP and what’s really fueling economic growth.
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46 min
September 29, 2025 How The AI Economy Could Collapse
Scott and Ed break down a wave of AI spending news. They also discuss the circular deal theory emerging in AI and why it concerns them from an antitrust perspective. Then they unpack data that demonstrates how lower income Americans are doing and examine why some of the traditional economic data has been distorted by inequality.
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55 min