Timely Topics

By St. Louis FedBusiness Education

Timely Topics episodes

October 15 October 2026 Beige Book Interview
The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and assistant vice president, discuss economic insights from the Beige Book released on Oct. 14.
10 min
September 03 September 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Joseph Mahon, regional outreach director at the Minneapolis Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on September 2, 2026.
13 min
July 16 July 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Elizabeth Kepner, business economist at the Chicago Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on July 15.
11 min
June 04 June 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Jeremy Hill, assistant vice president and regional executive at the Kansas City Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on June 3.
11 min
April 16 April 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Joelle Scally, economic policy advisor at the New York Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on April 15.
14 min
March 05 March 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Brooke Dirtzu, economic analyst at the Cleveland Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on March 4.
11 min
January 15 January 2026 Beige Book Interview
In this podcast, Joseph Mengedoth, regional economist at the Richmond Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on Jan. 14.
9 min
November 28, 2025 November 2025 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock
The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release highlighting the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.
11 min
October 16, 2025 October 2025 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock
The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release highlighting the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.
10 min
September 04, 2025 September 2025 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock
The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release highlighting the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.
9 min

About Timely Topics

From the publisher's feed

In the Timely Topics podcast series, economists and other Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis experts talk about their research and current topics in the news.