Best Leah Mclean Podcasts (2024)

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How Lobbying Led to Crony Capitalism, with Brody Mullins 43:07

6d ago43:07

43:07

As the United States elections draw near, everyone is wondering who will take control of Washington next. In this week’s Capitalisn’t episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Brody Mullins reveals how the real winner will be neither Democrats nor Republicans. Rather, it will be the lobbyists. Mullins is the co-author (along with his brother Luke, a…

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Mailbag: UBI, AI, and Does Luigi Believe in "Free Time"? 37:54

20d ago37:54

37:54

You asked and we answered: Over the last year, we have solicited listeners’ questions via voicemail, email, and social media. In this episode, our producer, Matt, turns the tables on Bethany and Luigi and puts them in the hot seat to answer your burning questions in an Ask Me Anything “AMA” format. How do Bethany and Luigi actually define capitalis…

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Harris vs. Trump: Economics Beyond The "Vibes" 40:49

27d ago40:49

40:49

Last week, United States presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump delivered hour-long speeches outlining their economic policies for the country if they win in November. This week on a special episode of Capitalisn’t, Bethany and Luigi weigh in on the candidates’ economic proposals. What makes this discussion particularly urgent is th…

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Can Democracy Coexist With Big Tech? with Marietje Schaake 45:24

1M ago45:24

45:24

International technology policy expert, Stanford University academic, and former European parliamentarian Marietje Schaake writes in her new book that a “Tech Coup” is happening in democratic societies and fast approaching the point of no return. Both Big Tech and smaller companies are participating in it, through the provision of spyware, microchi…

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Universities and Politics: Should They Mix? with Hanna Gray 46:58

2M ago46:58

46:58

America’s universities have powered its economy by developing an educated workforce and producing transformative technology, including the internet and vaccines. They were seen as vehicles for social mobility; when veterans returned home from World War II, the newly enacted G.I. Bill compensated millions with paid college and vocational school tuit…

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Raj Chetty's Surprising New Insights On How Children Succeed 51:17

2M ago51:17

51:17

Is race a more consequential determinant of social mobility than class? How and under what circumstances do Americans move up the economic ladder? For years, Harvard economist Raj Chetty has leveraged big data to answer these questions. In his recent paper, Chetty and his team show that Black millennials born to low-income parents have more quickly…

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The End of Google As We Know It? 51:12

3M ago51:12

51:12

This week we're taking a quick summer break, but in the meantime, we wanted to re-share a special episode that is relevant in the news again. With the recent federal court ruling that Google engaged in illegal monopolization of internet searches, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share our episode with lawyer Dina Srinivasan. She's an e…

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Dani Rodrik on the New Economics of Industrial Policy 45:04

3M ago45:04

45:04

Harvard professor of international political economy Dani Rodrik has long been skeptical of what he calls "hyperglobalization," or an advanced level of interconnectedness between countries and their economies. He first introduced his theory of the "globalization trilemma" in the late 1990s, which states that no country can simultaneously support de…

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The Economic Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood, with Jonathan Haidt 48:47

3M ago48:47

48:47

In one of this year's bestselling books, "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness," New York University social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that today's childhoods spent under the influence of smartphones and overprotective parenting has led to the reported explosion in cases of tee…

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Immigration in America: Data and Myths, Revisited With Leah Boustan 36:06

4M ago36:06

36:06

If democracy is a social contract, why don’t we allow everybody who is willing to sign it? Why don’t we have open borders for immigration? In their book "Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success," Princeton University’s Leah Boustan and Stanford University’s Ran Abramitzky provide insights from big data to explore how immigratio…

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Joseph Stiglitz's Vision of a New Progressive Capitalism 49:28

4M ago49:28

49:28

In the last 60 years, few economists have contributed more to exposing the failures of capitalism than Joseph Stiglitz. Formerly the chief economist of the World Bank and chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton, Stiglitz won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001 for his work showing that the possibility of having …

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Capitalism-Was: What Happened to the American Dream? With David Leonhardt 48:21

5M ago48:21

48:21

Is the famed American Dream still attainable for the immigrants and working class of today? What made America the land of opportunity — and if it isn't the same anymore, what happened to it? Joining co-hosts Bethany and Luigi to discuss these questions is David Leonhardt, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "Ours Was the Shining Future.…

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The Money Behind Ultra-Processed Foods, with Marion Nestle 47:55

5M ago47:55

47:55

Critics of the food industry allege that it relentlessly pursues profits at the expense of public health. They claim that food companies "ultra-process" products with salt, sugar, fats, and artificial additives, employ advanced marketing tactics to manipulate and hook consumers, and are ultimately responsible for a global epidemic of health ailment…

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The Economics of Student Protests 35:01

6M ago35:01

35:01

Over the last few weeks, university politics has captured headlines as students across the country occupy sections of their campuses and demand that their schools divest from Israel in protest of its contentious war in Gaza. Last week for Compact Magazine, Luigi and Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart stressed that one lesson from these protests is that uni…

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Is Private Credit In The Public Interest? with Jim Grant 48:59

6M ago48:59

48:59

The meteoric rise of private credit over the last decade has raised concerns among banks about unfair competition and among regulators about risks to financial stability. Historically, regulated banks have provided most of the credit that finances businesses in the United States. However, since the 2008 financial crisis, banks have restricted their…

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Ralph Nader's Capitalism 48:51

7M ago48:51

48:51

"The only true aging is the erosion of one's ideals," says Ralph Nader, the former third-party presidential candidate who just turned 90 after more than 60 years of consumer advocacy and fighting for small business in America. From influencing the transformative passage of car safety legislation to advancing numerous environmental protection and pu…

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The New Business Of News, with Ben Smith 49:54

7M ago49:54

49:54

Given the recent mass layoffs, acceleration of media consolidation, continued decline of local journalism, and rapid uptake of generative AI, the news industry—fundamental to institutional accountability in capitalist democracies—appears to be in deep crisis. Joining Bethany and Luigi to make the case that journalism can not only survive but thrive…

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Poverty in America: Terrible Scourge or a Measurement Error? 48:17

8M ago48:17

48:17

Perhaps the biggest evidence that capitalism in America doesn’t work, at least not for everyone, is growing income inequality and the persistence of poverty. But what is the current state of poverty and inequality in the United States? Why do debates still persist about whether poverty has been eradicated? What do the numbers and official statistic…

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When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything, with John Coates 49:30

8M ago49:30

49:30

In his recent book, "The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything," Harvard law professor John Coates sheds light on the secrecy, lack of public accountability, concentrated power, and the disproportionate influence of a select few institutions in our financial system. Coates joins Bethany and Luigi to dissect the pot…

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Is Short Selling Dead? With Jim Chanos 50:05

9M ago50:05

50:05

The Wall Street Journal wrote that “Wall Street's best-known bear is going into hibernation" after the legendary short seller Jim Chanos announced he would close his main hedge funds late last year, in part due to diminishing interest in stock picking. Short selling, which bets on drops in asset prices, wins when companies and governments fail and …

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Manufacturing Influence, with Emily Hund 43:36

9M ago43:36

43:36

According to the latest industry statistics, the global influencer economy grew from $1.7 billion in 2016 to $21.1 billion in 2023 — and it's only expected to grow exponentially from here with advances in artificial intelligence. In 1988, Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman investigated how mass media sways audiences to conform to social norms withou…

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The Capitalisn't of Banking, with Anat Admati 38:45

10M ago38:45

38:45

It's been nearly 16 years since the federal government bailed out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion in response to the financial crisis that precipitated the Great Recession. The idea that the public must guarantee critical financial institutions that are “too big to fail” was controversial then, but does it still remain an issue? Stanford fi…

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Ask Luigi Zingales Anything 1:04:07

10M ago1:04:07

1:04:07

After two seasons and 163 episodes, Capitalisn’t hosted its first-ever live event late last year. As part of the University of Chicago Podcast Festival, co-host Luigi Zingales fielded questions from three UChicago undergraduate students — Surya Gowda, Mete Bakircioglu, and Giuseppe Di Cera —and an in-person audience in an “Ask Me Anything.” From th…

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Who Controls AI? With Sendhil Mullainathan 52:00

11M ago52:00

52:00

The firing, and subsequent rehiring, of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises fundamental questions about whose interests are relevant to the development of artificial intelligence and how these interests should be weighed if they hinder innovation. How should we govern innovation, or should we just not govern it at all? Did capitalism "win" in the OpenAI s…

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Raghuram Rajan’s Vision Of An Indian Path To Development 48:17

11M ago48:17

48:17

After discussing the trajectory of China's economy earlier this year, Luigi and Bethany turn their attention to the future of another global economic behemoth: India. Joining them is renowned Indian economist Raghuram Rajan, who has a brand-new book out this week, "Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future" (co-authored with Rohit Lam…

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How Big Law Firms Shape Capitalism, With David Enrich 56:18

11M ago56:18

56:18

After previously exploring the worlds of 'consultants for sale' and 'scientists for sale,' Luigi and Bethany turn their attention to another broken system of 'enablers' - the world of lawyers for sale. With award-winning investigative journalist David Enrich, they discuss David's latest book, "Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, …

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Bipolar Unfiltered Episode 3 20:33

12M ago20:33

20:33

Anastasia and Leah are discussing their experiences when it comes to dating and when it has been the right time to share with a flame that you have Bipolar. Laugh along as they compare their dating faux-pas and explain their dating journey so far. Leah's Instagram: @leahcharlesking Anastasia's Instagram: @anastasiamclean Illuminate Mental Health: @…

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The Capitalisn't of Crypto: SBF and Beyond, with Zeke Faux 52:43

12M ago52:43

52:43

In his new book "Number Go Up," Bloomberg News investigative reporter Zeke Faux takes readers on a wild ride through the world of cryptocurrency, from its origins in the dark corners of the internet, its meteoric rise to mainstream popularity, and finally its equally precipitous fall. A few days after the 'convicted' verdict in the trial of beleagu…

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Bipolar Unfiltered Episode 2 16:25

12M ago16:25

16:25

This week Anastasia & Leah discuss the difference types of Bipolar especially between Leah's diagnosis of Bipolar 1 and Anastasia's of Bipolar 2. Is Leah misdiagnosed Bipolar 1 or has she slipped into Bipolar 2? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Anastasia McLean

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When Capitalism Becomes Tyranny, with Sohrab Ahmari 46:46

1y ago46:46

46:46

In his new book, Sohrab Ahmari argues that the concentration of economic power in the hands of a few corporations has created a new form of tyranny in America. "Coercion is far more widespread in supposedly noncoercive societies than we would like to think—provided we pay attention to private power and admit the possibility of private coercion," he…

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Bipolar Unfiltered Episode 1 41:31

1y ago41:31

41:31

Welcome to the first episode of Bipolar Unfiltered! This week Anastasia and Leah are discussing the differences in their upbringing and diagnosis. From their surrounding environment to their family support, they bring to light how different everyone's journey with Bipolar can be and how they made it to wear they are today. Leah's Instagram: @leahch…

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The Capitalisn't Of The U.S. COVID Response, With Bethany McLean 42:17

1y ago42:17

42:17

In her brand new book, "The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind," Bethany and her co-author Joe Nocera argue that the COVID-19 pandemic was not simply a natural disaster but also a man-made one. Based on rigorous research and compelling storytelling, Bethany, who is renowned for her incisive repo…

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Introducing BIPOLAR UNFILTERED 20:04

1y ago20:04

20:04

Leah Charles King and Anastasia McLean are back together for their new podcast mini-series, BIPOLAR UNFILTERED. Together, they will bring you an insight into a more unfiltered world when it comes to their Bipolar, the vast difference between their experiences and where they do find common ground. Be ready to laugh, maybe even cry but most of all, e…

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Science for Sale, with David Michaels 54:17

1y ago54:17

54:17

How does science become public policy? It's not always as straightforward as it might seem. In his book "The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception," leading public health expert and former Clinton/Obama administration official David Michaels shows how corporate interests often "manufacture uncertainty" in order to protect their …

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A Conservative Critique Of Capitalism, With Patrick Deneen 58:15

1y ago58:15

58:15

In his new book, Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, renowned political philosopher Patrick Deneen argues that the liberal ideology that has shaped capitalism for centuries has also failed to deliver on its promises of freedom, equality, and prosperity. Is he able to offer a compelling alternative that serves the interests of the common goo…

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The Most Important Guidelines You Didn’t Know About, With Susan Athey 1:02:31

1y ago1:02:31

1:02:31

As companies become increasingly big through mergers and acquisitions -- especially in technology, health care, and several other industries -- how should rules and regulations change with the times? Freshly minted and hot off the press: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released an updated set of …

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Key Lessons From The “Chicago Boys” Chile Experiment 54:58

1y ago54:58

54:58

Is there a fundamental tension between democratic freedom, economic growth, and social equality? Chilean economist and UCLA Professor Sebastian Edwards joins Bethany and Luigi to discuss his recent book, "The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism." The Chicago Boys were a group of free-market economists trai…

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Bipolar & Autoimmune Disorders 13:51

1y ago13:51

13:51

This episode we look into (or try to) the connection between Bipolar Disorder and Autoimmune Disorders. I talk through the ones I've been diagnosed with and the impact they have had on my life. Follow me on Instagram: @thebipolardiaries_ TikTok: @thebipolardiaries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Evolution of Antitrust: From Brandeis To Biden 45:48

1y ago45:48

45:48

A wet hot antitrust summer is in the news, mainly because of the Biden administration appointees continuing to take an aggressive approach to enforcement. Why is this important, and how has antitrust thinking evolved over time? In this conversation, Bethany and Luigi draw from his long-standing research and from the Stigler Center's most recent ant…

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An Insider's Look At ESG Revisited 52:16

1y ago52:16

52:16

Republican presidential candidates, such as Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, continue to keep ESG in the national conversation. Ramaswamy in particular called it "woke capitalism" in his book and on our podcast. As we take our summer break, we decided to re-release our conversation with Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former global chief investment offic…

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The Private Equity Debate Revisited 1:00:14

1+ y ago1:00:14

1:00:14

In the last episode of our podcast, we had a mini version of a never-ending debate on this show: whether private equity is good or bad. Afterward we talked about doing a full episode debating the pros and cons of PE until we realized, we’d already done it. The debate features Jeff Hooke, author of the book "The Myth of Private Equity," and Chicago …

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The dating game 20:22

1+ y ago20:22

20:22

Ana's been getting around...from one date to the next and changing the mindset if things don't work out, it's because of Bipolar. Follow me on Instagram: @thebipolardiaries_ TikTok: @thebipolardiaries Now live: www.thebipolardiaries.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Anastasia McLean

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Rebooting American Health Care, with Amy Finkelstein 47:15

1+ y ago47:15

47:15

How can public policy improve upon and fix the mess of U.S. health care? In a new book, health economists Amy Finkelstein (MIT) and Liran Einav (Stanford) argue that's the wrong question. Instead, they suggest we ask: What is it that U.S. health policy should try to accomplish? Finkelstein, also a MacArthur Genius grantee, joins Bethany and Luigi t…

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Why America's Poor Remain Poor, With Matthew Desmond 54:39

1+ y ago54:39

54:39

"Poverty will be abolished in America only when a mass movement demands it," writes Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond in his new book, "Poverty, by America." Building on his own lived experiences of growing up poor and continued contact with impoverished communities that "forces [him] to be intellectually hones…

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ADHD AF 1:12:14

1+ y ago1:12:14

1:12:14

Welcome the hosts of ADHD AF (As Females) Laura & Dawn. They take us through their ADHD diagnosis, the difference in symptoms, discuss the impact the media has and the struggles they have faced through out their whole life. IG @adhdasfemales @lauraisadhdaf @dawnisadhdaf www.adhdasfemales.com Follow me on Instagram: @thebipolardiaries_ TikTok: @theb…

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We Have Found the Messiah - DWK6220078 28:45

1+ y ago28:45

28:45

This week we will learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Developed to teach children about the Sabbath and to lead them through the Bible, A Day With the King, hosted by Aunty Nat and Aunty Cecily (seasons 1 to 4), Uncle Daniel and Aunty Leah (season 5), includes segments such as singing with Pr Rick and Braedan, and a story time with Dr Jo…

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Bonus: Sen. Phil Gramm on Banking Deregulation 19:03

1+ y ago19:03

19:03

Thank you to our listeners for the feedback and engagement on last week's episode with former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm. Sen. Gramm was also one of the co-sponsors of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act of 1999, which removed part of the Depression-era law separating investment banking from commercial banking, among others. Bethany and Luigi couldn't pass the…

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Blood tests, medication and the hustle 32:36

1+ y ago32:36

32:36

This week we are discussing the importance of getting blood tests for medication, the issues with private health care in the uk, and the dangers of the hustle culture. Follow me on Instagram: @thebipolardiaries_ TikTok: @thebipolardiaries Now live: www.thebipolardiaries.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Victory in the Wilderness - DWK6220077 28:45

1+ y ago28:45

28:45

This week we learn how we will learn how Jesus won a great battle against Satan in the wilderness. Developed to teach children about the Sabbath and to lead them through the Bible, A Day With the King, hosted by Aunty Nat and Aunty Cecily (seasons 1 to 4), Uncle Daniel and Aunty Leah (season 5), includes segments such as singing with Pr Rick and Br…

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Is American Inequality a Myth? With Sen. Phil Gramm 50:59

1+ y ago50:59

50:59

In his recent book "The Myth of American Inequality," former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (along with co-authors Robert Ekelund and John Early) challenges conventional wisdom on the state of income inequality in the United States. Gramm argues that the gap between the rich and the poor is not as wide as often claimed because it is measured incorrectly, …

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