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Scene on Radio: Capitalism

Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

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Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2), looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy; MEN (Season 3), on patriarchy and its history; The Land That Never Has Been Yet (Season 4), exploring democracy in the U.S. and why we don’t have more of it; The Repair (Season 5), on the cultural roots of the climate crisis; and Season 6, Echoes of a ...
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Passive Income, Active Wealth Podcast starring Wendy Sweet, Jonathan Davis and Bill Fairman. Founders of Carolina Capital Management., LLC in Rock Hill SC. Wendy & Bill have a passion for educating and sharing their 25+ years of investing and lending experience! Both are regularly asked to speak at National Real Estate events and always come away as a crowd favorite. 100% Content!! The Most Trusted Voice in Hard MOney
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Carolina Commercial Real Estate Connection. (Connecting the Contractor, Developer, and Real Estate Developer) Welcome to the Carolina Commercial Real Estate Connection podcast, where builders, developers, and real estate investors come together to lead the market in commercial development, redevelopment, and heavy value-add projects. Hosted by Tony Johnson, an experienced builder, developer, and real estate investor, this podcast dives deep into the world of construction and development from ...
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Become an EMPOWERED INVESTOR. Survive and thrive in today's economy! With over 2,000 episodes in this Monday, Wednesday, Friday podcast, business and investment expert Jason Hartman interviews top-tier guests, bestselling authors and financial experts including; Steve Forbes (Freedom Manifesto), Tomas Sowell (Housing Boom and Bust), Noam Chomsky (Manufacturing Consent), Jenny Craig (Health & Fitness CEO), Jim Cramer (Mad Money), Harvey Mackay (Swim With The Sharks & Get Your Foot in the Door ...
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Join Jason today as he broadcasts from Warsaw, Poland as he discusses the importance of self-management and maintaining control as an empowered investor. He emphasizes "commandment number 3: thou shalt maintain control" to avoid potential issues like fraud, incompetence, and excessive management fees. He highlights the ongoing controversy surroundi…
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In 1972, a team of young scientists at MIT published a study exploring what would happen to human civilization if people kept pursuing endless economic growth on a finite planet. They weren’t just disbelieved, they were ridiculed. The story of Donella Meadows and The Limits to Growth. Reported and produced by Katy Shields and Vegard Beyer, with co-…
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Greetings from Poland! Today, Jason reflects on his recent travels from Croatia to Poland, emphasizing the value of taking chances in life. He discusses the current state of the real estate market, highlighting the resilience of housing prices despite high mortgage rates. He cautions against relying on predictions of a market crash, emphasizing the…
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This Flashback Friday is from episode 449, published last 8 December 2014. Jason Hartman brings in a real estate focus to the introduction of today’s Creating Wealth Show by explaining exactly how you can work out your rent-to-value ratio. As this is one of the most important figures a real estate investor need to keep in mind, there’s no excuse fo…
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In today's episode you can listen in on Jason's Empowered Investor meeting about self-managing your own properties, especially its risks and rewards. Self-managing your rental property can offer significant benefits. By taking on this role, landlords can potentially save money on property management fees, which often account for a substantial porti…
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S7 E8: The People’s Pushback Over several decades, a growing number of people in the United States and elsewhere – especially younger people – have turned against capitalism. The reasons are not mysterious. Reported by Lewis Raven Wallace and produced by John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Esteban Kelly, Josh Bivens, Malaika Jib…
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Real estate investor Trey Taylor advocates for single-family homes as a stable, long-term investment. He emphasizes financial prudence, focusing on properties generating rental income that exceeds expenses. While acknowledging economic challenges like rising interest rates, Taylor remains optimistic about the housing market's resilience. His leader…
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This Flashback Friday is from episode 160 published last March 9, 2010. Jason talks with David Allen who is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His twenty-five-year pioneering research and coaching to corporate managers and CEOs of some of America's most prestigious corporations and instituti…
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Greetings from Serbia! The real estate market remains stagnant due to past rate hikes, with buyers awaiting potential Federal Reserve rate cuts and sellers reluctant to move from low mortgage rates to higher ones. Sales volume is low, but prices are still rising, making homes less affordable. The rental market remains undervalued, and rents are exp…
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S7 E7: Gilded Age 2.0 After 40 years of neoliberalism, most Americans of every political stripe agree that the economy is “rigged” in favor of corporations and the wealthy. But we may not know the half of it. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Nancy MacLean, Edward Balleisen, Brad DeLong, Marjorie Kelly, and Oren Cass. Story…
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Jason is broadcasting from Belgrade, Serbia—his 97th country. Today, we delve into the severe economic challenge of inflation that many countries face. Recently in Turkey, inflation reached alarming levels of 55%-83% annually, resulting in constant price changes on menus. This serves as a stark reminder of the importance of defending against inflat…
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What if you could transform your passion for building into a thriving business, even amidst economic turmoil? Join us as Tim Winter, the mastermind behind Paradigm Homes, shares the remarkable story of his contracting career, beginning with early hands-on lessons from his father and grandfathers. Tim opens up about his journey from Penn State gradu…
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Ever wondered what it takes to truly scale a general contracting business? Discover the critical steps and strategies that can transform your company from just surviving to truly thriving. In this episode of Carolina Commercial Real Estate Connection, I share my journey from obtaining my general contractor's license in 2007 to building everything f…
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This Flashback Friday is from episode 1179, published last April 24, 2019. Jason Hartman starts today's show with his in-house economist Thomas to discuss the new tax law and the impact it can have on people's tax brackets. They also dive in to why the government is interested in keeping the official inflation rate lower than actual inflation rates…
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Jason discusses the ease of doing business in the U.S. compared to Europe, despite the U.S. having issues like a problematic food supply and political corruption. He emphasizes the advantages of greed in business motivation. He then highlights Morgan Stanley's view that U.S. homeowners are resilient in the current market, with 39% mortgage-free and…
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How the balance of power shifted, for a time, in the decades after World War II, and led to a better kind of capitalism – if you think prosperity being broadly shared is a good thing. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Eric Rauchway and Brad DeLong. Thanks to the Studs Terkel Archive at WFMT. Story editor: Loretta Williams. …
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Today's show is brought to you by Kamala Harris! Join Jason as he welcomes back Ivor Cummins for part 1 of a compelling discussion on the elite class and their pursuit of a New World Order. Discover the historical roots, current actions, and the significant influence of powerful organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation, Council on Foreign Rela…
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This Flashback Friday is from episode 1111, published last January 14, 2019. Jason Hartman talks with Matt Taibbi, contributing editor at Rolling Stone and author of books such as Griftopia and The Divide, about bubbles. The two explore how Fed policy has been leading to bubbles throughout the years, how Wall Street is designed to take advantage of…
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Jason welcomes you from Salzburg, Austria, discussing the recent tragic events in the U.S., the media's coverage, and new home sales. He criticizes the misleading nature of news about declining home prices, explaining that homebuilders are constructing smaller, cheaper homes to address affordability issues. The Dollar Milkshake Theory, proposed by …
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An age of invention and mass production, propelled by a new mechanism – the corporate research lab – leads to a surge in material wealth like the world has never seen. How does a new nation, the United States, overtake its parent as the leader of the surging capitalist order? And what does it all mean in the lives of ordinary people? By John Biewen…
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Broadcasting from Zurich, Switzerland, Jason discusses the high cost of living in Europe, particularly in Switzerland, comparing it to potential future inflation under a Biden administration. He touches on conspiracy theories related to the World Economic Forum (WEF) and mentions the recent news of an attempted Trump assassination. Shifting focus t…
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This Flashback Friday is from episode 1158 published last Mar 26, 2019. Jason Hartman wraps up day 2, Sunday, from Meet the Masters. With one visitor travelling 22 hours from Australia and nearly 100 people streaming online, the event was a massive success. Listen in as we hear some live clips from Jason, home inspectors, George Gilder from Life Af…
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Jason Hartman welcomes Curt Doolittle, founder of the Natural Law Institute, referred by previous guest Rudyard Lynch. Doolittle, an expert on Culture War economics and historical contexts, discusses the transformation of cultures over time. He explains the cyclical nature of societal changes, using historical examples like the Greek and Roman impa…
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Discover the secrets of structuring successful real estate deals and securing profitable investments with our guest, Joel Florek of JFH Capital. In this episode, Joel shares his incredible journey from Marquette, Michigan, where he first developed his passion for real estate by working on home renovations alongside his parents. Joel's academic path…
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Economic change happens in a cultural context. We trace the tectonic shifts in the Western mind that made capitalism thinkable – in part through a look at two Enlightenment thinkers: Baruch Spinoza and Adam Smith. (The real Smith, not the one held up as the patron saint of unfettered capitalism.). By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Intervie…
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Ever wondered how a structured system could turn around a struggling business? Learn how JoBen Barkey, an early franchise owner of Soccer Shots, revolutionized his operations with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). After dedicating 300 hours to studying EOS, Joe Ben shares the profound impact it had on scaling his business and navigating t…
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Jason welcomes you from a cloud-covered Mount Pilatus in Switzerland. He says it looks like a James Bond villains lair! Today Dan Barrett from Adwords Nerds welcomes Jason to his show. Jason shares valuable insights about market cycles, the economy, the real estate market, and predictions for the future. He emphasized the importance of understandin…
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Today's Flashback Friday is from episode 1157 published last March 25, 2019. Today's episode is all about the first day of Meet the Masters. Hear from attendee Lisa as she discusses why you should come to the event and what she's hoping to get out of Meet the Masters, some tax information from Tom Wheelwright, some lending knowledge from a panel of…
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Today Jason finishes his talk at the Rebel Capitalist Live Conference. He explains how the rise in interest rates has led to only 8-9 million home transactions out of 140 million units, leaving 131 million homeowners with low 3% mortgages. These homeowners are not selling, causing a market freeze. Hartman predicts that the market will slowly unlock…
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From the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama to colonial conquest and the Atlantic Slave Trade, to the privatization of land in western Europe: humanity’s turn toward the capitalist world we live in now. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Jayati Ghosh, Jason Hickel, Jessica Moody, Charisse Burden-Stelly, Silvia Federici, a…
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Greetings from a chilly 62°F river cruise in Germany! We're headed to our first German port after leaving Amsterdam. If you see me with a fuzzy thing on my neck in the video, it’s a dead cat microphone screen to block the wind. Today, let’s discuss the global labor shortage affecting various markets, including river cruises. Staff reductions are ev…
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