Sliceonomics is a podcast about the economy. The main goal is to analyze systems, specifically the economy and the political system with the end goal to humanize them as well as to give listeners the tools they need to make better decisions about the capital-S-systems that we're all a part of. This podcast is co-produced with Public.com Sign up for the Public app: https://public.com/slice
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Diane Swonk | The Role of Empathy in the Economy
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Diane Swonk, Chief U.S. Economist at KPMG, explains empathy’s role in measuring the health of the economy. She helps break down how America’s labor structure affects its citizens, the economy’s impact on the consumer, and what went into Jerome Powell’s decision to aggressively hike rates. 00:00 - SWONK’S JOURNEY 12:08 - US. CONSUMER RESILIENCE 18:2…
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Anthony Pompliano | How the Lottery of Pessimism Shapes Markets
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Anthony Pompliano calls into question the merits of the efficient market hypothesis, explains why “most VCs are full of sh*t,” attributes declining religion and patriotism to a potential passion crisis, and breaks down the future of crypto in the wake of Binance’s CEO pleading guilty. Sliceonomics is a co-production with Public.com 0:00 Intro 00:37…
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Tracy Alloway | The New Era of Crisis Volatility
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Tracy Alloway, Co-Host of Odd-Lots, explains how corporations have been able to get away with increasing prices during times of crisis events. Alloway also breaks down the corporate debt environment and her views on a future with increased global volatility. We also chat about Alloway’s path in financial journalism and her favorite memories of host…
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Nick Timiraos | Media Noise, The Fed in an Election Year, & New Normals
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Nick's Book - https://www.amazon.com/Trillion-Dollar-Triage-President-Pandemic/dp/0316272817 0:45 Nick’s media journey 2:00 Fed in the spotlight 5:20 Fed’s pandemic response 8:58 Deflation’s vicious cycle 10:37 Mortgage rate pressure 12:36 Biden’s economic gamble 16:00 Powell vs. Congress 18:02 2024 election & the Fed 20:28 Economic noise 22:45 New…
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Steven Kelly | Too Big to Fail: Could Big Banks Collapse?
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Steven Kelly, Associate Director of Research at the Yale Program on Financial Stability, discusses the current banking environment in the wake of regulation and recent instability. Kelly also delves into alternative lenders such as hedge funds and their potential impact on the banking sector. We also chat about Kelly’s expectations for further bank…
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A Tale of 2 Economies: Democrat vs. Republican (with David Dayen)
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David Dayen, Executive editor of The American Prospect, joins to talk about how Democrats and Republicans will frame the economy going into the election season, resilient consumer spending fueled by psychological mass-FOMO, the media’s role in impacting political and economic sentiment (and why it shouldn’t), and more. Sign up for the Public app: h…
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America’s Trust Problem & Path to Abundance | Derek Thompson
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Derek Thompson, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, discusses how the U.S. can rally around the idea of collective progress and an agenda of economic abundance. Thompson unpacks why a decline of people’s trust in institutions spanning across media and government could be sparking widespread gloom and causing a disconnect from reality and data. We also ch…
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