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Episodes
The Ozempicization of the Economy
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript:https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-ozempicization-of-the-economyAnd the shows!! Come hang out!! March 29th, Los Angeles: with Kai Ryssdal and ...
The Great Entertainment
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full transcript: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-great-entertainment
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin on What's Actually Happening in the Economy
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with President Mary C. Daly, President and CEO of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, and President Tom Barkin, President and CEO of the Ric...
Everyone is Gambling and No One is Happy
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/everyone-is-gambling-and-no-one-is
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on What the Job Market Is Really Telling Us
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Full transcript on Substack.
Who's Getting Rich Off Your Attention?
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How concentrated ownership and automated manipulation reshape democracy
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack on the Risks Markets Are Missing Now
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of Fed independence, sticky inflation, AI’s impact on entry-level work, and why she still leans modestly restrictive
Gamblemerica: How Sports Betting Apps Rewired a Generation's Relationship to Risk
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sports betting in the United States of America. Read the full piece here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/gamblemerica-how-sports-betting-apps00:00 - Intr...
DeepSeek, the Federal Spending Freeze, and America’s Innovation Crisis
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia just lost $600 billion in value in a single day—the largest single-stock drop in history—and all because of a Chinese AI startup called Dee...
The Year Narrative Ate Reality
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Full substack: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-year-narrative-ate-reality
Trust as the Next Great Commodity
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the concept of trust as a commodity and discuss how to invest when trust is scarce. Spectra School: http://www.spectramarkets.com/school...
Thanksgiving to Black Friday: The Beauty of Supply Chains
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The economics of Thanksgiving and Black Friday!00:00 Intro00:29 Turkeys01:25 Supply Chain 03:18 The Sweet Potato Belt and Pumpkin Capital04:34 Black ...
Understanding Trump's Tariffs
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What even are tariffs00:00 Tariffs01:45 History02:40 Why does Trump Like Them?05:02 Market Response09:30 The Economic Impact📚 Want to learn more? C...
Why Everything is Still Expensive: A Fed President Explains
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I had questions. A lot of them. So I sat down with someone who might have answers - Mary Daly, President and CEO of the San Francisco Fed. She's one o...
How Donald Trump Won and What Happens Next for the Economy
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s election has ben elected the 47th president of the United States. Here's what it means and what could happen next.Newsletter: https:/...
Comparing Economic Policies: Harris vs. Trump - A Deep Dive
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I follow the outline of the CRFB here. In this episode, we break down the economic policy proposals of two major candidates: Kamala Harris and Donald ...
What the Longshoremen Strike Means for the Economy
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Massive Longshoremen Strike: Implications for US Economy, Jobs, and AutomationThe international longshoremen's association has initiated a large-scale...
How Dating Apps Contribute to the Demographic Crisis
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dating apps are under a lot of pressure. Falling revenues, people not wanting to pay, and Gen Z seemingly uninterested have led to collapsing stoc...
Home Insurance is a Really Big Problem
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk a lot about building more housing, but we do not talk enough about the risk of home insurance. We have massively underpriced risk in many par...
How Do We Fix the Economy?
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore pressing economic questions with Jared Bernstein, Chair of President Biden's Council of Economic Advisors, and Daniel from...
Why The Markets Are So Dramatic
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
September Rate Cut?
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Survey: https://forms.gle/BD7tPEhDr7tqMws8ABook: https://www.amazon.com/This-Economy-Money-Markets-Really-ebook/dp/B0C4J8YH41/
Austan Goolsbee on the Fed's Data Dependence and the Golden Path
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Austan Goolsbee, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on economic data and where he thinks the Fed might be going n...
Rewriting the Story of Housing in America
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Innovative Housing PoliciesIn this episode, I interview Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wal...
No, We Aren't in a Recession (But We Might Be in a Crisis)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's Going on with Inflation?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation!Preorder here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/ Signed copy here: https://www.boulderbooksto...
The $2 Billion Dollar Story of Bluey
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A version of this research first appeared in the TLDR podcastPreorder here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-sc...
When You Destroy the Tools of Creativity
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/when-you-destroy-the-tools-of-creativity
Here's How We Fix the Housing Crisis
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, about how we fix the housing crisis. Blog: https://kyla.substack.com Linkedin: ht...
Why We Don't Trust Each Other Anymore
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/why-we-dont-trust-each-other-anymore
Is Wall Street Destroying the American Dream?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Wall Street actually buying up all the housing... or is something far worse going on?Featuring interviews with Ro Khanna, the U.S. Representative f...
2024 Outlook: Rate Cuts and the Influencer Apocalypse
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/2024-outlook-rate-cuts-and-the-influencer
Uncertainty and the Federal Reserve
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fed action, uncertainty, and a rant about my favorite book
It's More Than Just Vibes
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/vibecession/
Oh My, OpenAI (An Explainer)
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you...
How Social Media Shapes Economic Perception
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One thing I’ve been trying to square lately is online discourse and real world action.I spend a lot of time on this topic (like a lot of time) and i...
The TikTok Girl is Right: Modernity and the 9-to-5
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-tiktok-girl-is-right-modernity
The Bond Markets are Going Crazy: What does this mean?
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jerome Powell and the Federal Open Market Committee's Stance: The Federal Open Market Committee, led by Jerome Powell, is indicating a pause in inter...
The Mr Beastification of the Economy
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blog: https://kyla.substack.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylascanlon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylascan? Twitter: https://twitte...
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly on New Normals
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special thanks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Lessons From Biking 245 miles Across France
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/lessons-from-biking-245-miles-across
How Unions are Changing The Economy (WGA, UAW, and More)
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, large stoppages from strikes resulted in 4.1 million missed days of work, according to the Labor Department. That preliminary estimate was...
Why Daycare is So Expensive in America
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where childcare is increasingly becoming an essential aspect of everyday life, it's crucial to take a moment to reflect on some startling s...
Fragmentation, Polarization, and the Marshmallow Test
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/fragmentation-polarization-and-the
Yes, Treasury Direct Sucks - But Bonds Rock
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
what are bonds + how to buy them Disclaimer: This is not financial advice or recommendation for any investment. The Content is for informational purp...
Consumerism and The Century of the Self
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kylascan.notion.site/The-Century-of-the-Self-44c40659d49949849e00ca690fd8429e?pvs=4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s https://sub...
Here's Why China's Economy is Going to Fail
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It isn't. But they need to make some decisions. Full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/China-87c9812eddf74ad7b2da7e215c6e48ed?pvs=4 Blog: https:/...
The Real Ownership Economy
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-real-ownership-economy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Why Do People Think the Economy is Bad?
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/why-do-people-think-the-economy-is
The U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That meant despite the 2011 S&P downgrade, the US was still a AAA country. But now with the downgrade today, it is no longer the case. expected f...
How Taylor Swift Saved the Economy
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/How-Taylor-Swift-Saved-the-Economy-335ad7b136c04d9ba7f34c22634b99e9?pvs=4
Is the Vibecession Over?
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/is-the-vibecession-over
The Similarities Between Barbie/Oppenheimer and Elon Musk's X Rebrand
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/Week-of-July-17-d8ecc17affaa4a74b18c4d1318f59f65?pvs=4
Gen Z and Financial Nihilism
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/gen-z-and-financial-nihilism
Gen Z and the Future of Work
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Expanding upon and discussing my Fast Company article https://www.fastcompany.com/90911399/kyla-scanlon-on-why-gen-z-is-redefining-the-concept-of-jo...
We Don't Need to Destroy the Economy to Save It
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/we-dont-need-to-destroy-the-economy
The Economic Perception Model
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-economic-perception-model
The Impending Commercial Real Estate Crash
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h...
The Nostalgia Cycle Loop
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-nostalgia-cycle-loop
Preserving Optionality and Other Things
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/preserving-optionality-and-other
The Time Premium
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-time-premium
Why Some People Want the World to End
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-art-of-the-doomer
What Happens When Information Overwhelms Knowledge?
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was hit by a car yesterday on my bike. I am so lucky to be mostly unscathed, and I don’t know if I have the words. But it brought up a lot of emot...
Another Bank Failed
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the banks doing? And will it get worse?Notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/FRC-9f86e4f4e62f45fb9f4c448d53bd5632Net interest: https://www.neti...
The Attention Economy
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At one yoga class this week, the instructor started talking about “the attention economy”. The whole class was on the concept of distraction, and ...
What does Gen Z really think about work?
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/what-does...00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Art of Stories 02:28 - Work has No Meaning 04:44 - Mythology 06:50 - Final...
The Economics of Self-Commodification
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
’ve been really fascinated by nostalgia recently, specifically how it defines culture and therefore the economy (such as the Super Mario Bros movie,...
The Cure for the Housing Crisis
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To solve the housing crisis, we need to build more housing. 00:00 - Intro00:40 - FT Edit01:14 - No More FT Edit05:01 - In SummaryGood Housing Peoplepa...
AI Can't Plant Corn (Yet)
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It seems as though AI has entered almost every conversation we have had recently. Everyone is talking about it, the tradeoff between safety and capaci...
The Other Side of the Banking Crisis
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So one thing that has been a Big Question for a lot of people lately is the question of deposit insurance, and the concept of money.What does it mean ...
Credit Suisse and the Fed's Next Move
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fed overtightened and did so way too fast. And now it's becoming obvious. The Fed Funds rates needs to be somewhere closer to 3-4% but they painte...
The Takeconomy
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All links: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-takeconomy/comments
The Fed's "Bailout" of Silicon Valley Bank
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Main takeaways Fed is “prepared to address any liquidity pressures that may arise” - workaround for unrealized losses and the fed saw potential ...
The Downfall of Silicon Valley Bank
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All my notes and citations are here - I am reading from several sources during this video The second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history after a ru...
Labor Market vs Inflation
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jerome Powell testified in front of Congress this week and the main takeaway was “we are absolutely going to keep ripping rates if we need to - and ...
Why the Data Makes No Sense
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/why-the-data-makes-no-sense
Interview with Mary Daly, President and CEO of San Francisco Federal Reserve
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full transcript at kyla.substack.com
No-Landing and the Anti-gravity Economy
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/no-landing-and-the-anti-gravity-economy
Margin and Opportunity
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/margin-and-opportunity
TikTok's CoreCore and the Federal Reserve
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://kyla.substack.com/p/tiktoks-corecore-and-the-federal
Reversion to Reality: How Big Tech Impacts the Economy
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/reversion-to-reality-how-big-tech
What Even is a "Mild" Recession?
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full article at kyla.substack.com
The Eggconomy
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All rights to the Gaston song belong to UMG. All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair...
Why the Fed Might Want You to Lose Your Job
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-fed-is-hiking-up-that-mountain
Mind the Cup
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
full article here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/mind-the-cup
2022 was Really Weird
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full article at kyla.substack.com
A Non-Zero Interest Rate World
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full article at kyla.substack.com
Language, Loneliness, and AI
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
full article on kyla.substack.com
SBF says "sorry! risk management is kinda hard lol"
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
notes: https://www.notion.so/kylascan/SBF-Interviews-107d69d6c93c42f6abd3632b3519fd52
Why The Fed is Wrong about the Labor Market
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/Jerome-Powell-Speech-60f43df6d95542e181ba33c4886eac61
DCG, Multicellular Organisms, and Fed Minutes
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/dcg-multicellular-organisms-and-fed#footnote-2
Elon Musk, The FTX Saga, and the Federal Reserve
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some more on Elon, SBF-FTX, and some Moo! Full piece: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-most-...Bloomberg 1: https://twitter.com/opinion/status/15.....
Somehow, FTX is Worse than Enron
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/FTX-Updates-Full-e6c9cbfeec774b2c8b8e67248dce0286
Full Summary of the FTX Spiral and Collapse
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/FTX-Updates-Full-e6c9cbfeec774b2c8b8e67248dce0286
FTX, Inflation, and Things That Keep Happening
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/FTX-and-Binance-940e742b58a34cabbade95cd50645ed0
What is Happening with FTX and Binance?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full notes: https://www.notion.so/kylascan/FTX-and-Binance-940e742b58a34cabbade95cd50645ed0
Intention vs Impact: Jerome Powell & Elon Musk
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full article: https://kyla.substack.com/p/intention-vs-impact-jerome-powell
What is the Federal Reserve Doing?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full notes: https://kylascan.notion.site/Powell-Presser-39bfec65cb604509a4bc9f15ab4b5c13 Blog: https://kyla.substack.com Linkedin: https://www.link...
A Bird in the Hand: Elon Musk, Misinformation, and Twitter
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Full notes here: https://kylascan.notion.site/Elon-Muskinformation-ccbd38ba08f84c8789894dad20ef8de9 Blog: https://kyla.substack.com Linkedin: https...
Who is Driving the Economic Car?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People are cyclical. The economy is cyclical. It’s something I’ve continuously repeated to myself the past few weeks as I’ve been traveling. I h...