Reinventing the Rip-Off with Lindsay Owens
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the weekly show podcast. My name is John Stewart. We are coming to you Wednesday, September 16th. Normally we tape on a Tuesday. We had to tape on a Wednesday because of the Emmys. I I flew out to the Emmys. It was delightful. I got to sit at a table with my friends John Oliver and Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. And Stephen Colbert won. And God bless. I would have liked to have seen uh Jimmy Kimmel win as well, because I know that many people could do it, because I think he deserves it as well. So uh but thank God Steven was able to get up and accept the award because And the people at home didn't see this, but just minutes, minutes. Before uh the award was announced, there was a terrible accident where all four of our beards got interlocked.
And uh Thank God for a resourceful seat filler who was able to somehow uh unlock the Rubik's Cube that was uh the four nascent beards of Oliver, Colbert, Kimmel, and Stewart. lock together and allow Stephen to rightfully get up and accept his well earned Uh Emmy for best. Uh variety. But that's that. I'm a little jet-lagged. Uh, it was lovely to see my friends, but uh it's gonna be even more lovely. Segway. To talk to today's guest who is going to save our economy from the exploitation of our Overlords of She is uh one of my favorites. Let's just get to her. Ladies and gentlemen, Lindsay Owens, president and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative and author of Gouged, The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the episode’s opening and who are the hosts?
0:00–11:25
2
Who is Lindsay Owens and what is the premise of her book “Gouged”?
11:25–22:54
3
How are the Fed’s interest‑rate decisions affecting today’s inflation debate?
22:54–39:56
4
What historical examples show how companies collude to fix prices?
39:56–1:04:10
5
How are modern algorithms and AI being used for price‑gouging?
1:04:10–1:33:00
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