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Finance
An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.
April 30, 2026
King Dollar
The U.S. dollar is the world’s most important currency. Trade is priced in dollars, the world’s central banks keep U.S. dollars in reserve, some place…
April 28, 2026
The Insatiable Machine
How did an economic system that was the result of largely uncoordinated and unplanned individual decisions come to dominate our modern world? This is …
April 27, 2026
Empire of AI
In this episode, host Joe Williams talks to tech journalist Karen Hao, whose recent book Empire of AI sheds light on the inner workings of AI giants t…
April 13, 2026
Money Beyond Borders
Doubts about the international dominance of the dollar are only growing amid worries about tariffs, political dysfunction, and fraying international a…
April 2, 2026
What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)
John is joined by the brilliant and affable Paul Kramer of Vanderbilt (The Blood of Government) to discuss Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin, 202…
April 1, 2026
Incorruptible
Eric Ries shares how financial 'gravity' pulls great companies away from their founders' purpose, and his solutions in his new book Incorruptible (Aut…
March 24, 2026
Business Ethics
The book places special emphasis on the relationship between corporations, managers, and shareholders. Drawing on Lynn Stout’s influential work on cor…
March 22, 2026
Bankminded
In today’s world, it is almost impossible to go through the day without interacting with a bank—whether through a salary payment, a debit card, a cred…
March 4, 2026
Jeremy Sosabowski
In this episode, Jeremy Sosabowski, CEO and co‑founder of AlgoDynamix, reveals how his company is reinventing market forecasting through behavioral an…
February 28, 2026
Making War Safe for Capitalism
Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine (Bristol UP, 2025) by Dr. Elliot Dolan-Evans examines the impact of W…
February 24, 2026
Money and Promises
In Money and Promises: Seven Deals That Changed the World, the distinguished banker, executive, and historian Paolo Zannoni examines the complex relat…
February 18, 2026
The Making of Modern Corporate Finance
In The Making of Modern Corporate Finance: A History of the Ideas and How They Help Build the Wealth of Nations (Columbia Business School Publishing, …
February 9, 2026
Davos Man
Drawing on decades of experience covering the global economy, New York Times' journalist Peter S. Goodman profiles five representative Davos Men-membe…
February 2, 2026
China and the Global Economic Order
China and the Global Economic Order (Cambridge University Press, 2026) examines China's evolving relations with the Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs),…
January 30, 2026
The City's Defense
In The City's Defense: The Bank of England and the Remaking of Economic Governance, 1914-1939, Robert Yee examines how the City of London maintained i…
January 24, 2026
The Alternative
Winners Take All meets Nickel and Dimed: a provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. Conf…
January 11, 2026
Seven Crashes
In Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization (Yale UP, 2023), distinguished economic historian Harold James offers a fresh perspect…
January 5, 2026
Stealing The Future
Stealing the Future is the first book to tell the true and full story of Sam Bankman-Fried and his historic crimes. It chronicles the $11 billion FTX …
January 4, 2026
On the Semicivilized
On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo (Duke University Press, 2025) by Julia Elyachar is a sweeping analysis o…
December 25, 2025
Capitalism
No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others,…