AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods
Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with Lindsay Owens, president of Groundwork Collaborative and author of 'Gouged,' about how AI agents and algorithmic pr…
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Odd Lots podcast summaries.
Every full Odd Lots episode we cover, summarized with verbatim, timestamped quotes: 23 episodes and 109 articles since September 2026. Hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway. Part of our Business coverage. New summaries every Sunday.
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How a Chicago Restaurant Has Stayed Open For Nearly Three Decades
Chicago restaurateur and University of Chicago Booth alumnus Richard Mott joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to break down the brutal operational economics…
The Forgotten Godmother of Economic Literature
New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek joins Odd Lots to discuss her biography of Maria Edgeworth, a bestselling Regency-era novelist who popularized Adam Smit…
CME's Terry Duffy on the Disconcerting State of Finance Regulation
In an exit interview before transitioning to executive chairman of CME Group, CEO Terry Duffy discusses five decades of financial regulation and his growing co…
James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing
In this live episode recorded in Chicago, Nobel laureate and Why Nations Fail co-author James Robinson joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss the in…
Don Wilson on the GPU Market's Trillion Dollar Question
DRW founder and CEO Don Wilson joins Odd Lots live in Chicago to discuss the development of financial market infrastructure for compute, including GPU futures…
Bhaskar Sunkara Thinks the Market Has a Place Under Socialism
Jacobin founding editor and The Nation president Bhaskar Sunkara joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss his co-authored book, The Blueprint: How Soc…
The French Political Crisis That's Turning Into a Debt Crisis
Former Macron economic advisor Shahin Vallée joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine France's escalating fiscal deficit and the political turmoil dri…
David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life
Musician and author David Byrne joins hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss his book Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake…
Nate Soares on How AI Really Could Kill Us All
Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) and co-author of 'If Anyone Builds It,…
Jeff Yan's Plan to Bring the Entire Financial Industry Onto Hyperliquid
Jeff Yan, CEO and co-founder of Hyperliquid Labs, joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to explain how the high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain operates as a ne…
Why Treasuries Became Risky Again
Carolin Pflueger of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine why US Treasury bonds have becom…
What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Economic Problems in Europe
Economist and policy analyst Dominik Leusder joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to challenge the prevailing narrative of European economic decline populari…
How AI Is Upending the World of Mathematics
Justin Solomon, associate dean of engineering education at MIT, joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming b…
Why Building a Crosswalk in LA Is Kafkaesque
Recorded live at the Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with housing analyst Bill McBride and real estate developer…
How Airlines Actually Hedge Higher Fuel Prices
Former Qatar Airways Group Treasurer David Kang joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to explain the complex financial mechanics of airline fuel hedging. He d…
Everything in Markets Is Now Moving Incredibly Fast
Joe Weisenthal, Tracy Alloway, and Sherwood News Head of Markets Luke Kawa discuss the unusual cross-currents in modern financial markets, characterized by rap…
AI Is Upending the Lives of People Who Do Social Media Professionally
Live in Hollywood, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway discuss the evolving creator economy and social media landscape in the age of generative AI with inte…
Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting Worse
Live at the Vermont Theater in Hollywood, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview TV writer and podcast host Hayes Davenport about the structural coll…
Why Bridgewater's CIO Says AI's Human Extinction Risk Is Real
Bridgewater Associates Managing Chief Investment Officer Greg Jensen joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss the rapid acceleration of artificial int…
Robert Friedland on the World's Monumental Shortage of Copper
Ivanhoe Mines founder and executive co-chairman Robert Friedland discusses the intensifying global copper supply deficit driven by AI data centers, military te…
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime at Big Box Stores
Scott Glenn, Vice President of Asset Protection at The Home Depot, joins hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to unpack the mechanics of modern organized ret…
Why Money Launderers Love $100 Bills
Journalist and author Oliver Bullough joins Odd Lots to explore why physical currency in circulation—particularly the $100 bill—continues to hit record highs d…