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Joe Wiggins, "The Intelligent Fund Investor: Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds" (Harriman House, 2022)

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Christopher F. Jones

Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University, Author of 'The Invention of Infinite Growth'

Arizona State University

Episode: Christopher F. Jones, "The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Forgot About the Natural World" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)

Joe Wiggins

An author with significant experience in fund management and behavioral finance

Episode: Joe Wiggins, "The Intelligent Fund Investor: Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds" (Harriman House, 2022)

Allen Downey

Author of Probably Overthinking It and principal data scientist at Pi MC Labs

Pi MC Labs

Episode: Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Michael Glass

Political and urban historian of the 20th century United States, assistant professor of history at Boston College

Boston College

Episode: Michael Glass, "Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)

Edward Fishman

Economic statecraft expert and author, previously served on the State Department's sanctions team

Columbia University

Episode: Edward Fishman, "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare" (Portfolio, 2025)

Dr. Susan Erikson

Anthropologist and expert in the political economy of health

Episode: Susan Erikson, "Investable! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance" (MIT Press, 2025)

Elizabeth May

Leader of the Green Party of Canada and prominent environmentalist

Green Party of Canada

Episode: Our Common Future: The Birth of Liberal Environmentalism

Catherine McNeil Hodgins

Daughter of Jim McNeil, sharing insights from his unpublished memoir

Episode: Our Common Future: The Birth of Liberal Environmentalism

Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl

History Professor at the University of Lausanne, author of "Crusading for Globalization," with a focus on the history of globalization and multinational corporations.

University of Lausanne

Episode: Janick Marina Schaufelbuehl, "Crusading for Globalization: US Multinationals and Their Opponents Since 1945" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 100 ratings

Amazing podcast
An incredibly entertaining way to learn new things about economics! Highly recommend especially the episode episodes with Peter Lorentzen. He’s really entertaining and I enjoy listening to him.
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Happykittyonthemoon
United States5 months ago
Used to be rigorous
This used to be more about presenting research and new theories, and more rigorous. Now you’re getting episodes from organizations with the word “freedom” in them and episodes were people share cool Milton Freedman stories. It feels almost like advertising money has come in and made editorial demands…
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Ochtapas
United States2 years ago
Great show….
…aside from the episodes I host.
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Peter Lorentzen, Economist
United States3 years ago
Interviewers are not skilled
Great book selections, great theme, should be a great podcast, but WOW all the hosts seem totally unprepared, have super vague questions (what did you think about that?) they ask each time, and they stumble through the interview like undergrads. Do your homework and read the book - ask questions that advance the conversation - speak up and don’t say “Uh.” This pod would be so much better if you followed this advice.
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Shunryu Garvey
Japan4 years ago
Too heavily politicised
I used to enjoy this podcast when it discussed a broad range of economic issues. The recent episodes, however, are becoming more obscure and radical. My guess is these episodes now have to lowest listening rates in the channel’s history. If these titles are the best works coming out of academia, no wonder people are switching off in droves.
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Aiden086
Australia4 years ago

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Joe Wiggins, "The Intelligent Fund Investor: Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds" (Harriman House, 2022)

Q: What key factors should be considered when evaluating a fund manager?

Wiggins outlines the key elements as beliefs, process, and performance, linking these to potential long-term success in fund management.

Joe Wiggins, "The Intelligent Fund Investor: Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds" (Harriman House, 2022)

Q: How should investors approach the allocation between active and passive funds?

Wiggins suggests a starting point of 50-50 allocation between index funds and active funds, adjusting based on market conditions and valuations.

Joe Wiggins, "The Intelligent Fund Investor: Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds" (Harriman House, 2022)

Q: What are some important initial steps to take when selecting funds for investment?

Joe Wiggins emphasizes the importance of understanding the behavioral aspects of fund investing and suggests starting by filtering out thematic funds and star managers as a way to simplify the decision-making process.

Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Q: How could we better equip the public to interpret data?

Statistical education could shift toward data literacy instead of focusing solely on traditional mathematical statistics.

Allen B. Downey, "Probably Overthinking It: How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Q: How do you evaluate the claim that it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to be an expert?

It's necessary but not sufficient—natural talent and opportunity also play critical roles.

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