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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday

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Copper demand is booming, with the metal surging another 15% this year. Copper demand has always been tightly linked to economic activity, but now it's in overdrive, thanks to data centers, electric cars, and the global push to reindustrialize everyw... more

Greg Jensen was one of the earliest backers of both OpenAI and Anthropic, and at Bridgewater Associates, where he is the managing chief investment officer, he leads the hedge fund’s AI strategy. As an early adopter of the technology, he has a lot of ... more

If you walk into a local pharmacy in New York City, more likely than not, lots of the merchandise is locked behind closed doors as a measure to mitigate shoplifting. So how big is the “retail shrink” problem really? And why are stores willing to sacr... more

Hardly anyone nowadays seems to carry much cash, never mind carrying around a bunch of $100 bills. So why does the amount of physical cash in circulation — especially big denominations like the $100 bill — keep increasing? There's a pretty obvious an... more

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Recent Guests

Wayne Sanders
Senior Defense Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence; former Colonel in the US Army
Bloomberg Intelligence
Episode: Why Laser Beams Are the Hottest New Tech in Defense
Darrell Duffie
Professor of Finance at Stanford University
Stanford University
Episode: What's Behind the Big Surge in US Government Bond Yields
Tom Barkin
President of the Richmond Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Episode: Richmond Fed’s Tom Barkin on the Surprisingly Resilient Real Economy
Austan Goolsbee
Chief economist at the Chicago Fed (former professor)
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Episode: Austan Goolsbee Is Worried the Economy Is Overheating
Jeffrey Schmid
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Episode: Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid on the First Jackson Hole of the Warsh Era
Joe Studwell
Senior fellow at Africa Urban Lab; senior visiting fellow at ODI Global; author of How Africa Works
Africa Urban Lab / ODI Global
Episode: The Nigerian Industrial Behemoth That Could Reshape the African Economy
Nick Bostrom
Professor, philosopher; author of Deep Utopia
University of Oxford
Episode: Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems
Miles Brundage
Executive Director at Avery (safety and auditing nonprofit); former OpenAI member
Avery / OpenAI
Episode: What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack Really Tells Us About AI Danger
Justin Mankin
Professor of Geography at Dartmouth; Director of the Climate Modeling and Impacts Group
Dartmouth College
Episode: A Historic El Niño Is Coming That Could Cost the World Trillions

Hosts

Joe Weisenthal
Host of the show and Bloomberg journalist
Tracy Alloway
Co-host of Odd Lots, Bloomberg journalist

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 5.4k ratings
  • Joe, please stop interrupting your guests…

    One of the best podcasts out there only slightly tarnished because Joe either doesn’t let guest finish their thoughts or totally shifts them into a completely different topic, which is unbelievably frustrating to listener.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Ex-TMC user 2B
    United Statesa month ago
  • Do you ever not have the perfect guest?

    You always have the perfect guest. What a remarkable group of people you are.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Billybill1984
    United Statesa month ago
  • Seriously, you guys just had an infomercial as an Odd Lots podcast

    One of the best podcasts out there. I had to subtract 1 star for having an infomercial masquerading as an Odd Lots podcast. I now see that the episode titled, How Financial Advisors Can Grow During the Great Wealth Transfer is paid content. Lame!

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Real smalls
    United States2 months ago
  • Quality degrading during the AI bubble

    This show used to be known for asking thoughtful and critical questions to guests like Sam Bankman Fried, but since the AI bubble began the hosts have become useful idiots for the US frontier labs (Anthropic/OpenAI) asking naive, friendly and frankly poorly researched questions. They’ve only had AI bulls on the show and have never interviewed respected critics of the frontier labs like Cal Newport or Yan LeCunn. I wouldn’t be surprised if Joe or Tracy have never even heard of these people despit... more

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    hughpeterjackson
    United States2 months ago
  • Interesting

    I really enjoy this podcast, it’s a bit different that others. I like the topics. I have one suggestion tho’, I think the male host may not know that he talks over the woman. She backs off to be polite but if he could be aware of this it won’t seem to be a bit of a power thing going on.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    happybevy
    Canada2 months ago

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Adam Posen Thinks Things Could Get Very 'Messy' for the Fed
Q: What risks do you see from political pressure or fiscal dominance affecting the Fed?
Posen explains that while some scapegoating and political pressure are to be expected, the key risks are politicizing appointments and compromising the Fed's independence, potentially undermining credibility if the central bank is seen as bending to fiscal or political dictates.
Adam Posen Thinks Things Could Get Very 'Messy' for the Fed
Q: What is the role of the Fed Chair in its current form as you envision it?
Posen argues that the role varies over time and across institutions, but emphasizes the importance of consensus and discussion in the Bank of England approach, while noting the Fed has historically granted more deference to the chair; the ideal is balancing debate with decisiveness.
Adam Posen Thinks Things Could Get Very 'Messy' for the Fed
Q: So what do you think of Chairman Warsh's speech?
Posen characterizes the speech as mixed: positive on some fronts but with lingering questions about how much discretion the chair will retain and whether the broader 'principles' section should have been more practical. He notes that the speech signals a more normal posture compared with last year, yet concerns about forward guidance and the chair's independence persist.
Austan Goolsbee Is Worried the Economy Is Overheating
Q: What should we expect from communications tools like the dot plots and SEP in the current era?
Tools like the dot plot and SEP can still serve to convey the central bank's reaction function and economic view, but they should be refreshed to avoid credibility costs from predictions that don't materialize. The aim is clarity about the policy reaction to evolving data, not to lock the Fed into a rigid path.
Austan Goolsbee Is Worried the Economy Is Overheating
Q: What is the role of the reaction function versus forward guidance in today's environment?
The reaction function is about understanding the economy and inflation dynamics to inform policy changes, while forward guidance is about communicating future policy paths. In a world of more uncertainty, the two should be distinct to avoid excessive market volatility and to retain policy flexibility.

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What is Odd Lots about and what kind of topics does it cover?

- A sharp, economics- and finance-focused discussion show that frequently features senior executives, policy experts, and researchers to unpack macro trends, markets, and the political economy behind them. Episodes mix deep-dive interviews with practical implications for investing, policy, and business strategy, often tying tech, regulation, and globalization to market dynamics. A recurring strength is high-caliber guest breadth and timely topics, though pacing and host dynamics are occasionally noted as areas for improvement by some listeners.

- Noteworthy angles include AI and digital transformation in media, macro policy and currency dynamics, franchise and labor economics, and the intersection of technology with finance and regulation, ... more

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2. Darrell Duffie
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