Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

Civic Ventures

Middle-Out Economics

Inequality

Economic Inequality

Neoliberalism

Trickle-Down Economics

Economics

Democracy

Biden Administration

Capitalism

Minimum Wage

Inflation

Civic Ventures

Labor Market

Housing Affordability

Labor Rights

Tax Policy

Labor Unions

Child Tax Credit

Income Inequality

Corporate Power

We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join zillionaire class-traitor Nick Hanauer and some of the world’s leading economic and political thinkers as they explore the latest thinking on how the economy actually works.

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Housing Is a Market Power Problem (with Sandeep Vaheesan & Brian Callaci)

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13 Oct 2026 • 42 min

Who Is Industrial Policy Really For? (with Isabel Estevez)

Industrial policy is back at the center of the economic debate. But tariffs, factories, and reshoring are only part of the story. In this 2023 conversation, development economist Isabel Estevez joins Nick and Goldy to argue that industrial policy is ... more

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When Companies Run the Courts: How Corporate Power Becomes Legal Power (with Brendan Ballou)

We like to think that if a company cheats us, steals our wages, or breaks the law, we can take them to court. Unfortunately, there’s a good chance you’ve already signed that right away.

This week, Brendan Ballou returns to the podcast to explain how... more

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Gouged: How Big Tech Reinvented the Rip-Off (with Lindsay Owens)

For 150 years, the price tag made a simple and universal promise: the price you saw was the price everyone saw. Now, that promise is disappearing. This week, Lindsay Owens, President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative returns to discuss her new ... more

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Recent Guests

Sandeep Vaheesan

Legal Director at the Open Markets Institute

Open Markets Institute

Episode: Housing Is a Market Power Problem (with Sandeep Vaheesan & Brian Callaci)

Brian Callaci

Chief Economist at the Open Markets Institute

Open Markets Institute

Episode: Housing Is a Market Power Problem (with Sandeep Vaheesan & Brian Callaci)

Isabel Estevez

Development Economist at the Roosevelt Institute, Deputy Director of Industrial Policy and Trade

Roosevelt Institute

Episode: Who Is Industrial Policy Really For? (with Isabel Estevez)

Mariana Mazzucato

Economist, professor at University College London; author of The Common Good Economy

University College London; Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Episode: Can We Build a Common Good Economy? (with Mariana Mazzucato)

Rey Fuentes

Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Roosevelt Institute

Roosevelt Institute

Episode: The $29 Trillion Social Security Crisis We Already Know How to Fix ( with Rey Fuentes)

Chris Murphy

United States Senator from Connecticut, author

U.S. Senate

Episode: Profit, Power, and the Crisis of the Common Good (with Sen. Chris Murphy)

Carrie Joy Grimes

CEO of Work Money; author of The Joy of Money

Work Money

Episode: The Joy of Money (with Carrie Joy Grimes)

Nick Brown

Washington State Attorney General

Office of the Washington State Attorney General

Episode: What Happens When the Other Washington Stops Enforcing Antitrust? (with WA State Attorney General Nick Brown)

Paul Krugman

Professor of Economics, Graduate Center of the City University of New York; columnist for the New York Times

New York Times, Citi? (as per intro)

Episode: Myths That Built Trickle-Down Economics: Zombie Economics (with Paul Krugman)

Hosts

Nick Hanauer

Host of the show; prominent entrepreneur and economist known for advocating middle-out economics and policy reform.

Goldy

Co-host, commentator; frequent contributor on economic critique and policy discussion.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 2.1k ratings

I'm a HUGE podcast addict and this one has recently moved into my top 10. Concepts like oligarchy, socioeconomic classes, effective altruism, universal basic income, economic mobility, corporate responsibility are covered in depth.
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RuminatingStoic
10 days ago
We’re not doomed to go to H in a hand basket !
The greatest thing about freedom is that we can change things faster and by ourselves. All that’s required is that we engage and take action. PE presents thinking, perspectives, theories, examples of our economic systems… explained by guests with comprehensive knowledge and refreshing and encouraging insight that help understand not only where we are and how we got here but more importantly how to get to where we want to be.
Apple Podcasts
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OlgaSpanier
Canada20 days ago
President run?
Any chance Nick would consider running for president one day? He in my opinion would be a very good choice. You already know how to lead. Just a thought.
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5
Leff1980
United Statesa month ago
Less sarcasm please
This is a good podcast that has the potential to be a great podcast, all that is required is to turn the sarcasm down from the current seemingly every other comment to once or twice per episode.
The topics are important, the guests are truly the economic and policy pioneers of our times, and the whole concept of the billionaire class traitor chatting with the progressive rebel is a solid one. Further, the goals of Civic Ventures to create a truly “middle out” economics is important.
The consi... more
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たこ公園
Japan2 months ago
Change of slogan
How about changing the slogan:
“It’s the economy stupid” to
“It’s the economic system stupid”
Apple Podcasts
5
WordPlayer500
United States3 months ago

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Who Is Industrial Policy Really For? (with Isabel Estevez)

Q: What are you excited about in the Biden investments (CHIPS/IRA) and how to implement them effectively?

The discussions highlight the potential of procurement-driven policy, standard-setting for labor and environmental protections, and the need to expand administrative capacity for planning and evaluation. There's emphasis on moving from widget-maximizing to human-well-being outcomes, using public procurement and standards to ensure domestic production supports labor rights and climate goals.

Who Is Industrial Policy Really For? (with Isabel Estevez)

Q: What are the elements of neoliberal orthodoxy that discouraged industrial policy in the last 40-50 years?

The dominant view held that markets are naturally efficient and left to their own devices; state intervention would distort markets and reduce growth. This narrative justified deregulation and outsourcing as consumer-friendly, but in practice contributed to middle-class decline and stagnant wages. The guests argue for recognizing that markets are shaped by political forces and that state action can guide production toward broader well-being.

Who Is Industrial Policy Really For? (with Isabel Estevez)

Q: So Isabel, tell us what Industrial Policy is and why we should or shouldn't do it.

Industrial policy is about influencing and shaping the world of production—what goods and services we produce, and how we produce them—using a wide set of tools from public investment to regulation and procurement to align production with public well-being. The conversation emphasizes broadening the frame beyond widget production to include factors like labor standards, equity, and environmental safeguards, and notes that the Biden-era investments (CHIPS, IRA, Infrastructure) reflect a re-emergence of these ideas.

Can We Build a Common Good Economy? (with Mariana Mazzucato)

Q: What policy interventions would you suggest if you were in charge for a day?

Invest in government capability, retrain the public sector, and test concrete sandbox programs that bring together government, private sector, and civil society to co-create solutions like universal healthy school meals, river cleanups, and more equitable procurement practices.

The $29 Trillion Social Security Crisis We Already Know How to Fix ( with Rey Fuentes)

Q: What is your most radical reform idea to fix Social Security without cutting benefits?

Extend the Social Security tax to all income types (including capital gains), effectively raising the payroll tax base and reducing the solvency gap without slashing benefits.

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