How America Became Addicted to Debt — with Morgan Housel

Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins Scott Galloway to discuss the threats to free speech in America. They discuss Trump’s campaign against the press, why Greg worries AI could give those in power control over what people believe, and what FIRE’s research reveals about censorship on college campuses. Plus, Scott and Greg debate whether artists should be denied venues over their political views and how universities can encourage open debate. Follow Greg, @glukianoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyla Scanlon, economic commentator and author of In This Economy?, and Aziz Sunderji, author of the Home Economics newsletter, join Scott Galloway to discuss why housing has become so expensive and what it would take to make it more affordable. They explore what’s stopping America from building more homes, how housing costs affect relationships and starting a family, and whether the policies meant to help are actually working. Follow Kyla, @kylascan. And check out her new podcast: Best of Luck with Kyla Scanlon. Check our Aziz’s work: https://homeeconomics.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Galloway discusses what it would take to make housing affordable, how to handle regret after selling stock that later soars, the upsides of becoming a parent later in life, whether to leave a job you love to start a business with your dad, and how to navigate parenting disagreements with your spouse. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why France’s protests and its bond market are fueling each other, how Trump and Elon Musk betrayed Ukraine, and what the Railroad Panic of 1873 reveals about the money pouring into data centers. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of Coexistence: The Next Phase of AI, joins Scott Galloway to discuss how AI is changing work, education, and the skills we need to stay valuable. He explains the four advantages worth developing and how to tell whether AI is helping you learn or doing your thinking for you. They also explore why AI could disrupt internships before universities, how personal agents could change the way we negotiate and spend, and why replacing workers may backfire for companies. Plus, listener questions on young people’s AI backlash and using ChatGPT to navigate relationship disagreements. Follow Ethan, @emollick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Washington to Wall Street to our credit cards, borrowing has become a way of life. In this Deep Dive, Scott examines America’s reliance on debt and who ultimately pays the price. Then, Morgan Housel joins him to discuss the difference between borrowing that builds wealth and borrowing that leaves you vulnerable, how housing costs are reshaping young people’s financial choices, and why lasting financial success depends less on predicting the future than being able to withstand it. Follow Morgan, @morganhousel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a bonus episode of The Prof G Pod — beginning this week, we’re publishing an extra Conversations episode every Tuesday. Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals, joins Scott Galloway to discuss why our obsession with optimizing every part of life is making us more anxious, not more fulfilled. He explains why productivity systems and “maxxing” culture tend to backfire, how embracing our limits can be freeing rather than defeatist, and why AI won’t solve the deeper problem of trying to outrun our own finitude. Plus, how to tell the difference between healthy discipline and an optimization mindset that’s gone too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Galloway answers listener questions on whether frontier AI labs can compete with cheaper open-weight models, his college stint as a sperm donor, Flock license plate cameras, taking a job at an online sports betting company, and what consulting firms look for in new hires. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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