Capitalisn't

We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it. Send us your questions or comments by emailing capitalisntpod@gmail.com Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.

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Every guest on Capitalisn't

120 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Amy Finkelstein

   Rebooting American Health Care, with Amy Finkelstein · Jul 2023

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   Bill Browder

   Ukraine: Sanctioning the Oligarchs' Enablers With Bill Browder · 2 episodes

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   Brody Mullins

   How Lobbying Led to Crony Capitalism, with Brody Mullins · Oct 2024

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   Chris Hughes

   Revealing the Secret Architects of Capitalism, with Chris Hughes · Jul 2025

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   Claudia Goldin

   Is Discrimination Still Causing The Gender Pay Gap With Claudia Goldin · Oct 2021

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   Martin Gurri

   How The Elites Are Losing Control With Martin Gurri · Jun 2021

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   Paul Krugman

   What Happened To The Middle With Paul Krugman · Mar 2020

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   Paul Romer

   Why We Should Tax Digital Advertising With Paul Romer · Mar 2021

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   Raghuram Rajan

   Raghuram Rajan’s Vision Of An Indian Path To Development · 3 episodes

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    Raj Chetty

    Raj Chetty's Surprising New Insights On How Children Succeed · Aug 2024

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    Ruchir Sharma

    America’s Addiction to Easy Money, with Ruchir Sharma · Dec 2024

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    Sendhil Mullainathan

    Can AI Even Be Regulated?, with Sendhil Mullainathan · 2 episodes

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    Susan Athey

    The Most Important Guidelines You Didn’t Know About, With Susan Athey · Sep 2023

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    Tariq Fancy

    The Smoke and Mirrors of ESG Investing with Tariq Fancy · Sep 2021

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    Anat Admati

    The Capitalisn't of Banking, with Anat Admati · Jan 2024

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    Arindrajit Dube

    The Real Cause Of Wage Stagnation - ft. Arin Dube · Apr 2026

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    Binyamin Appelbaum

    Did Economists Ruin The Economy With Binyamin Appelbaum · Feb 2020

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    Branko Milanovic

    Why Economists Should Care About Inequality, with Branko Milanovic · Nov 2025

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    Dani Rodrik

    Can We Build a Middle Class Without Factories? - ft. Dani Rodrik · 2 episodes

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    Elizabeth Anderson

    The Workplace Is a Dictatorship? - ft. Elizabeth Anderson · Sep 2026

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    Eugene Fama

    Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero, with Eugene Fama · Jan 2025

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    John Cochrane

    A Different Story Of Inflation With John Cochrane · Oct 2022

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    John Ioannidis

    How Profit and Politics Hijacked Scientific Inquiry, with John Ioannidis · Sep 2025

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    John Kay

    Should Companies Have A Social Responsibility To Be “Great Businesses”?, with John Kay · Jan 2025

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    Kenneth Rogoff

    Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff · Jul 2025

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    Luis Garicano

    The One Thing That Could Decide If AI Takes Your Job - Ft. Luis Garicano · Aug 2026

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    Oren Cass

    Is Common Good Capitalism The Answer? With Oren Cass + Elon Musk Buys Twitter · Apr 2022

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    Sam Peltzman

    Why Trump Is Deregulating In The Wrong Way, with Sam Peltzman · Mar 2025

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    Thomas Piketty

    [Unedited]: Thomas Piketty On Creating A More Equal Society · Oct 2022

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    Yanis Varoufakis

    Capitalism As A Contradiction With Yanis Varoufakis · Jan 2022

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    Jim Chanos

    Is Short Selling Dead? With Jim Chanos · Feb 2024

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    Jim Grant

    Is Private Credit In The Public Interest? with Jim Grant · Apr 2024

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    Martin Wolf

    ProMarket: Why Martin Wolf Changed His Mind on Milton Friedman · 2 episodes

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    Sohrab Ahmari

    When Capitalism Becomes Tyranny, with Sohrab Ahmari · Nov 2023

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    Adam Winkler

    Why Corporations Always Win At The Supreme Court - ft. Adam Winkler · Jun 2026

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    Adrian Wooldridge

    Revisiting The Meritocracy Debate With Adrian Wooldridge And Michael Sandel · 2 episodes

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    David Sirota

    How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota · Jun 2025

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    Jonathan Cohen

    Are Betting Apps Engineered for Addiction? - ft. Jonathan Cohen · Feb 2026

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    Steve Vladeck

    The Hidden Economic Dangers Of Supreme Court Overreach - ft. Steve Vladeck · Mar 2026

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    Yoni Appelbaum

    Did NIMBYs Kill the American Dream?, with Yoni Appelbaum · Feb 2025

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