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After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next?
31:54
New York Times Podcasts New York Times Podcasts

After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next?

The Trump administration, led by Cuban-American Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has engineered Cuba's worst economic crisis in 67 years by cutting off oil supplies from Venezuela and Mexico, creating conditions experts believe may finally force regime change after decades of failed US attempts.

about 1 month ago · 8 points
After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next?
32:00
New York Times Podcasts New York Times Podcasts

After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next?

The Trump administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has engineered an acute fuel crisis in Cuba by cutting off oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico through tariffs and regime change in Caracas, pushing the 67-year-old communist regime to its most precarious position yet.

about 1 month ago · 6 points
Inflation Is About to Get Worse | Prof G Markets
30:05
The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway) The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Inflation Is About to Get Worse | Prof G Markets

Economist Mark Zandi warns that true inflation is closer to 3% than the reported 2.4% due to distorted October data and will likely worsen mid-year as tariff costs finish passing through to consumers, while journalist Liz Hoffman reveals the DOJ's antitrust chief was fired for blocking politically connected merger deals.

about 1 month ago · 8 points
Nicolai Tangen on AI, Ambition, and the Speed of Success
1:01:47
The Knowledge Project (Shane Parrish) The Knowledge Project (Shane Parrish)

Nicolai Tangen on AI, Ambition, and the Speed of Success

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, argues that high ambitions drive success regardless of failure, while the inability to predict macro events makes speed and agility more valuable than forecasting. He views AI as a once-in-a-lifetime productivity revolution transforming education and work, even as it creates bubble-like conditions, and warns that societal closedness and declining interpersonal skills pose the greatest threats to prosperity.

about 1 month ago · 10 points
'Fed Could Lose Control': Ava Labs' John Wu On Stablecoin Explosion, Bitcoin Price Collapse
38:06
The David Lin Report The David Lin Report

'Fed Could Lose Control': Ava Labs' John Wu On Stablecoin Explosion, Bitcoin Price Collapse

John Wu of Ava Labs argues that Bitcoin's 45% correction reflects a paradigm shift from ideological 'OG' investors to institution-driven ETFs, while crypto competes with AI stocks for speculative capital in an 'attention economy'—creating a rationalization phase where discerning investors can find opportunity amid 10,000 coins consolidating to a few winners.

about 1 month ago · 9 points
When A.I. Comes to Town: The Backlash Over Data Centers
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New York Times Podcasts New York Times Podcasts

When A.I. Comes to Town: The Backlash Over Data Centers

Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions on massive AI data centers, flooding rural communities like St. Joseph County, Indiana with projects that promise high-paying construction jobs but spark intense backlash over strained resources, anonymous developers, and loss of rural quality of life.

about 1 month ago · 7 points
Andrew Martinez on the Art of Forecasting
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Conversations with Tyler (Tyler Cowen) Conversations with Tyler (Tyler Cowen)

Andrew Martinez on the Art of Forecasting

Former Treasury economist Andrew Martinez discusses the evolution of macroeconomic forecasting from structural models to machine learning, emphasizing the critical tension between predictive accuracy and the need for interpretable causal narratives in policy settings.

about 1 month ago · 9 points