The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

This episode examines escalating US-China tech tensions, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs restricting Anthropic AI access in Hong Kong while Washington pressures ASML over alleged advanced chip equipment shipments to China. The hosts also analyze Lululemon's marketing crisis in China, where a culturally ambiguous drum triggered nationalist backlash despite potentially Chinese origins.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Historian Heather Cox Richardson and host Scott Galloway analyze the Trump administration's governance through the lens of the Gilded Age, focusing on institutional decay, performative politics over policy competence, and a potentially hollow Iran agreement that favors Tehran while exposing America's diplomatic weakness.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

The historic $86 billion SpaceX IPO marked a turning point in financial markets as Chinese investors were explicitly banned from participating, reflecting a broader bilateral decoupling where both Washington and Beijing are restricting cross-border capital flows to protect strategic tech interests and redirect investment toward domestic priorities.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Media correspondent Sara Fischer joins Scott Galloway to examine the collapse of trust at 60 Minutes under new ownership, the dangers of extreme media consolidation among politically connected billionaires, and how independent audio formats and reader-funded models are creating a sustainable alternative to traditional broadcast journalism.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Foreign policy experts Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill argue that President Trump approaches the Iran conflict through a lens of personal political theater rather than strategic national interest, while autocratic regimes exploit the fundamental asymmetry between democratic societies' low tolerance for casualties and autocracies' willingness to absorb massive losses to achieve long-term objectives.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

China is rapidly advancing in physical AI and robotics, with a Chinese startup beating Nvidia's models for the first time, while producing 90% of global humanoid robots and leveraging massive industrial capabilities to dominate this emerging frontier.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks joins Scott Galloway to explain how GLP-1 drugs represent a paradigm shift in treating obesity and its downstream chronic diseases, while detailing the company's strategy to expand access through direct-to-consumer pricing and Medicaid partnerships.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

California Governor Gavin Newsom identifies the state's housing shortage as its "original sin," citing decades of NIMBYism that created supply constraints driving homelessness and unaffordability. While highlighting progress including a 59% increase in housing construction and the first double-digit reduction in unsheltered homelessness in decades, Newsom argues that aggressive state intervention in local zoning, mental health investment, and strategic tax incentives are essential to maintaining California's economic competitiveness.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

China and Russia are deepening economic ties through energy partnerships and shared opposition to US hegemony, while China simultaneously reduces its US Treasury holdings amid global uncertainty about American debt sustainability.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Constitutional lawyer and Iraq War veteran David French argues that bypassing congressional authorization for military action against Iran undermines both democratic legitimacy and strategic effectiveness, drawing from his experience enforcing laws of armed conflict during intense combat operations against proto-ISIS forces.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

The Trump-Xi summit marked a historic shift where China held the upper hand for the first time, with both nations working toward 'strategic stability' while CEOs like Jensen Huang charmed Chinese markets and secured critical supply chain access.

The Prof G Pod (Scott Galloway)

Since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling legalized sports betting, the industry has exploded into a $148 billion mobile-first market that exploits young men's psychological and economic vulnerabilities, creating a public health crisis marked by soaring bankruptcy rates, addiction, and the highest suicide rate of any dependency.