Economics

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   Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism

   by Bhu Srinivasan · 1 episode

   “that's now popular again that I read a while ago is called Americana. And it goes through breakthroughs in American capitalism. So like different inventions. And you'll notice that people have the same fears consistently. So let me ask you a different question.”

   My First Million · The $150B dollar business hiding in plain sight · 23/07/2026 · at 31:02

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   Bailout Nation

   by Barry Ritholtz · 1 episode

   “the last book was bailout nation was 15 years ago.”

   My First Million · Brutally honest guide to not losing money in the market · 10/06/2026 · at 53:23

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   Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

   by David Graeber · 1 episode

   “And this, by the way, is not a new thesis. David Graeber wrote this wonderful piece, Bullshit Jobs, back in, I think it was maybe early 2010s, based on a poll he did in the UK asking people at that time, I think the question was something like, would it make a difference if you didn't go to work for humanity, for mankind?”

   Lex Fridman Podcast · #501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux · 26/08/2026 · at 3:09:45

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   Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines

   by William Stanley Jevons · 1 episode

   “James Jevon was basically this guy in the 1800s. He wrote a book in 1865 called The Coal Question.”

   My First Million · The $150B dollar business hiding in plain sight · 23/07/2026 · at 25:16

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   Markets Built for Humans

   1 episode

   “So this booklet is 21st century economics. Now this is aimed at policymakers and professionals, but, but if you go to marketsbuiltforhumans.org, you can download this for free. That is merely an expression of the paradigm itself going from believing that we should just”

   The Diary Of A CEO · Death of the Middle Class: Billionaire vs Entrepreneur DEBATE - Daniel Priestley v Nick Hanauer · 08/06/2026 · at 2:29:09

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   Pop!

   by Daniel Gross · 1 episode

   “pop why bubbles are great for the economy. And think about the dot com era, think about all of the fiber that was laid global crossing and Metromedia fiber, and the hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, billions of dollars in fiber laid at one point in time, I want to say it was like over $1,000 a mile.”

   My First Million · Brutally honest guide to not losing money in the market · 10/06/2026 · at 51:04

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   Progress and Poverty

   by Henry George · 1 episode

   “So, in 1879, a guy named Henry George writes a book called Progress and Poverty in the United States. And basically, it's the first book about the rich stealing from the poor. And this book isn't just a bestseller, it is the bestseller in the history of the United States.”

   The Diary Of A CEO · Death of the Middle Class: Billionaire vs Entrepreneur DEBATE - Daniel Priestley v Nick Hanauer · 08/06/2026 · at 18:22

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   The Distribution of Wealth

   by John Bates Clark · 1 episode
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   The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

   by John Maynard Keynes · 1 episode

   “He's a famous economist of the 1930s and 40s. And he wrote a famous book called The General Theory. Unlike the idea that the market's efficient, he knew it wasn't. He knew it was a behavioral jungle and that it would be given to bubbles.”

   The Diary Of A CEO · Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here! · 25/06/2026 · at 27:07

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