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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Prof G Markets: Blockbuster Week For Big Tech Earnings + Can the U.S. Fix Its Student Debt Crisis?

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Scott and Ed discuss the latest U.S. GDP report, new data on China’s factory activity, and the launch of Amazon’s new internet satellites. Then they turn to Big Tech earnings, breaking down first quarter results from Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. Finally, they examine the Trump administration’s decision to resume forced collections on defaulted student loans, discussing the broader implications and potential solutions for addressing student debt. Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter  Order "The Algebra of Wealth," out now Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice Follow the podcast across socials @profgpod: Instagram Threads X Reddit Follow Scott on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Amazon offers employees up to ÂŁ8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.

0:07.0

She's now a trained technician.

0:10.0

And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

0:18.0

In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.

0:23.6

That's up to ÂŁ8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply.

0:29.6

The autopilot order. Now, informal, the strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through

0:35.6

that takes over the entire body and mind

0:37.8

and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think. Related phrases,

0:42.6

looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again. The autopilot order at McDonald's.

0:48.1

Serves from 11am subject to availability.

0:53.5

Finding your personal style isn't easy, and the fashion powers that be aren't making it any easier on us.

1:00.6

The best way to make sure they move a lot of units is to make stuff that is, to put it indelicately, sort of boring.

1:08.2

This week on Explain It to Me, how to cut through the noise and make sense

1:12.1

of your own fashion sense. New episodes every Sunday morning, wherever you get your podcasts.

1:19.9

Today's number, $16.6 billion. That's the record amount of American consumers lost to scammers

1:26.0

and cyber criminals last year.

1:27.7

Ed, I just don't have a joke about that, but I heard a lot of young men listen to this podcast.

1:32.4

So I have the ultimate pickup line.

1:34.9

You ready, Ed?

1:35.9

You go up to someone you're attracted to and you say, can you take a picture of me?

1:39.5

Everyone always says yes, right?

1:41.3

No one ever says no to that. And then you say, can you turn on the mirror function and take a picture of the two of us?

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