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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

State of Play: The Economy

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Scott shares his thoughts on the Democratic National Convention and discusses the situation that unfolded at UNC-Chapel Hill and Epic Games suing Apple and Google. Then, Jim Tankersley, a New York Times reporter covering economic and tax policy, gives us a rundown on the state of the economy. Jim discusses his new book, “The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class,” and what economic policies we need to be most concerned with moving forward. Office Hours: applying a recurring revenue model to higher education, the future of consultant work, and why McDonald’s board deserves more credit for suing their former CEO. Please take our quick survey to tell us how we can improve The Prof G Show: https://forms.gle/xVRfqCKrrNr9xzor5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Episode 23 Michael Jordan were number 23 humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes at age 23

0:07.0

You're likely one year out of college and are just beginning to recognize you will not be a senator

0:11.8

I have a fragrance named after you. I just took the 23 and me DNA test and they came back and said they found some DNA in my zacapa

0:19.0

Not true. I only eat chocolate edibles. My doctor says I'm risking higher beades

0:24.9

So inappropriate but you'll forgive me because that's episode 23 go go go

0:39.4

Welcome to episode 23 of the prop G show and today's episode we speak with Jim Tancersley a New York Times reporter covering economic and tax policy

0:47.6

Jim gives us the state of play of the economy and discusses his new book the riches of this land and told true story of America's middle class

0:54.2

So the big news the Democratic convention Democratic you could call it that what deserves or what does reality TV

1:01.3

governing look like what you respond with reality TV and that's what last night was with a lot of slogans a lot of infomercials

1:07.4

I thought it was actually pretty well done so some inside baseball because you know kind of a player

1:13.5

I was asked to a dinner that was hosted by a friend of mine Tammy Hadad in Washington DC and

1:21.2

Joe Salomonies was the guest and he asked everyone to go around the table and give suggestions on what to do at the DNC

1:28.7

And everyone was a feature you know feature our vision our story blah blah blah

1:34.2

Let's go to the woke spot and I just had two pieces of advice hot and young actually three places of advice and

1:41.9

Multiracial why because multiracial people are much better looking

1:45.6

I'm sure that's a hate crime, but as evidence of that I'm on the on talk it and I can tell you everyone here looks like they came over on the

1:51.0

Mayflower and they are really fucking ugly by the way I fit in I fit in anyways hot hot hot hot young

1:58.5

Multiracial so they bring on a valengoria who I thought was incredibly

2:02.7

Graceful and elegant and people might say well she's not that young average age of a voter 56 meaning for every 30 year old

2:09.1

That votes there's someone 82 voting. Okay, what are shockers?

2:13.0

Social security capital against tax deduction and no bonds for schools. No, that's that's where the demo and democracy has come in

2:20.6

Anyways, I thought the Democratic National Committee Convention was pretty interesting and pretty powerful, but I'm biased I'm biased

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