Subscription Inflation, How to Use a Gap Year, and Deciding When to Retire

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Scott Galloway answers listener questions on the wave of subscription price hikes and why recurring revenue gives companies pricing power. He then lays out a simple playbook for making the most of a gap year before law school, and weighs the ethics and practicality of retiring early when layoffs loom. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.0	Go to Economist.com to join the conversation.
1:00.0	The world is changing faster than ever.
1:03.0	Now, with The Economist Insider, a new premium video offering,
1:06.0	we're giving you unprecedented access to the debates shaping our world.
1:10.0	I have set around that table at NATO.
1:12.3	There is an incoming missile attack now.
1:14.8	Could you answer the question? I'm sorry, we've got great little time left.
1:17.1	With a few surprises along the way.
1:18.9	I can't promise we'll have a cocktail every time, but we'll try.
1:21.9	So, don't just be an Economist reader.
1:24.2	Get on the inside track with The Economist Insider.
1:26.6	Go to Economist.com to join the conversation.
1:32.7	Welcome to Office Hours of Provji. This is the part of the show where we answer your questions about business, big tech, entrepreneurship, and whatever else is on your mind.
1:39.3	If you'd like to submit a question for next time, you can send a voice recording to Office Hours of PropggMeedia.com. Again, that's office hours of propgumedia.com or post your question on the
1:48.2	Scott Galloway subreddit and we just might feature it in our next episode. Our first question
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