The Death of the American Dream
The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
SpaceX just IPO'd, surged, and torched billions of small investors. It's the new American economy. From prediction markets to crypto to day-trading teens, we look at how the US quietly turned itself into the world's biggest casino, and why young Americans are gambling because they've given up on working.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's podcast is all about the legacy of Alan Greenspan |
| 0:04.5 | and the casinoization of the American economy. |
| 0:07.6 | It would be 250 years of America on the 4th of July. |
| 0:10.8 | We're just getting in there a couple of days before it, |
| 0:13.0 | all about the American economy. |
| 0:15.9 | To understand the economy, you have to understand human nature. |
| 0:22.1 | This podcast is powered by ACAST. |
| 0:27.8 | How are you doing there? Welcome to the podcast. Now, this is the second part of a mini-series |
| 0:35.8 | we are doing against the background of the World Cup |
| 0:38.1 | and to celebrate all things American, |
| 0:41.2 | or at least look at all things American, |
| 0:43.1 | we're getting in there a little bit ahead of next week, |
| 0:46.7 | because next week the whole world will be coming down |
| 0:49.1 | with the 250th anniversary of the American Republic, |
| 0:51.9 | and there will be podcasts and articles and all sorts of |
| 0:56.0 | commentary about the American Republic |
| 0:58.2 | as it celebrates its 250th |
| 1:00.2 | anniversary on the 4th of July |
| 1:01.9 | but this been the Dave MacGrean's podcast we get in |
| 1:04.0 | a little bit early and we give you |
| 1:06.0 | our take on America before |
| 1:07.7 | the rest of the slow coaches |
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