The Week: Iran, SpaceX, and a Nervous Bond Market

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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We’re back with another episode of The Week, a new weekly show from Prof G Media, hosted by George Hahn. Every Friday, we’ll break down the biggest stories shaping business, technology, politics, and culture — and connect the dots across the conversations happening throughout the Prof G universe. This week, George breaks down why the bond market is suddenly sounding alarms and why it may be signaling something much bigger than inflation. We discuss the economic fallout from the war in Iran, rising oil prices, growing fears around U.S. debt, and why investors are starting to worry that borrowing costs could stay higher for longer. Plus: China and Russia grow closer, SpaceX files for a massive IPO, and Gavin Newsom shares a deeply personal story about regret, leadership, and family. We’d love your feedback as we build this show. Let us know what you think at info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:37.9	break down what mattered and what it all means. I'm George Hahn, and it's Friday, May 29th. This week, we take a look at why the bond
1:47.6	market is panicking and why that panic has been a long time coming. War is pushing up oil prices.
1:55.1	Oil is feeding inflation fears, and inflation fears are pushing borrowing costs higher. Let's get into it.
2:07.6	Let's start where the news started, Iran, day 88 of the war. On Tuesday's raging moderates,
2:16.1	Scott had a fitting analogy for where things stand.
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