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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

What This Week Revealed About Power

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.45.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

This week, the biggest stories all pointed to the same question: is America becoming more efficient — and more fragile at the same time? George Hahn unpacks the AI productivity boom, the growing cognitive tradeoffs of automation, China’s increasing leverage over the U.S., and the economic fallout from the Iran conflict. Got thoughts on The Week? Email us at info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

With Finn, we've built the number one AI agent for customer service.

0:03.5

It solves up to 90% of queries for businesses,

0:06.5

tops all the performance benchmarks in the G2 Leaderboard,

0:09.6

and it comes with a million dollar guarantee.

0:12.0

Check it out at fin.aI.

0:15.0

With Finn, we've built the number one AI agent for customer service.

0:18.5

It solves up to 90% of queries for businesses, tops all the

0:22.2

performance benchmarks in the G2 leaderboard, and it comes with a million dollar guarantee.

0:27.1

Check it out at fin.aI. Support for this show comes from Odu. Running a business is hard enough,

0:35.4

so why make it harder with a dozen different apps that

0:38.1

don't talk to each other? Introducing Odu, it's the only business software you'll ever need.

0:44.1

It's an all-in-one fully integrated platform that makes your work easier, CRM, accounting, inventory,

0:51.0

e-commerce, and more. And the best part, O-DU replaces multiple expensive platforms for a fraction of the cost.

0:58.0

That's why over thousands of businesses have made the switch.

1:01.3

So why not you?

1:02.5

Try O-D-O-4-free at O-D-O-D-O-O-com.

1:19.3

Welcome to the first episode of the week from Prop G Media, where we break down what mattered and what it all means.

1:22.5

I'm George Hahn, and it's Friday, May 15th.

1:27.2

This week, the story was about the tradeoffs nobody wants to admit. AI is making companies more

1:29.8

efficient, but potentially making workers less valuable. Inflation is rising again, just as Americans

1:37.1

are running out of patience. And with Trump and Xi Jinping's summit underway, long-time China analysts are starting to wonder whether the

1:46.2

balance of power has quietly shifted. Let's get into it.

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