Why Chaos Has Become an Economic Strategy — ft. Kyla Scanlon

Prof G Markets

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.6 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Ed opens the show by discussing Shein’s potential valuation cut, South Korea’s crackdown on DeepSeek, and the controversy surrounding Javier Milei’s promotion of a memecoin. Then Kyla Scanlon, author of “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work”, returns to the show to unpack the concept of “FAFOnomics” and explore Gen Z’s growing concerns about the U.S. economy. Finally, Kyla offers advice for Gen Z on navigating today’s labor market and emphasizes why adaptability is essential for career success. Meet us at SXSW Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter Order "The Algebra of Wealth," out now Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice Follow the podcast across socials @profgpod: Instagram Threads X Reddit Follow Scott on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The autopilot order.
0:01.7	Now, informal.
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0:07.8	and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think.
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0:51.2	If you think talking about finances in general is hard, try talking to your parents about money.
0:57.8	What you don't want to do is like, do you have any money? What's going on? You don't want to come at them in a more adversarial way. Or, as I said, you don't want to come out like you're now the parent.
1:09.4	What to do about the ups and downs of your 401k?
1:12.7	If you, or someone you care about, plans to retire soon, that's on the next explain it to me.
1:18.5	New episodes every Sunday morning. Welcome to Prof.G. Markets, Scott is out this week. I believe he is in Switzerland or Austria or somewhere. He's skiing. He's not with us. He's slacking.
1:48.2	That's basically what's happening. So I'm filling in this week. I'm speaking with Kyla Scanlan,
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